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Old 11-09-11 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by THEJAPINO
My vote goes for tan bar tape. Specifically Cinelli natural cork. I had some scrap tan leather laying around and found a beat Flite saddle at the flea market. It all came together when I walked into the LBS and they had the Cinelli natural cork tape hanging from a peg! Tan is my new favorite!
That's actually what I have laying around the house. When a LBS went out of business I bought a couple rolls. I put one on my commuter hybrid when I did a drop bar conversion, then shellacked it to match the honey brown Brooks saddle on that bike. I held off on putting it on the Black & Tan right away, though, because if I decide to do the brown or tan brake cable housings, I want to do those first, then tape over them.
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