Originally Posted by
ddeadserious
I'm using standard cork tape right now($5 from Nashbar) and like the amount of padding it provides. I'm going to be buying new bars because I'm a *****, so I'll need new wrap. Would you recommend LizardSkins or is it significantly less padded than cork tape?
Take a trip to a well-stocked bike shop. Fizik, Bontrager, and Specialized all make around 3-4 different textures of grip tape.
I LOVE my Lizard Skins tape, but it
is expensive. Some other tapes that I also love and will use on occaision:
- Specialized Roubaix tape. Grippy, spongy, and absorbs vibrations. I love the way this feels. Hard to describe the texture.
- Fizik Microtex in black or gray. It has a velvety yet grippy texture. Other colors don't have the velvety texture but are also called Microtex.
- Bontrager "Grippy" tape (actual name). It's similar to the Lizard Skins tape in the way it is tacky. Sort of hard to find, though. I've only seen it once in a shop. Maybe it sells out. There are 2 versions: One with normal padding and one without padding for use on aerobars and aerobar extensions where padding isn't necessary.
-- Not Scrod