Hmmm,
A challenge-location could be a BVVW meeting or at beer night in Scotch Plains. Teams of 2 people each assigned a handlebar and cloth tape. A retained independent East German judge cannot particpate in contest other than judging. Wrapped cloth bars will be judged for eveness and flatness. Winning team* eats for free at the post meeting dinner at local pizza joint.
Classic content: Bar and tape must be within timeline.
Mike Schmidt Stirling, NJ
*entrants must be over 21 years old and not from fomer communist bloc countries.
> Hi Steven,
>
> I have the same exact problem. When I was a kid I worked in a big bike
> shop and I was the only one of about a dozen mechanics who could get
> the cloth tape to lay down nice. It got to the point that everybody
> else just gave up and I had to do all the cloth tape jobs... Anyway,
> these days I just can't get it to lay flat. I know that the trick to it
> is to stretch the tape on the bias; but it just wont budge no matter
> how hard I pull. I'm thinking that they must have changed the tape.
>
> Regards, Jamie Swan - Northport, N.Y.
> http://www.centerportcycles.com (mapped)
> http://www.limws.org
> http://www.liatca.org
> http://www.cabinfeverliquidations.com
>
>
> On Nov 19, 2005, at 4:03 PM, Steven Willis wrote:
>
> > I have just covered a set of handle bars on a freshly built up older
> > bike of mine a Steven Calvert with old Campagnolo NR parts and the last
> > thing to do was the bar tape with the old stand by Velox cloth tape.
> > then all these memories came back. This stinks! I tried to remember if
> > there was some old trick to get it to lay flat but noooo. Too many
> > years
> > of Cinelli cork tape in my hands. My hands have lost the grip to get it
> > to not get those little folds in the tape. Then I remembered I never
> > could get it to lay down perfect I would be happy to just hide it under
> > the bar where the customer might not see it. I did remember to hide
> > both
> > of the ends under the new rubber hoods so it looks pretty clean. I need
> > to find some one who likes to do this, maybe Ray or Dave is coming over
> > for Friday night beer and I can get them to do it for me. Other then
> > selling my soul does any body have any stories to get it to lay flat
> > for
> > me.
> > Steven Willis
> > 1778 East Second Street
> > Scotch Plains NJ 07076
> > 908-322-3330
> > http://www.thebikestand.com