G-Unit

... without handlebar tape or grips... I'm gonna puke!!!

I think people who ride with their hands on the bare bars are... are... what are they? Too cool to spring $15 for handlebar tape???

Just think of how slippery that sh*t gets when they start sweating. Oh well, another hipster running into a car.

kennethalan

+1

spider-man

I run mine without tires.

crushkilldstroy

i run without a chain. works great until you have to stop or go uphill.

williamw

I walk barefoot.

kennethalan

I just roll on a hubs. I mounted them deep in my shoes so they look real minimal.

poppalurch

i know a messenger who rode steel drops w/o tape for years, and the sweat and oil from his hands actually wore away the chrome!

I don't think he ever had a plm with slipping, and he rode brakeless

TLN

I run mine without cranks.....and bar tape. My bike is heavy enough without the added weight of bar tape.

Actually I just built mine up and I am looking for a "marble" of blue/grey/black or white cork but having a hard time finding it. And since I am having a bit of "imperfect" chainline trouble at the moment I am working on that. But once thats fixed I promise to get my cork on!!!

53-11_alltheway

I say get some grips that slip over the bar-ends and that's it.

If you like screwing with bar tape every 1-2 months don't stop there. Get some shifters too with cables to slip underneath the tape (CAMPY). How about the new 12 speed cassette coming out. Electric derailleurs? Batteries to power them?

Fixies don't need bar tape. That's one reason I want one- no need for it anymore to hold cables in. Cork tape is especially a PIA (rips easy and looks like sh1t after 1-2 months if you ride everyday)

poppalurch

I rode without bar tape on steel bars for a bit, but I got sick of the HUGE callouses (sp?) that I got on my hands. I use vetta cloth tape now and the callouses are smaller...

nylund154

I run mine without a bike. I just move my legs in front of each other until my feet hit the ground. Its really light and easy to maintain. No brakes, no cables, its awesome.

I might have to stop though because I see so many hipsters also riding bikeless. I mean, I just did it to get around, get too and from work, you know? But now, its like this big trend. I mean, goddamn, I even saw a guy riding bikeless in a commercial today.

muccapazza

i got rid of the handlebars

poppalurch

what commercial?

53-11_alltheway

Do you not wear gloves?

Nobody crashes here I guess.

G-Unit

The new Lance commercial for 24-hour fitness, he's riding the ultimate TT bike, the bike is so light weight you can't even see it.

53-11_alltheway

He has the right idea.

For everybody else I got some cushy gel saddles for you too. A little horn to place next to your handlebar basket so you don't crash either.

G-Unit

He has grips I think. I dig the ipod colored batman mask.

53-11_alltheway

grips are cool.

tlupfer

$15 = x amount of beer

53-11_alltheway

Forget about spending $15 for handlebar tape. Cinelli cork tape is crap anyway. I used it for almost a year and it always went ****ty quick.

This stuff https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...eid=&pagename= feels better (softer, better texture) and it is much more durable anyway. I get it for $3.50 on sale at Nashbar with 20% off coupon.

Unfortunately, I also ordered there more expensive cork tape. IF I could return it for more of this stuff I would, but the shipping would cancel out the benefit (I think)

P.S. Whoever was looking for purple marble they have that color in this tape.

Old Breadbutt

hey, don't knock those Campy ergos, 12 speed cassettes and electric derailleurs... I don't know about all that ****. but ergo shifters are rad on my Pinarello. and the tennis racket style bar tape is pretty, but I just put some of that cinelli gel tape on a friends bike, and it's awesome. totally plush.

kennethalan

I have been riding black cinelli cork tape for a month now and I have really been into it. I previously had that black crap that is weaved like carbon fiber. It was not so plush.

theseblackdays

oh please... i've been riding without tape/grips on and off for the past couple of years and haven't had any problems. if you've got a sweaty hand problem wear gloves. i recently took the cloth tape on my bars because they were uncomfortable. hipster blah blah blah... whatever.

53-11_alltheway

The reason I used to buy it was because it's the #1 brand (marketing got me). The reality is compared to the cheap stuff I have been buying is that it rips easier, loses it's tension easier after I've been riding a while. It's not particularly soft either. The cheap stuff has a better feel to it. Go figure.

I just think it is "traditional" and that is why it sells.

Wow, all this about bar tape.

roadfix

My girlfriend is naked.