Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh

I had not ridden cotton tape for decades until I visited cudak888 and Michael Angelo in Miami earlier this month.

The prime reason for not doing so, are the rough frost heaved and cracked pavement, which pass for adequate on 80% of our roads. I like the cork for some vibration dampening.

But with that said, on the smooth roads around Coral Gables, FL, where Kurt and Mike took me for a ride, Kurt's cotton wrapped bars were the cats pajamas!