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Old 11-07-14 | 10:34 PM
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black or white bartape?

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Old 11-07-14 | 11:24 PM
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Link is no worky for me...I'll say black.
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Old 11-08-14 | 12:36 AM
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Old 11-08-14 | 03:56 AM
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Chain gunk is always Black .
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Old 11-08-14 | 05:20 AM
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Old 11-08-14 | 06:48 AM
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Old 11-08-14 | 08:33 AM
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My factory white bartape is quickly turning black.

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Old 11-08-14 | 08:56 AM
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If you go white, your seat needs to be white. Some white bartape cleans up nicely, like Fizik Microtex...and some others do not.
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Old 11-08-14 | 09:04 AM
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If you go white, your seat needs to be white. Some white bartape cleans up nicely, like Fizik Microtex...and some others do not.

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Old 11-08-14 | 09:21 AM
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I have white on mine and it doesnt get dirty but, on that bike I would put black tape since almost everything else is black.
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Old 11-08-14 | 10:27 AM
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Old 11-08-14 | 03:06 PM
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If you go white, your seat needs to be white. Some white bartape cleans up nicely, like Fizik Microtex...and some others do not.
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+1. Lizardskins is in the cleans up nicely camp.

That said, the black tape/saddle setup looks just dandy, and I doubt getting a white saddle to do white tape will be so obviously better looking. Maybe a base black tape with white accents would be cool, or something like Cinelli's Zebra tape; or how about shiny silver?

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Old 11-09-14 | 02:59 AM
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Thanks everyone.

The white tape is fizik dual, and yes it cleans up very well. I wear gloves and it stays fairly clean so thats not really a big issue for me.

The silver is a pretty viable option that I hadnt considered before.

I probably wont use red but I was thinking about trying some blues maybe match the pedals, maybe not.

Thanks again all. Safe happy riding.
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