Charles T. Young Honeybrook. PA This is a great thread and exactly what I was hoping to kick off when I first posted the question. Thanks to all who have responded so far - what a wealth of experience.
Charlie
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> I think wrapping from top to bottom is usually preferred by those who want
to finish the tape by tucking it into the handlebar and pinning it with the
bar plug (Velox rubber, of course!). It was about the only way I saw cotton
tape wrapped in the olden days. I think wrapping from the bottom became
common with the Benotto tape, because the cotton was more resistant to
slipping than plastic tape, and the Benotto needed the extra help in keeping
in place..
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> When you start wrapping from the bottom, you then have to come up with
some other method of anchoring the tape at the top. Hence the references to
super glue, electrician's tape, Rivendell style twine whipping, and colored
plastic tape. I do agree that wrapping from the bottom up tends to keep the
tape in place better, preventing the edges from rolling.
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> Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
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