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Old 04-05-07 | 07:10 PM
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From: Hardy, VA

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Originally Posted by tolfan
I have had good luck with cats eye cloth wrap. I start at the stem not the bar end like the instructions say. Start wraping on an angle that matches your wrap not strait over. Keep it tight from the start. overlap about 1/3. I stand over the top bar and wrap out, dont know if that makes a real differance but I find it easier to hold the bike and wheel steady so the bars stay still.
Obviously, he isn't using Cats Eye.

Wish I knew a good source for that stuff. The last set of bars I wrapped (with brand X) was quite the ordeal.
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