Originally Posted by
Ti-tillIdie
I was going to go the leather tape route but I was afraid it would get funky fast with the humidity we have here in Miami. I'll test the cork tape for a bit ...but the brooks wrap is definitely an item I am looking at. If anyone has experience with the leather tape tell me about your impressions of it.
I've got it on my Bianchi S9 Matta - page 22 of this thread. Honey perforated to go with the Swallow saddle.
It's humid (or more accurately 'damp') here in the UK so I need to proofide the tape once every 500 miles or so, it gets lighter when it's drying out a little.
I did 5 hours in the Yorkshire Dales on Friday, not a cloud in the sky and some nice 20% climbs, the tape soaked up the sweat from my hands and stayed grippy. I've put some Fizik gel pads underneath so it's like piloting a Chesterfield chair!
It's the most difficult tape I've ever fitted though - but worth it.