Trekking Bars........Tape
01-25-06, 09:10 AM
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I wrapped these using one package - I expect you'd need two if you did the middle part as well, although I don't see why you'd wrap the middle…
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01-25-06, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by rodfrank
Does anyone know if one package(2 pcs.) of handlebar tape will wrap a set of trekking bars?
01-25-06, 09:46 AM
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I used two for my trekking bars. Fizik with bar gel. They are super comfortable too. Wish I had used the Fizik stuff instead of rubber grips at the brake lever/shifter location.
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I think without grips you'd need 2 of the specialized stuff unless you wrap it very thinly. Also, the above pictures are both with grips. I only used bar tape (and didn't wrap the middles bit, I think that pretty much goes without saying). Grips seem a bit pointless to me and look daft.
01-25-06, 10:24 AM
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I agree. They sort of spoil it. I think I may yank mine off. Not for aesthetics primarily, but because they are the least comfortable portion of the bar.
02-20-06, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by amaferanga
What are those little bar ends Lolly Pop? Any good?
I haven't used them much, cause I haven't been on the right road in the right conditions yet to be very far from my brake levers. Early signs are good, though. I got the idea for them from someone here who had converted to butterfly bars like I was considering, so I threw them into the mix for fun.
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Will Davis - Post #3
Is that a radio on the handlebar? if it is...how good does it work?
Thanks...
Is that a radio on the handlebar? if it is...how good does it work?
Thanks...
04-14-06, 12:50 PM
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It's a Garmin Quest GPS receiver - it works beautifully - last week I did a metric century way out in the boonies of northern MA and southern NH, and didn't take one single paper map with me.
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04-14-06, 01:48 PM
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One package of the Planet Bike cork/gel worked just fine. More wrap in there than with a lot of brands though.
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