At 09:08 AM 26/03/2007 -0400, marie autrey wrote:
>As cotton hadnlebar tape is getting scarcer and scarcer, I went on Ebay in
the dressmaker's supply section, and ordered some 1" herringbone twill
tape. It comes in a 60 yard roll for twenty bucks or so, in any color, and
other than the lack of sticky stuff on the back, is indistinguishable from
Cateye cotton.
>
>As to actually using the stuff, well, um, ahem, if haven't exactly gotten
around to trying it. I'm guessing that contact cement or even rubber
cement brushed on the back and allowed to dry ought to work.
>
In the old days we used to first warp the bars with friction tape (what was known as electrician's tape before the PVC stuff), then wrapped cotton rim tape over it. I believe you can still find friction tape, but you could also use double sided adhesive tape; however, that would be harder remove later.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada