Originally Posted by
Unca_Sam
Honestly, the only silicone tape I'm aware of is self-fusing. I would expect that to go the same way shellacked cotton tape goes: cut off with a knife.
You are thinking of silicone finishing tape. That one sticks to itself and is basically impossible to pull apart again once you accidentally let it stick to itself. But silicone handlebar tape is not like that. It grips itself so it doesn't slip, but you can undo it and rewrap it as many times as you want.