[CR] Finishing bar tape with style and comfort

(Example: Framebuilders:Tubing:Columbus)

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:45:22 -0700
From: "Charlotte Bronte" <j1847e@yahoo.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: [CR] Finishing bar tape with style and comfort


I use a mix of cotton tape (Velox) and cork ribbon (usually Cinelli, but ac tually whatever is lying around).  This gives me comfort and the vintage look.

Step 1: wrap the bars, or whatever part is most crucial to your comfort (fo r me just the tops down to the levers) with cork ribbon spares.  Tape it off with electrical tape.

Step 2: go to http://www.raydobbins.com, and look at how he wrapped the bars on hi s beautiful Molteni Merckx and modify to suit.  He launders his cotton; I
   don't.  But I do follow him by starting at the tops, carefully covering the campy brake mounts (with levers removed), then finishing off with bar p lugs.  Re-attach the levers when you're done and you have the best of bot h worlds.  No slipping.