Replacing my bartape. Whats your favorite?
03-17-07, 03:34 PM
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+1 on the Fizik. I've got it on my 'rain bike'. Looks great, feels great. Wish I had some on my 'good' bike.
03-17-07, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
They are already out of stock but this is where I got it. Pedaltheplanet.com and excelsports.com. I was on the email waiting list at excel, and I spent an afternoon on the internet before I found pedaltheplanet. I put an order in with bikesomewhere.com as well but they sold out before they got to my order. This stuff is pure gold (white gold) baby!
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Originally Posted by 89quattro
Thanks. I just scored some at Competitive Cyclist, hopefully they won't send me the "out of stock" e-mail on Monday.
03-17-07, 08:55 PM
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Ambrosio cork tape from PBK. $3.31 to your door.
03-17-07, 09:57 PM
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How's the thickness of the Fizik Microtex? I'm going to be building my Serotta up with Aero levers with bars that don't have any grooves. The S-wrap is usually thick enough to make take the bump out of the casing. But the Microtex looks very nice and would look good on the cinelli bars & stem (though ViperZ may think I'm stealing his idea. 
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Hi All-
My riding friends and I used to love that stuff back in the 1980's! Our favorite technique at the time was to wrap our bars with white cotton cloth tape as a thin layer of padding, and then wrap the Benotto plastic tape on top. The other thing was "candystriping" the bars using two different rolls of Benotto...it looked cool! Now you've got me thinking all nostalgic...maybe I can find some NOS tape buried in a shop somewhere! 
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03-17-07, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by cuda2k
How's the thickness of the Fizik Microtex? I'm going to be building my Serotta up with Aero levers with bars that don't have any grooves. The S-wrap is usually thick enough to make take the bump out of the casing. But the Microtex looks very nice and would look good on the cinelli bars & stem (though ViperZ may think I'm stealing his idea. )
)The Fizik Microtex is thinner than Cinelli cork on the edges, but in the center section is about as thick (~1.6mm). In fact that is the one thing I don't like about the Fizik is the edges can roll up too easily. It's not a real issue for they snap back down, however it's a minor annoyance.
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03-18-07, 01:30 AM
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Velo Orange Elkhide Bar Wrap. Soon to be unveiled on a new build.
Here's a photo from their website:
Here's a photo from their website:
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My favorites are Profile's synthetic cork (Nonadhesive, thick, super comfy & it lasts a good long time) and Performance's fake Carbon weave wrap (same plus' as Profile and it's a cool, different look).
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I've used the following
Cinelli - not bad, available everywhere.
Deda - Got beat up looking really fast.
Stella Eleganza - good, I like it. long lasting, but kind of expensive. not too crazy about the sewn thread aesthetics.
Performance Gel type - I like it a lot, feels good. I just starting using it, so no word on durability. it was CHEAP. I paid 6$ on sale.
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Cinelli - not bad, available everywhere.
Deda - Got beat up looking really fast.
Stella Eleganza - good, I like it. long lasting, but kind of expensive. not too crazy about the sewn thread aesthetics.
Performance Gel type - I like it a lot, feels good. I just starting using it, so no word on durability. it was CHEAP. I paid 6$ on sale.
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03-18-07, 06:43 AM
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+1 on Bike Ribbon. I've tried them all and IMO this stuff is the bee's knees.
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Originally Posted by ViperZ
Not in the least
The Fizik Microtex is thinner than Cinelli cork on the edges, but in the center section is about as thick (~1.6mm). In fact that is the one thing I don't like about the Fizik is the edges can roll up too easily. It's not a real issue for they snap back down, however it's a minor annoyance.
The Fizik Microtex is thinner than Cinelli cork on the edges, but in the center section is about as thick (~1.6mm). In fact that is the one thing I don't like about the Fizik is the edges can roll up too easily. It's not a real issue for they snap back down, however it's a minor annoyance.
I find this to be just the opposite, first the microtex is thinner all the way around than Cinelli cork (tape I use to use exclusively from 1989 through 2004), if wrapped properly my Fizik tape has never rolled in over 3000 miles of use.
03-18-07, 07:20 AM
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On my primary bike I have almost always used Cinelli Gel cork, simply because it does not have an adhesive strip, I like the feel and I replace it every season whether it needs it or not. On other bikes I have used the Performance cork tape, much cheaper and isn't too bad either.
I have a question for all those using the Deda/Stella tape, since I am going to use it for the first time on my PF RS rebuild. How does it hold up and how does it feel compared to Cinelli cork? It seems a little smoother in texture but cushier than the Cinelli. Are my impressions correct?
Thanks in advance.
I have a question for all those using the Deda/Stella tape, since I am going to use it for the first time on my PF RS rebuild. How does it hold up and how does it feel compared to Cinelli cork? It seems a little smoother in texture but cushier than the Cinelli. Are my impressions correct?
Thanks in advance.
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