SERIOUS? wow...thats a wild story. (hey J... i never knew yu were a paint chewer !!)
Funny - here's what the SelleRoyal sales lady wrote (buyin from
fizik.com is not too cool... big shipping costs) (( both TotalCycling
and ProBikeKit dont show it yet):
> Thank you for your kind email and for the interest you brought ot our
> products.
> There're 2 brown microtex handle bar:tapes available on our range of
> accessories: one is called the Antique brown which is a dark brown
> colour and the other one is called Honey Brown which is lighter.
> Both of them are availble in shops and also through our shop on line
> on http://www.fizik.com
> Let me know if you need any other help,
Rich Pinder
Sherman Oaks, CA
James Valiensi wrote:
> Rich,
> The new colors were not brought into the USA because they contained lead. I think it was California standards that stopped it.
> Maybe you can get it from totalcycling.com? (Since I grew up in the 60's and smoked cigarettes and chewed paint chips as a kid, I not too worried about lead-based bar tape!)
>
> James Valiensi, PE