RE: [CR]shellac a "cork" handlebar tape?

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From: "Ed Wagner" <e.j.wagner.jr@att.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]shellac a "cork" handlebar tape?
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:00:52 -0600
In-Reply-To: <web-32459412@teamware-gmbh.de>


Besides the 'classic look' is there a functional reason to apply shellac?

Ed Wagner Owasso, OK

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-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Martin Appel Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:57 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]shellac a "cork" handlebar tape?

shellacing a cloth handlebar tape is a nice way to give your bike a classic look.

Sad thing is that cloth handlebar tape in colors other than black seems to have vanished rom the market; Rivendell is out of stock...

so i thought of alternatives. Cinelli sells a modern "cork" padded handlebar tape in color "nature" (see http://www.bike24.net/p1319.html, bottom left sample), but it is just a little bit to light in color to match with a Broks saddle.

i wonder i it might be possible to put shellac on one o those tapes? anybody ever tried it?

thanks or any hints,

Martin Appel
Munich, Germany