My mechanic when changing my brake levers and hoods (both black) changed my handlebar tape to white, Fizik brand. I was skeptical at first, but now I love it because it looks really cool, and is comfortable, with some padding. It is still clean, though I don’t take my road bike out in bad weather, and I have mostly ridden much of the time with full fingered gloves. I think he replaced it in late summer.

See this thread about white tape that appeared on the Road Forum recently, “Recommendations for white bartape”:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ighlight=white