Hello list,
Has anyone tried using TSUKA-MAKI techniques (the art of wrapping the tsuka or samurai/Japanese sword) to wrap a bicycle handlebar and the top tube of a track bike; TSUKA-MAKI instructions can be found on the following site.
http://pages.prodigy.net/
Ralph Symbleme Millstone Twp, New Jersey http://www.bicyclelogy.com
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of dima Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:04 AM To: Classic Rendezvous Subject: [CR]Wrapping bars with cloth tape
Hi list,
I am going to wrap the bars on a bike with some Tressostar tape, problem is that I've never done that using cloth tape before, and the tape being somewhat rare, I'd hate to botch up the job, so would appreciate any cloth tape-specific tips/tricks/instructions. In particular, I'd like to have an idea how long (or short) a roll of Tressostar tape usually is for regular size bars - i.e. should I try to minimize the overlap or not. Also, how do you cover the brake clamps (what's usually done using the specially provided piece of cork tape) - in the usual way (i.e. by using a piece of cloth tape) or differently. Etc.
Thanks.
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Cheers,
Dmitry Yaitskov,
Toronto, Canada.