Originally Posted by
seau grateau
Regular ol' cheap cork suits me just fine.
+1, that's what I usually go with - the planet bike stuff works fine and is cheap enough.
Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
That used to be my go-to but the cheapest around here these days has shot up to 8 bux and there's a place in town with Deda for $10.19 so I just get that nowadays. I go with their carbon texture plastic tapes, though, since I tried it and liked it. I dunno why I ever hated plastic tapes in the past, sure a little slicker when wet but not kill yourself slick.
but not THAT cheap... wow. around here "cheap" bar tape is anything under $20, and the planet bike tape typically costs $14-$17.