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Old 04-07-13 | 03:42 AM
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hagen2456
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Bikes: A load of ancient, old and semi-vintage bikes of divers sorts

Originally Posted by devonl
Hello everybody,

I have not been able to find pictures or suggestions on how to do this without it looking awful.

These are the style of brake levers I'm referring to:
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.p...es-levers.html

I'm looking to do a harlequin pattern on VO Belleville bars upto just past the curves

Thanks!
devon
On old French bikes with the old MAFAC brakes, I've seen the cotton wrap simplY wrapped "past/over" the bands. Functionality more than aesthetics, I know, but true old-school. So, that's what I've done myself.
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