[CR]italian cloth tape

(Example: Framebuilders:Masi)

From: "swampmtn" <swampmtn@siscom.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 15:42:15 -0500
Subject: [CR]italian cloth tape

Last year I bought a box of CicloLinea (Creazioni SABA) from "a32clifton". Early-1980s-ish packaging, and the adhesive has turned to dust, so it must be a few years old.

It's woven like CatEye cloth, very soft and flexible, and has a shiny appearance, almost like synthetic. I burned some trimmings ... they don't smell like plastic, but more like a burning pumpkin (seasonal reference), same as Tressostar smells. That tells me natural material, not synthetic.

Colors included shiny versions of white, yellow, red, dark blue, similar to the Velox colors.

I've never used any, but it might make an attractive alternative, with the shine of Benotto and the feel of Velox.

AldoRoss
Middletown,Ohio