Originally Posted by
SJX426
Still struggling with bottom to top or top to bottom. Way back in the 70's it was always top to bottom using the plugs to end the tape. I was surprized a few years ago (<10) to see bottom to top. When I bought my 84 Colnago, it still had the Bennotto tape and was wrapped bottom to top.
I think that's mainly because cloth/thinner tape was the norm back then, so it was easy to tuck it under the bar end plugs. With cork/thicker tape, it can still be tucked in, but it's trickier and usually easier to just terminate it with tape at the top.
Originally Posted by
wrk101
Bottom up, towards the middle. That means counter clockwise on the right side, clockwise on the left.
This is the correct way, but I always forget the direction. When I rewrapped some bars yesterday, I just looked at another bike I had near it, and now both of them are backwards.
Here's the park page on handlebar wrapping:
http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-...ation-drop-bar
