White leather handlebar tape?
#76
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I am surprised no one has mentioned Ambrosio Bike Ribbon, it's been popular since the '80s, textured vinyl with chamfered edges for a smooth wrap, easy to clean and long lasting. Typically cost less than $10.oo

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White tape, white saddle, white cable housing...what's not to like?
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(The paint is actually much worse than it appears in the pictures.) After a test build to make sure I liked the fit and ride of it, I took it back to the Atelier to have water bottle bossed added.

After that, I sent it off to Jeffrey Bock to be painted and decaled. Jeff did a wonderful job, as you can see.

The final step was a custom repro headbadge made by @rhm.

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No leather but support the right Fizik tape,
This one has the 2mm thick tape and keeps really clean for a long time with easy clean up.
P1050226 on Flickr
This one has teh 3mm semi tacky surface that does not clean up well
De Rosa in Riding configuraton on Flickr
This one has the 2mm thick tape and keeps really clean for a long time with easy clean up.

This one has teh 3mm semi tacky surface that does not clean up well

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Fizik Performance tape is the best I have ever used but it is hard to find and may be out of production...not sure why.
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I made the mistake of buying their tape (In yellow), not knowing what the ebay seller was selling was the smooth version of it. I was really surprised when I opened the package and he tape did not have any texture on its surface at all and was quite glossy looking, not like their textured tape that looks and feels so much better. I installed it on my Gitane build and it looked really cheap and tacky because of it's plasticky look. It also felt like it's going to be slippery if it gets wet. Took it off from my handlebar right away without even getting to use it and replaced it with yellow Neubaum's cloth tape. Soon much better!
Make sure you are getting the textured tape if you buy the Bike Ribbon tape, unless you are into the smooth and shiney look......
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that got me thinking
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac, yeah/The boy's a time bomb.
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac, yeah/The boy's a time bomb.
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I tried Selle Italia SMOOTAPE Classica, happy with it so far, went on very easy, cleans up nice.
