Originally Posted by DerekRI
You guys do know that wrapping your bars is supposed to be done in a certain direction, right? That's what he's talking about.. if you think about it, the direction your hands pull on the tape is different on the top of the bars, than it is on the bottom... on road bars, there is a way to change the direction of the wrap when you go around the brake hoods, so that it's the correct direction on top, and in the drops... on a bike without brake hoods though, changing the direction is a completely different story.
Yes, I think we all know that. I think what maybe you're missing is that, it doesn't matter. I'm basing this on my experience riding on the street and on the track with a variety of bar covering materials. I would encourage OP to wrap his bars and see what everyone else is saying for him or herself.