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Finishing touches on wrapped bars (Tape Selection)
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01-26-11 | 04:22 PM
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ColonelJLloyd
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Everyone has an opinion on this. Here's mine. Finishing your wrap with electrical tape looks like a half-assed solution. I use twine. I've used shellaced kitchen or smaller hemp twine. Lately, though, I've taken to using the waxed thread that Velo Orange sells for their various elkhide sew-on stuff. I have never used the stuff included with handlebar wrap, not even the stuff Brooks included with their $75 leather. If you insist on tape, I believe hockey tape may work well.
Black waxed thread
Un-shellaced hemp twine
Shellaced hemp twine
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