jsharr

After much soul searching and review of advice from Hip and Kirke and others, I am proud to present pics of my new bar tape. It is Cinelli Bi Color in Red/Black and I was only able to find it at World Cycling online. It was difficult to apply because of the transition from red to black. If you did not wrap evenly from side to side, the color change occured at a different part of the bar. Had to wrap one side first and then play with the other side until it was right. Next will be a red saddle I think, as suggested by Telenick and others. How much speed should I gain by adding all this red?

roadfix

Any speed gain, if any, will be hardly noticable. Noticable speed gain can easily be acquired simply by starting off with a red frame.

jsharr

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55/Rad

Nice. I did a similar mix last year on the MJ using yellow and black. The key was to splice it together under the hoods for a nice clean look.

55/Rad

jsharr

Wow, never thought of splicing. I spent a week searching LBS and web until I found black/red! Mine changes one wrap above hoods. Splicing under hoods is great idea. Will definitely do that on next rewrap. That black/yellow combo is awesome. Thanks Rad!