wrapping tape starting from the end of the handlebars????lol
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wrapping tape starting from the end of the handlebars????lol
Then using electrical tape to hold the tape in place??? Really. Someone on this forum said this is how everyone does it lmao...IF that is how everyone does it,,,many people arent using their mechanical sense.
I have been wrapping handlebars with tape for 48 years. The only way to do it is to start at the top of the handle bars,,,end at the end of the handle bars then push tape in , held in place with plugs. No need for sloppy electrical tape that will probably unwind sooner or later.
Starting from the handlebar end then holding the tape with sloppy electrical tape is one the stupidest things I have ever seen.
and that is the proper way lmao????
I have been wrapping handlebars with tape for 48 years. The only way to do it is to start at the top of the handle bars,,,end at the end of the handle bars then push tape in , held in place with plugs. No need for sloppy electrical tape that will probably unwind sooner or later.
Starting from the handlebar end then holding the tape with sloppy electrical tape is one the stupidest things I have ever seen.
and that is the proper way lmao????
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Sometimes when i set the table i just put all the utensils on the same side.
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Your cog is slipping.
I have been wrapping handlebars with tape for 48 years. The only way to do it is to start at the top of the handle bars,,,end at the end of the handle bars then push tape in , held in place with plugs. No need for sloppy electrical tape that will probably unwind sooner or later.
Starting from the handlebar end then holding the tape with sloppy electrical tape is one the stupidest things I have ever seen.
Do you want more?
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Try it with thick cork tape and let us know how it works out.
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Your cog is slipping.
Also, anyone who claims to have been doing anything for 48 years and types things like "lol" and lmao" repeatedly is clearly a professional and not to be ****ed with.
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I just did it last week with thick tape that came with the bike, I took the unsightly electrical tape off, and had no trouble what so ever getting the ends in,,,either way you have to get the ends in lol
Yes I saw a few videos doing it the electrical tape way,,,very silly.
Yes I saw a few videos doing it the electrical tape way,,,very silly.
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It is indeed the proper way to tape a bar.
Wrapped as per the vids that Mr. 'Zilla laboriously dug-up for you the edges of the tape won't roll back when gripped firmly, with your method they will. Not acceptable.
A neat securing w/ good quality electrical tape, no gap at the levers and an even consistent wrap bottom to top are signs of a job done properly.
-Bandera
Wrapped as per the vids that Mr. 'Zilla laboriously dug-up for you the edges of the tape won't roll back when gripped firmly, with your method they will. Not acceptable.
A neat securing w/ good quality electrical tape, no gap at the levers and an even consistent wrap bottom to top are signs of a job done properly.
-Bandera
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Your cog is slipping.
Everyone is born dumb. Some of us learn things and retain knowledge while others apparently stay dumb forever.
Can tape be wrapped the way howeeeeeeeeee is describing? Of course it can. However, declaring the way everyone typically wraps bars is "stupid" only displays his own ignorance and makes him come across as a childish fool.
Why is this in SSFG?
Can tape be wrapped the way howeeeeeeeeee is describing? Of course it can. However, declaring the way everyone typically wraps bars is "stupid" only displays his own ignorance and makes him come across as a childish fool.
Why is this in SSFG?
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Can someone please move this thread to Trollheim or something. Nothing to do with SSFG.
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I just did it last week with thick tape that came with the bike, I took the unsightly electrical tape off, and had no trouble what so ever getting the ends in,,,either way you have to get the ends in lol
Yes I saw a few videos doing it the electrical tape way,,,very silly.
I used the tape that was already stretched out, so it was a little hard to use it again, but it came out fine, other than not as even as I would of liked it,,but it is fine looks way better without the electrical tape. I know some smart ass will point out it is not even.
Yes I saw a few videos doing it the electrical tape way,,,very silly.
I used the tape that was already stretched out, so it was a little hard to use it again, but it came out fine, other than not as even as I would of liked it,,but it is fine looks way better without the electrical tape. I know some smart ass will point out it is not even.
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Your cog is slipping.
Do you actually think this looks good??? The end of your handlebar looks like penis dressed up like a black mummy.
To make matters even worse, you wrapped in the wrong direction. A true professional indeed lol zomg roflmao derp derp.
To make matters even worse, you wrapped in the wrong direction. A true professional indeed lol zomg roflmao derp derp.
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Put it in the same direction. Could hardly go the other way once the tape was stretched in one direction. I just took the tape off put it right back on starting at the other end. Good try though
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Horrible wrap job and you're obnoxious like a mf.
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Thanks for the wisdom - next time I want my bars to look totally embarrassing I'll give your way a shot.
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howeee, change in medication maybe? What happened to the guy who posted a while ago in the 50+ thread about respect and how mind boggling animosity is? Just because I happen to like the taped end of my wraps doesn't make me an idiot. And I don't use electrical tape, I use self-fusing tape. And my post count is highter than yours. And I'm over 50.
So there. I win.
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Everyone who wipes there butt from front to back is doing it all wrong, its all about the back to front, your balls act as a mud flap. I've been wiping my own but for over 27 years.
Do you people honestly think front to back is the proper way?
Do you people honestly think front to back is the proper way?
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If you have actually been wrapping handle bars for 48 years and you think that looks good, then I suspect that you are actually ******** or mentally handicapped in some significant way.
Edit: r e t a r d e d is censored? That's dumb.
Edit: r e t a r d e d is censored? That's dumb.
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Have to agree with the crowd the way the videos show is much better. Color matched electricl tape looks fine.
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Then using electrical tape to hold the tape in place??? Really. Someone on this forum said this is how everyone does it lmao...IF that is how everyone does it,,,many people arent using their mechanical sense.
I have been wrapping handlebars with tape for 48 years. The only way to do it is to start at the top of the handle bars,,,end at the end of the handle bars then push tape in , held in place with plugs. No need for sloppy electrical tape that will probably unwind sooner or later.
Starting from the handlebar end then holding the tape with sloppy electrical tape is one the stupidest things I have ever seen.
and that is the proper way lmao????
I have been wrapping handlebars with tape for 48 years. The only way to do it is to start at the top of the handle bars,,,end at the end of the handle bars then push tape in , held in place with plugs. No need for sloppy electrical tape that will probably unwind sooner or later.
Starting from the handlebar end then holding the tape with sloppy electrical tape is one the stupidest things I have ever seen.
and that is the proper way lmao????
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