bar tape question
 

next step in cleaning up my old trek 560 is replacing the handlebar tape. i picked up some yellow bar tape at the lbs but it's kind of foamy and bright neonish yellow, i prefer the more orangey golden yellow tape that was on it and it's more like leather with the grain and perforation. i assume it's not leather but a synthetic of some sort, anybody know what specifically i should look for?

85 trek 560, purple with yellow everything.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/hugofitz/bars.jpg

Something like this, maybe?

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1226
http://www.probikekit.com/_img_200X256/A1226.jpg

Or go fancier with this:
http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1417
http://www.probikekit.com/_img_200x256/A1417.jpg

thanks OFG, you're my number one go to guy on here.

Thanks, but I shouldn't be. I'm a rider, not a collector, and most everyone else here is more knowledgeable.

I definitely love that Ambrosio ribbon tape. If you're looking for something more orangey, though, it's gonna be a bright, bright yellow.

No two ways about it - it certainly is bright yellow!

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...adabrown-4.jpg

Why am I not surprised you have a bike wrapped in that?

Once it gets used a bit it won't be nearly as bright. BBM that looks pretty blingy

Had. I HAD a bike wrapped in that. :) At some point or other I've used about every color/type of bar tape known to man - especially the Ambrosio. And I have archived pictures of most of them.

That particular bike was a nicely built, if a bit pedestrian, Novara road bike that I moved along last summer to a grateful little co-ed.

For the sake of completeness, here's the red, white and blue of the Ambrosio line:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...rseilles-3.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...ortMixte-2.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...sportdlx-3.jpg

Whoops, to the OP, since nobody has described the Ambrosio tape... It's vinyl covering a thin foam. A bit grainy, looks almost like leather, great grip, doesn't tear easily, just enough padding without getting bulky. Not sure about its grip in wet weather, though.

@bbm, any idea what the Ambrosio "yellow/black" or "white/pink" combos look like? I think I saw them sold at Ribbles but I wasn't sure of their appearance.

thanks, i ordered it from probike last night, looks like just what i'm looking for. and it's not too bright for me, its pretty close to what the bike came with. the bbb stuff i got was like... nuclear yellow. almost neon.

hopefully the set of cable housings i ordered is in the same range as this tape.

oh by the way, the listing didn't say it comes with end caps... does it not?

It sounds like a good choice for an older roadbike, and looks just like what was on my Fuji when I found it. Anybody in the US selling it, or did you order it from Great Britain?

No, it does not. For under $3 shipped, you'd think they would have silver Cinelli plugs included.

Now that was funny...

Hmm now you got me thinking if I wanna go down this path and replace my yellow Benotto tape... I love the look of the Benotto but its not so comfortable.

the ambrosio ribbon just showed up at work and it's BEAUTIFUL! i'm really excited to get it home and wrap those bars. now i just hope i can find some cable housing thats closer to this golden yellow than sun yellow.

As always, don't forget pics when you're done!

Here's bike ribbon yellow for reference. Not too cushy, has the leather like grain, and cleans up really easily.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...3&d=1238984529

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