That's a very interesting idea and I can't see why it wouldn't work perfectly. The only problem I see is finding the right size heat shrink tubing and remembering to slide it up over the bar before you begin. You'd also have to completely remove the levers.
What I do is secure the ends of the bar tape with superglue before wrapping with the end tape provided (or electrical tape if I'm de-doing the job.)
At 12:32 PM 13/01/2009 -0600, John Hurley wrote:
>I use electrical tape to finish off when wrapping handlebars, and it
>usually doesn't work too well. If I wrap it tight, it comes unstuck
>over time as the tape contracts; if I don't wrap it tight, it looks
>sloppy. Somewhere I read you should wrap tightly at first, and then
>finish it with no tension. It occurred to me today, Why not try a short
>piece of heat-shrink tubing? Just slip it on and slide up to the stem,
>out of the way, then slide it back over the end of the wrap and apply
>heat. Has anyone tried this?
>
>John Hurley
>Late to the dance again in
>Austin, Texas, USA
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada