The day is still here that sliced carcasses of some ultra-light off-topic racing tires, seam tapes, and even whole carcasses, inside out, from worn-out tubies, make for attractive leather-looking, and comfortable bar tape.
Harry Travis New Jersey, USA
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Anthony Taylor <ajft1942@yahoo.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> Many thanks for all your input on the best bar tape for that good vintage
> look. I will probably go with the Fizik tape, as they offer a blue that
> looks like it will complement my blue Raleigh Pro.
>
> Back in the day ('60's) we used to cut old innertubes lenghthways and wrap
> the bars first. If you did it carefully you would get a nice comfortable
> double thickness by following the overlap. We would then over-wrap with
> cloth tape.
>
> I am currently trying to remove some "self stick" cloth tape from a '70
> Hetchins I am refurbishing, and it is coming off in tiny little pieces that
> will take me a month to finish! This reinforces why I don't want to go with
> the cloth tape today.
>
> Thanks to you all, this is a fantastic resource.
>
> Tony Taylor
> Manchester NH