I mean, seriously, why do they have to put an adhesive backing on it?
To put this simply, I crashed on my Panasonic this morning going to work. I was trying to put my hands in the sleeves of my jacket to get them warm because I've lost my gloves. When I moved back down to put my hands on the bars I lost it. My right hand has some nasty marks on it. My left thumb has about a dime sized wound on it. My left elbow has a nice size scrape on it. And it didn't help my left shoulder any. I was also in front of my bike when I recovered enough to not be writhing in pain. I figure I went off to the front and left.
Overall my bike is fine. My grip tape got torn up and the left bend on my B115's got scratched up pretty well.
But yeah, didn't hit my head, and I'm not really sore. But my road rash certainly doesn't make using my hands easy.
Now how do you get Cinelli tape off the bars?
-Gene-

Uh, Pull?

Is this a trick question?

Gasoline and a match.



-Kurt

glad you and your bike are allright.
Is this tape you put on yourself, or was it already on when you first got the bike? If it's really old you may have to slowly gently sort of scrape it off, not fun. If it's relatively new, find the end near the stem and unwrap...

It comes off far easier than it really should - which is one of the main raps against it.

What's with all the C&V crashes lately? C'mon friends, let's be careful out there.

Just a run of bad luck I hope. My g/f told me there was an accident on the bike trail she was on the same day I went to the ER. A guy going way too fast (trail has a 15 mph limit) collided with another person on a tank-like BMX. CF bike imploded from what my g/f told me.

Amani hope you're ok and the injuries aren't too bad. I got some Nike gloves if you need em. Size medium, used, and they use a wristwrap, but still in great condition. Have someone else remove the tape for you

another panasonic down! good to hear you're ok.

I tried pulling... It's practically glued to the bars. I got most of the left side off, but there's still quite a bit stuck to it. Should I take a scraper or scotch pad and degreaser or something to it? I put the stuff on myself if it makes any difference. Good thing I was going to change it anyways. I prefer PlanetBike tape, it's much cushier and softer.
Thanks for the offer Tigerprawn, I usually need large gloves, though, for my big ass hands . Ironic thing is that I was looking at gloves online just yesterday.
-Gene-

go to a hardware store and pick up a can of Goof-Off or Goo Gone, pour it over the abrasive side of a sponge and you'll see...like fall-off-the-bone meat!

Goo Gone, Paint thinner, etc applied with some coarse steel wool and that residue is gone.

edit: the abrasive side of a sponge is even better.

i was going to go on a 30km jaunt after work today (but unfortunately, still in the midst of rush hour) on the bianchi but now I'm wondering if I should take another bike.

or *GASP* public transit.......

get well soon.

for the bars,
1. remove from bike,
2. throw in bbq.
3. ignite.

+1! And good to hear that the 6000 isn't pranged.

correct me if i'm wrong, but wouldnt that give a possibility to or soften the bars? i'm no metalurgist but i thought aluminium was a bit less heat resistant than steel.

i think the ash would be as hard to scour off as the tape goo anyway.

Don't worry Michael, I'm gonna do the paint thinnger/goo-gone and a scour pad anyways. I like my Nitto B115's too much to throw them on the grill.
-Gene-

I would try a hair dryer first, take off the cork ribbon and wipe the goo off with the aforementioned Goo-Gone (or the 3M stuff if you can find it).

For replacement, try the Ambrosio tape from PBK or the synthetic stuff from Fi'zi:k (sp?). Much less sticky, but you also have to make sure you wrap tighter because of it.

Glad you're ok.

It's spring and we're all a year older trying to make like we're a few years younger.

Wanna go race cars ?

The Cinelli wrap is hyper-sticky compared to the specialized S wrap. I have used Specialized 3 times and I have never been able to let go of it for a second without an entire section unraveling.

Glad to hear you got away with a few scrapes and nothing broken. I have used mineral spirits to get rid of old glue with success.

I would try a hair dryer first, if only to avoid the mess of Goo Gone, etc.

When I wrap it, a lot of the adhesive ends up on the underlaying portion of the tape. It comes off easily, although it rips itself to shreds.

sixtyfiver - I prefer not to race cars. Maybe if you have r/c cars, but real ones? No thanks.

You might want to try acetone. I've used it to remove the glue residue left over from cloth tape. Also good for removing glue from tubular rims.

I love Cinelli cork tape, but admit that it is a Royal PITA to remove. I don't know why they use that nasty glue. I try to remove the glue strip before installing Cinelli tape, and that makes it easier to take off later. It's worth it though because Cinelli tape is so comfortable and grippy for me, plus nobody makes anything with the nice color of their natural tan cork.

I've found that WD40 removes sticky residue pretty well. Sorry to hear about your crash!

AMANI~! THERE YOU ARE!

Bummer to hear you crashed, bud, make sure Cinelli doesn't sue you now for damages to their tape... (I'm being bitter about recent events en mi vida, of course)

To be honest, one of my bigger concerns when you crashed was that you hadn't ruined that bike of yours which you like so much! Bummer about the road rash, that is nasty stuff, especially on the hands. You're gonna be stiffer in a day or two, bud.

And really, try gasoline.

I find that it doesn't solventify some things at all, and dissolves other adhesives/foams completely.
Really, give gasoline a whorl, if it doesn't work than there's always other options.

Good to see you around,

Nick

You guys are making me all nervous!

I am glad to hear that you didn't hurt yourself too badly, Gene. I'm throwing in the vote for Goo Gone as well.

Armani, sorry to hear about your spill but I am glad you're doing ok!

I have had Cinelli cork on several of my bikes and love the stuff for its sticky backing. Removal isn't the easiest but I generally pull off as much as I can first. Then break out some latex gloves and Goo Gone (or even Citrus Degreaser has worked in a pinch). I put some on the bars and on my glove and work it around on the bars. It turns to mush and I wind up with nice clean virgin bars.