Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Crossed bar tape?

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sivat
03-19-06, 06:17 PM
I found a link somewhere that gave a how-to for criss-crossed bar tape (Kris/Kross?), but now I can't find the page again. Has anyone else seen this?

mcatano
03-19-06, 06:20 PM
Bam (http://www.wastedlife.org/bike/harlequin/index.html).
mcatano
03-19-06, 06:22 PM
For inspiration, some pictures courtesy of Bikeworks:

http://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/05bicycles/mercianAEDmissy1.JPG
http://www.bikecult.com/works/parts/bianchiHB1.JPG
http://www.bikecult.com/works/parts/HBworldbands2.JPG

zip22
03-19-06, 06:22 PM
another
http://fixedgeargallery.com/articles/diamondweave/
jim-bob
03-19-06, 06:26 PM
Everyone knows that REAL track bikes just have ourys by the stem.
sivat
03-19-06, 06:27 PM
Damn you guys are quick. Another 10 minutes of trying other terms in google lead me back to rivendell where I first saw it. Is it as hard as it looks?
mcatano
03-19-06, 06:30 PM
Everyone knows that REAL track bikes just have ourys by the stem.

This is how I make your ass clench up:

http://www.oldskooltrack.com/files/images/handlebar_side.jpg
jim-bob
03-19-06, 06:32 PM
This is how I make your ass clench up:

http://www.oldskooltrack.com/files/images/handlebar_side.jpg

Why bother with anything below the tops?
mcatano
03-19-06, 06:33 PM
Why bother with anything below the tops?

Because steel nittos aren't heavy enough on their own.
jim-bob
03-19-06, 06:35 PM
Because steel nittos aren't heavy enough on their own.

Dear lord, you've been listening to lifetime. What year is this?
mcatano
03-19-06, 06:37 PM
You love it.
sivat
03-19-06, 06:37 PM
Lucky for me, i don't have a real track bike.
jim-bob
03-19-06, 06:45 PM
You love it.

True, but that's not the point.

In other news, Ruffy Tuffy tires don't seem especially ruff -or- tuff. Stupid flat!
mcatano
03-19-06, 06:50 PM
Ruffy Tuffy tires don't seem especially ruff -or- tuff.

http://www.rivendellbicycles.com/images/catpics/10-054.jpg

If those tires say one thing to me, it's "shenanigans."
veganaise
03-19-06, 06:53 PM
This is how I make your ass clench up:

http://www.oldskooltrack.com/files/images/handlebar_side.jpg
that is awesom i want to do that with my biek!
jim-bob
03-19-06, 06:54 PM
http://www.rivendellbicycles.com/images/catpics/10-054.jpg

If those tires say one thing to me, it's "shenanigans."

I have the mas macho gumwalls instead.
popluhv
03-19-06, 06:57 PM
Damn you guys are quick. Another 10 minutes of trying other terms in google lead me back to rivendell where I first saw it. Is it as hard as it looks?
I found it to be a *****. I started out practicing on a set of OK bars, but decided to wait 'till I got the perfest bars (which were recently bought out from under me, ahem, mr. or ms. red alligator skin covered fiamme owner). The problem was, I am doing black crossed with black. It is hard to see which layer is right. Colored would be much easier.
mcatano
03-19-06, 06:58 PM
I have the mas macho gumwalls instead.

It's a shame your Holland has 650Cs.
jim-bob
03-19-06, 07:00 PM
It's a shame your Holland has 650Cs.

The holland won't fit anything bigger than a 23, either.

Hmm.. I wonder if I could shoehorn a 32-559 wheel in there.