help how to wrap handlebars
07-06-06 | 01:02 PM
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help how to wrap handlebars
ok, got my new trekking bar for my commuter (trek su100) -- looks so cool and the choices of hand position i love --- my question how the @#*! do u put the end caps all the way in when wrapping the bars. I don't seem to have the ''ummp" necessary to push them in... what's the trick?
07-06-06 | 01:31 PM
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I don't tuck my tape. I start it by using a piece of electrical tape to secure while I start the wrap. Also eliminates that lumpy feeling at the end of the bar.
8 bikes and no problems iwth this technique! I just make sure to wrap in the direction that my hands apply pressure in that area when I ride. That way as I grip, if I twist, it doesn't unravel the tape!
8 bikes and no problems iwth this technique! I just make sure to wrap in the direction that my hands apply pressure in that area when I ride. That way as I grip, if I twist, it doesn't unravel the tape!
07-06-06 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by roughrider504
You could try hitting them with something. I just use my fist 
so... make sure you are stopped.
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07-06-06 | 06:12 PM
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Lol!
I used a hammer to get mine in.
[edit] come to think of it, it was probably a wooden mallet not a hammer... but same idea.
I used a hammer to get mine in.
[edit] come to think of it, it was probably a wooden mallet not a hammer... but same idea.
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07-06-06 | 06:13 PM
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07-06-06 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bikerbear
ok, got my new trekking bar for my commuter (trek su100) -- looks so cool and the choices of hand position i love --- my question how the @#*! do u put the end caps all the way in when wrapping the bars. I don't seem to have the ''ummp" necessary to push them in... what's the trick?
07-07-06 | 12:27 PM
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Electrical tape is the best finishing tape IMO, just be sure to melt the tape to itself when done. I use a cheap soldering iron to melt mine. It keeps the tape from coming loose when the bike is ridden in the rain repeatedly and such. Some days my bartape is soggy enough that it makes squishy noises when I squeeze it.
