Road Cycling - handlebar tape

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timmhaan
06-29-04, 01:58 PM
i bought new handlebar tape the other day and found it to be really short. they give you just enough to not take any additional wraps and no more. just the bare minimum.

i always end up unsatisifed with my wrapping jobs, and it would be easier if i had more material to work with. anyone know a manufacturer that is generous with how much tape you get? or can you buy a roll of the stuff anywhere?

jfmckenna
06-29-04, 02:00 PM
I use Cinelli cork and never had that problem. I usually have left over that needs to be cut. This is wrapped on 44cm drops.
pauly
06-29-04, 02:40 PM
I use Cinelli cork and never had that problem. I usually have left over that needs to be cut. This is wrapped on 44cm drops.

I use the same bar wraps aswell, never had a problem either.

Fugazi Dave
06-29-04, 02:50 PM
Ditto for Deda bar tape. Not loads left over, but plenty to do the job.
DieselDan
06-29-04, 09:16 PM
You need to strech the tape as you wrap it, and take your time.
Coop500
06-30-04, 05:28 AM
I need to replace the tape on my old bike and just wondered if there was any special technique or do I just simply wrap it around? Is it that simple?
redfooj
06-30-04, 05:30 AM
no technique.. just wrap... keep it especially tight around the brake/hood attachment area where it tends to stretch away... and wrap it in a direction so that you are tightening the tap ewhen you are on the bars
SanDiegoSteve
06-30-04, 10:37 AM
I need to replace the tape on my old bike and just wondered if there was any special technique or do I just simply wrap it around? Is it that simple?

Look on the Park tools site. You can just wrap, but the torque from holding it while riding migh make it unwrap a bit. They show how to avoid this and some other fancy techniques. It does take practice to do a great job. It may be cheaper to practice a lot than to pay the local wrench to do it... for me it is more fun, but if I want a really good job, it goes to the LBS.
Michel Gagnon
06-30-04, 03:05 PM
I would love if they sold the tape by the metre: that way, I could buy as long as I want and wrap with as much overlap as I want.

Here is what I do instead:
- I place a short section of old tape on the high side of the drops (where my hands are most of the time).
- I then wrap the bars with new tape, while installing a bit more tape on the drops; I don't overlap near the brake hoods.
- I wrap not as much on the top part.