Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Anyone tape thier risers?

Why do I not see this often? Is it because grips are way more comfy? If you have pics of taped risers could you post them up? Brainstorming my bike and choosing bars seems to be the hardest decision.

Thanks (I searched and found nothing on this).

It would be unethical and very silly.
You say you don't see it often. When has anyone EVER seen it?

i have see it in some pictures, why wouldnt it make sense? its a handlebar

when I first tried risers out, I threw some tape on and it was actually really comfortable, but after a day of riding, the tape slid off. I didn't make much effort to prevent it (wrapping direction, bar plugs, etc.) but I could see it working if you wanted.

I'd recommend risers if you are still stumped on what to use. I used bullhorns, drops, pursuits, etc. and hated on risers until I actually tried some on my bike and now I love them. Would never ride anything else.

" nitto Jag-nitto risers cut and taped"

http://velospace.org/node/12658

http://velospace.org/files/cbtpistapic3.jpg

It would be unethical and very silly.
You say you don't see it often. When has anyone EVER seen it?

I believe I have seen it in one picture and there is a local guy that uses tennis tape on flats. Ignoring it being unethical why is it silly? People put grips/tape on tracks bars, tape on bullhorns, tape on drops, and only grips on risers. Why is it ok on every other type of bar? This is an honest question. Comfy grips are comfy, I can understand that, but I'm just wondering.

Thanks guys! I dig the look. I might try it out for a while. What risers would you guys recommend getting? My LBS has Ritcheys but they seemed kinda heavy. Of course it wouldn't be as bad if after I chopped them down.

http://www.benscycle.net/bmz_cache/9/9211e91f0188aa371eae6a1699128ac6.image.900x598.jpg

http://velospace.org/files/cbtpistapic3.jpg
looks like poop. literally.

I think it would look okay if you put aluminum caps on the ends of the bar and there was no electrical tape.

fizik tape on easton ea50 risers. i couldnt get my hands on champ grips, so i wrapped em.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/xg43x/IMAG0273-1.jpg

http://www.benscycle.net/bmz_cache/9/9211e91f0188aa371eae6a1699128ac6.image.900x598.jpg

i want pink anodized EVERYTHING! :love:

It would be unethical and very silly.
You say you don't see it often. When has anyone EVER seen it?


I do not think you are using that word the way it was intended.

My friend had taped flatbars for quite some time, worked fine. I did the same thing when I was trying out risers for a couple days. Glad I didn't spend any money on grips because I didn't like them.


http://velospace.org/files/cbtpistapic3.jpg

Man, that bike rocks my socks off except for the leather bar tape. It always looks like someone wrapped their bars with foreskins.

looks like poop. literally.

Yeah... but not the man-made kind... I can't remember which animal, precisely, the remind me of.

I taped a set of flat bars before. I started at the bar ends taped to the stem and then back to the bar ends and plugged them. It was ok but it did not hold up for me very long.

fizik tape on easton ea50 risers. i couldnt get my hands on champ grips, so i wrapped em.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/xg43x/IMAG0273-1.jpg

those look really classy.

I've been doing this for years on my MTB riser bars-much prefer it to regular grips(tuneable thickness, ease of install/removal, never turns to sticky jelly, never slips around-even after digging in the dirt during crashes). When I tell customers to try it, they look at me like I'm crazy and get regular grips- then I look at them like they're crazy. Oh-and one pack of tape is enough for at least two riser bars!

I do not think you are using that word the way it was intended.

That's a perfectly antithetical use of the word unethical. Don't be such a philistine.

i want pink anodized EVERYTHING! :love:
Haha, you and my friend Lindsey both... she's had me on the look out for pink bike parts for like a year.

My friend had taped flatbars for quite some time, worked fine. I did the same thing when I was trying out risers for a couple days. Glad I didn't spend any money on grips because I didn't like them.



Man, that bike rocks my socks off except for the leather bar tape. It always looks like someone wrapped their bars with foreskins.

I forgot to laugh at this. :lol:

" nitto Jag-nitto risers cut and taped"

http://velospace.org/node/12658

i hate that bike.

That's a perfectly antithetical use of the word unethical. Don't be such a philistine.

Speaking of foreskins...

what about with a brake lever? I'm thinking that might throw it off.

i hate that bike.

+1,000

It works for Eatough.

http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2008/01/25/Chris_Eatough%27s_Trek_Top_Fuel_9_number_plate-798-75.JPG

It works for Eatough.

http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2008/01/25/Chris_Eatough%27s_Trek_Top_Fuel_9_number_plate-798-75.JPG

But apparently only for 24 hours.

http://velospace.org/files/cbtpistapic3.jpg

What brand of leather did you use to wrap it with? And do you recall the color? If that's Brooks was it honey or brown? Thanks

Chris

I use road bike tape on my mountain bike, it'll work on your risers. I like it because I can make it thicker at the ends and quite thin overall, which is nice, because my hands are kinda tiny. I wrap just like a road bike - outside in, cut the inside tail at an angle and tape, tuck the outside tail into the bar and secure with bar end plug, which in my case a wine cork.

It's cheap (although one pair of lock-ons lasts for years), suprisingly durable (multiple crashes have only resulted in nicks in the tape, it hasn't started to unwrap), feels good on bare hands, and all the colour options let me really gay up the look of my bikes.

Oh, and its lighter than grips.

Here it is on my wife's bike, I think it looks great:

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

This was wrapped inside - out then tucked into the bar end. That set up unwrapps too easily for most purposes. I'll have to re-do the wifey's wrap soon.

i use origin8 track grips on my risers.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4/gripsdw3.png

i use soma "track" grips on my risers. ironic? :cheers:

jay, let's get outta here.