Re: [CR]NOW - THE Tape

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Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 19:05:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Fred Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]NOW - THE Tape
To: Wayne Bingham <blkmktbks@gmail.com>, classicrendezvous List <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, Robert Clair <r.clair@cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <002801c90c99$69d69550$0202a8c0@Leo>


For those residing in the Norhtern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, a source for "The Tape" might be A-1 Cyles in Herndon. I purchased a couple of packages from them 2 or 3 years ago. It seemed as though they still had some left (although perhaps not on the shelf). I certainly didn't entirely deplete their supply of the stuff.
     Fred Rednor - Arlignton, Virginia (USA)


--- On Mon, 9/1/08, Robert Clair wrote:


> From: Robert Clair <r.clair@cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR]NOW - THE Tape
> To: "Wayne Bingham" <blkmktbks@gmail.com>, "classicrendezvous List" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 9:15 PM
> ... funny bit, we have two pacs of these on the back shelf.
> i think i got
> them from a track source, maybe Ben's ... i never
> opened them since they
> didn't come with end caps.
>
> robert clair
> alexandria, va 22308
> use
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Bingham" <blkmktbks@gmail.com>
> To: "classicrendezvous List"
> <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 2:09 PM
> Subject: [CR]NOW - THE Tape
>
>
> > Yes, THE tape has survived in small quantities. For
> those that don't
> > know what it looks like, see here and in following
> pix:
> >
> >
> http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/Wayne-Bingham/MiscParts/IMG_6881.JPG.html
> >
> > This is what it looks like mounted on my Bohemian:
> >
> >
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldbike531/2573030976/sizes/l/in/set-72157605563457916/
> >
> > It's actually pretty interesting tape, I like it,
> and I'll still grab
> > it if I find it at swap meets. I only remember this
> "suede" version,
> > so I'm not sure if there was also a smooth
> version. It has a very
> > similar look to suede leather, but it's plastic of
> course. I haven't
> > used it extensively, but I've never torn it while
> installing.
> >
> > Wayne BIngham
> > Lovettsville Virginia USA
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 4:33 PM, donald gillies
> <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>
> > wrote:
> >> Another great product from Cool Gear was "The
> Tape" ( hmmm. I wonder
> >> if they considered trademarking "The
> Noun" as a product name ???)
> >> which was a thin black foam tape intended to
> compete with Grab-On bar
> >> grips, which are extremely difficult to install
> and remove.
> >>
> >> "The Tape" was my favorite handlebar
> tape in the late 1970's. Today
> >> we use Cork tape which is somewhat similar, but
> "The Tape" was a
> >> little bit thinner and looked more like plastic
> tape or cloth, as it
> >> did not taper down at the edges, and was washable,
> and very
> >> comfortable. I saw some of "The Tape"
> for sale on ebay about a year
> >> ago. I'm surprised that any of it had
> survived until today.
> >>
> >> - Don Gillies
> >> San Diego, CA, USA
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