Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Fancy handlebar wrap trim

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MIN
02-04-08, 02:01 PM
I was exceedingly bored this rainy weekend and embarked on a 40 minute project: world championship stripped trim on my bar wrap to match my Pista paint scheme. It was made with several stripes of labeling tape.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/gbae007/pista_handlebar_detail.jpg

Last weekend, I did my other bike. (But I'm not as happy with it and will probably re-do it.)

http://velospace.org/files/poprad1.jpg

OCD bike lovers, unite! I'd like to see other variations on this...

jabikuta
02-04-08, 02:27 PM
looks gewd
frankstoneline
02-04-08, 02:28 PM
I usually use black electrical tape, I like the way it looks and feels and it wraps nicely. I almost did the same thing a couple weekends ago when I saw a pack of like, 5 different colors of electrical tape at fred meyer, but then I remembered I'm lazy and cheap.

MIN
02-04-08, 02:29 PM
5 different colors of electrical tape at fred meyer, but then I remembered I'm lazy and cheap.

Yep that's the one.

But I'd like to see something other WCS theme.
frankstoneline
02-04-08, 02:34 PM
Yep that's the one.

But I'd like to see something other WCS theme.

Hahaha, maybe i'll look into doing it.
I just bought the black roll so i could basically cover my frame to avoid gnarling up the rattle can job and patch the rough bits that peeled a bit. Haha, top tube protector? not unless it comes on a roll!
doomkin
02-04-08, 03:31 PM
i remember someone doing a WCS colored headset spacers. it was pretty gnarly.
mander
02-04-08, 03:33 PM
MIN that's impressive and a little scary.
raster
02-04-08, 03:41 PM
Man, that's pretty flashy.
bward1028
02-04-08, 04:01 PM
i remember someone doing a WCS colored headset spacers. it was pretty gnarly.

chris king makes 'em
frankstoneline
02-04-08, 04:05 PM
If you really wanted to you could anno a stem that way pretty easy.
MIN
02-04-08, 04:14 PM
chris king makes 'em

ck spacers are nine bucks each! That's $50 in spacers!!!!
frankstoneline
02-04-08, 04:16 PM
ck spacers are nine bucks each! That's $50 in spacers!!!!

DIY anno job on some aluminum spacers. 5 gallon bucket, some rit dye, a battery charger, and various other things aquired from your hardware store. A spacer set would be easy to do too.
jodypolk
02-05-08, 12:28 AM
wait until you're actually a champ to waste the 50 bucks.
MIN
02-05-08, 12:36 AM
I has ck spacers. They iz better than homegrown ano hackjobs.