Re: [CR]handlebar tape end straps in Italian flag colors

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

From: <Philcycles@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:37:04 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]handlebar tape end straps in Italian flag colors
To: biankita@comcast.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 9/12/06 4:25:17 PM, biankita@comcast.net writes:
>I tried using red, white, green tape stripes side by side to make an
>attractive Italian design to finish up the handlebar tape at the top
>part near the stem. It seems when you use little stripes of electrical
>tape, it only looks nice for a day, before little bits of adhesive ooze
>out and make it look dirty. Plus the tape stripes are always shifting
>making things worse. Does anyone have a source for a single strap that
>make the Italian flag statement in one piece?

I use electrical tape but there are many kinds and you just have to find the right ones. Ace Hardware Stores in Los Angeles used to sell the kind I used, perhaps Ace anywhere still does. Phil Brown Got plenty in San Rafael, claif.