Originally Posted by
KiddSisko
Good idea! I sometimes have that issue with my FD setting advancing without touching the buttons. I can only guess a sizable bump in the pavement causes it to happen. Ordinarily they're fine. It's just every so often that it changes on it's own. The tape you're talking about is like thick electrical tape, right? A few layers of regular elec tape would also do the job. The purpose is to have the hood rubber sit slightly further away from the FD buttons.
The tape he mentions is bar-tape (that foam/vinyl tape you use to wrap your drop-style bars).