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Old 02-06-12 | 01:48 PM
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Bikes: (2) 1994 Cannondale R900, red, Silver Trek hybrid

Originally Posted by Maddox
I don't know why you'd put shellac, which isn't really intended to breathe, on leather - which is intended to naturally breathe and open up with age and accumulation of moisture. Especially when your tape was something like $80 a pop.

I sincerely hope this test goes really well. I'd hate to see you lose the leather.
I could be wrong, but I thought that shellacing handlebars is traditional, at least in the UK.
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