Originally Posted by
superdex
refresh me on bar tape wrapping, clockwise on the right, counterclockwise on the left --but is this from standing in front of the bike, or straddling the top-tube?
I bring this up every time I wrap bar tape:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs7BY4wKHTM
To answer your question, from behind, start at the bottom and reverse so that you're wrapping outside-in on the top bend.