Originally Posted by GTcommuter

You should put on yellow cloth tape with a couple layers of amber shellac. It will come out very close to the collor of your Brooks saddle and will be a great classic finish to the bike. I use cloth tape on my drop and Moustache bars and it doesn't offer the same cusion as cork. But you won't even be riding on it since you have cork grips.

However, I like the exposed silver of the bars also. Either way it will look good.

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