... 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
> Yes, THE tape has survived in small quantities. For those that don't
> know what it looks like, see here and in following pix:
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> http://www.wooljersey.com/
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> This is what it looks like mounted on my Bohemian:
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> http://www.flickr.com/
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> 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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> Wayne Bingham
> Lovettsville, Virginia USA