Boy, I wasn't expecting to get you people'd! I guess I'll cop to being a trip planner and a trip doer. If it were an option for me to leave tomorrow or next week, I would get whatever bar tape I liked best at my LBS, but I'm in a situation where it doesn't make sense for me to go until February, so why shouldn't I take the time to investigate the little details like getting the tape I really want?

As for everyone else, thanks for the info. I've gone the handlebra route (it seems like a great product, but oof, I don't know about the name...) but all the info has been useful. Thanks!