Originally Posted by
Miele Man
I wrap my bar tape towards the stem. Then when I get to the reinforcing sleeve on the handlebar I carefully cut the bar wrap at an angle so that it fits to the reinforcing sleeve handlebar joint. I secure my tape with gel cyanoacrylic glue so that there's no need for other tape at all.
Showing your age...or at least the age of your bikes. A reinforcing sleeve would be foreign to a lot of cyclists!