I've never had an issue with fraying or rolling up. Mainly because I shellac cloth tape, but also make sure that when I start the wrap, I put the end of the tape at and angle and double over it so there is no exposed edge. I also make sure that it's a very tight wrap.
I've also found that contact cement is useful when securing the tape if you want an extra strong hold where you start your wrap.
Sean Flores
San Francisco, CA.
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> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:15:43 -0700 (PDT)
> From: randy dugan <rsdugan@yahoo.com>
> To: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: RE: [CR]Wrapping bars with cloth tape
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> sean mentions starting at the sleeve and wrapping your way down... this
> would eliminate the need to finish with electrical tape, but in my
> experience, wrapping in that direction leaves the exposed edge of the tape
> on the upper edge, so it tends to roll down and expose the bars as you ride
> the bike. sean, do you have a trick for preventing this?
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> on his site, ray dobbins recommends washing cloth tape in the clothes
> washer prior to wrapping, and wrapping the bars while it's still slightly
> wet. i tried it with my last tape job and was very happy with the results.
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> finally, wilson bicycle sales sometimes has cat-eye tape, if your LBS will
> order it from them.
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> randy dugan
> van nuys, ca usa
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