Originally Posted by
fuzz2050
I'm gonna say handlebar tape on a flat bar isn't the greatest idea. I've had no end of trouble doing it. Maybe there is some secret I've missed, but it only takes a few months of use for the edges to start curling up on me, and the whole thing to slowly start coming undone. I've done it, and it stays put with copious use of shellac, but I can't help but wonder, are there better ways?
The edge curl is probably down to wrap direction.
To prevent bar tape from coming undone the two neatest tricks I've seen are shrink tube or self-fusing silicone tape.