[CR]top tube bar tape

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 19:48:53 -0500
From: Greg Brooks <gregb51@lycos.com>
Organization: Lycos Mail (http://www.mail.lycos.com:80)
Subject: [CR]top tube bar tape

I hate to show my ignorance, but.. At the Cirque this year & periodically 0n ebay I have seen bikes with a single band of what appears to be cloth bar tape wrapped around the top tube 6 or so inches from the headtube. What function does this serve? The only thing I could think of was some type of sweat catcher. If that is the purpose I would have to wrap most of my top tube. I seem to dribble sweat all over the front half of my bike. Greg (sweatr machine) Brooks Ridgetop,TN