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

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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:51:08 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR] shellac a "cork" handlebar tape?
From: "Fredrick Yavorsky" <fred@twistcomm.com>
To: "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <111020051640.20764.43737807000B509C0000511C2200761394CE0D909F09@comcast.net>


Matching orange cloth (Harris Cyclery) to a brown Brooks. Done with clear varnish mixed with india ink. 3 coats. http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2005/cc028-fredyavorsky0805.html Fred ********************************** Fred Yavorsky Jenkintown, PA fred@twistcomm.com http://twistcomm.com/FredBikes.html


> Martin wrote:
>
> 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 from 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
>
> I have all of the colors of cloth tape in stock, as do others, I imagine. I
> sell a lot of white cloth to folks that are going to shellac it. Done
> properly, one can match a Honey Brooks saddle pretty well, I'm told....
>
> Greg Parker
> Dexter, Michigan
> http://www.bicycleclassics.com