While utilizing noticeable stretching for tight fit:
1. Start at top.
2. Over and back, down under forward.
3. 1/2 tape overlap until you hit the bends.
4. 1/4 tape overlap through the bends.
5. Go 1/4 inch past bar ends.
6. Examine entire job AND THEN cut excess beyond the 1/4 inch.
7. Fold in the 1/4 inch extra.
8. Position the end plugs.
9. Rubber mallet taps while bracing bars with other hand completes the job.
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The 3 inch pieces supplied in the bar tap package are the back end covers for the brake levers. Don't forget to put those on before doing the bar wrapping.
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1. I do not claim to be an expert in bicycle mechanics despite my experience.
2. I like anyone will comment in other areas.
3. I do not own the preexisting concepts of DISH and ERD.
4. I will provide information as I always have to others that I believe will help them protect themselves from unscrupulous mechanics.
5. My all time favorite book is:
Kahane, Howard. Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life