Originally Posted by
vane171
Why state the obvious?
Only one thing I don't get is why worry about scratching where the bars turn if that part is normally covered with tape? You only need to worry about the center straight part. What I don't get? I suppose some people are perfectionist (I know I am one) or they worry the scratches would compromise the bars strength, or they want to sell them off and it is not nice if the bars are scratched even in the parts which is normally taped over.
Mind you, I did once replace bars of this mount type.
here's "why"
"Good advices here. I wonder if you could put a thin tape along the bars top and sides - the parts most visible.
Just a classic white paper tape, it is fairly thin and quite protective, resilient to be scratched off. But it might be just too much to turn those corners."
not all removals or swaps are "replacement"
i've been removing bars from single screw goosenecks since the late 1960's.. try doing a 2' rise ape hanger bar with TIGHT radius bends some time... and the owner wants to keep the old bars....... one twist in the wrong direction, at the wrong time... instant ruined finish, and there may be zero room for tape of any kind.
the trickiest bars were my favorite ones for primitive BMX riding + high speed downhill... that set of butterfly bend bars graced three bikes.
they had super-tight bends, and i never put tape back on them after the original slippery plastic stuff removed itself.