If you google 'Harlequin Handlebar Wrap' you should find very good instructions for contrasting/braided bar tape.
Harry McMillan Argyll, Scotland
On 15 Jan 2010, at 16:44, michael haddad wrote:
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> The Benotto tape would get really slippery when racing in the humid
> month of July. There were times in early 1980's crits when my
> gloved hands had a death-grip on the bars so I wouldn't slip off
> the ends. I was very happy to switch to cork tape when it became
> available.
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> The Benotto tape, when braided, did offer more of a grip. As I
> recall, Bicycling Magazine had instructions for "weaving" two
> contrasting colors of Benotto tape together for a braided look on
> the bars. Does anybody still have a copy of those instruction
> diagrams?
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> Michael Haddad
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> Brooklyn, New York, USA