Originally Posted by
Doohickie
The shallac starts flaking off pretty quickly, after just a few rides. I re-shellacked once or twice, then just decided to live with it. From a distance it matches the seat, more or less. That's good enough for me. This isn't a show bike, it's a functional bike. When it's time to replace the handlebar tape, I will consider real leather, maybe even the Brooks stuff.
hmm, I hadn't heard that about shellack flaking off before. Most of the things I'd read people said it lasted a year or so. Of course, most of those cases talke about using it on cloth tape so that might be different than the cork you used (and I plan on using).
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"