Originally Posted by
TimothyH
Adhesive makes a mess and is a PITA to clean.
Back in the day tape never came with adhesive. It was just a strip of leather or cork and was wrapped so that it wouldn't come off - overlapped properly, in the direction of pressure from the hands, etc. Millions of riders never had a problem. I see no reason why it wouldn't work for @
Philasteve.
-Tim-
Right, I wasn't thinking that adhesive was necessary, but rather that the adhesive backing itself would cause trouble (lack of stretchability, too slippery). Maybe it doesn't matter though.