in a pinch it can be used to give old bar tape a little more life.
zigmeister I've never used KT tape, so I can't speak for that product. Two things that are key to making SpiderTech tape work is shaving or trimming the hair in the application area as well as vigorously rubbing the application to activate the acrylic adhesive.
I just took the pic below a few minutes ago. I applied the tape Tuesday morning, have had several workouts this week as well as wearing bluejeans today and the edge are holding strong even though I've fallen behind on keeping the hair trimmed.