creative bar taping?
I was hoping for some inspiration on two-tone bar wraps, whether overlapping or crisscrossed. Anyone have any pictures of said tape jobs?
I know there are pictures out there of it, I just couldn't find anything on searching for them. |
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Originally Posted by timmyquest
That's pretty slick
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That's really nice.
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It's cool, but way too much fuss.
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do you paint your fingernails to match?
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Originally Posted by CastIron
It's cool, but way too much fuss.
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Originally Posted by Rancid
yeah and cloth tape blows
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It has no absorption of road vibration, absorbs all the rain in the world and just doesn't feel nice. I use it on my fixie with my nitto drops, but its strictly aesthetic deal
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The cloth tape is the best. It's cheap, durable, feels good on the hands, doesn't absorb much water, and you can easily replace the stuff one side at a time.
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But, normal bar tape is like that too. Not to mention, if i get grease on my cork, i just take a wet rag to it and Bam, clean bar tape
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Originally Posted by Mr.Mavic
...if i get grease on my cork, i just take a wet rag to it and Bam...
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Or for something a little different, you could use leather bar wrap.
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Originally Posted by Rancid
yeah and cloth tape blows
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can you do a harlequin/diamond pattern with cork? sythetic?
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Originally Posted by Hambone
can you do a harlequin/diamond pattern with cork? sythetic?
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Originally Posted by barba
I bet it would be very hard if not impossible. The cloth tape is thin and very flexible.
I'm just gonna have to try cloth and see what I think. (I love the look of that harlequin... and that could be a fun way to spend an evening after the kids are asleep.) |
Originally Posted by Hambone
can you do a harlequin/diamond pattern with cork? sythetic?
BTW, you can get nice cloth tape from Rivendell but it'll run up to 10 bucks a roll. I've gotten some nice cloth tape (for non-bike projects) from hardware stores before, but they have limited colors. |
Here's some tape from velo @ $3.25 per roll
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c...7_1934_6630578 I am currently building up a stealth bike which is mostly black and no decals on the frame. I've recently entertained the idea of making it a bit different by using either red or grey cable housing. With that said, i'm very interested in doing the same pattern as above with the corresponding colors :) |
I buy mine from Velo Orange as well. Cheap (just remember to order at least two for one set of bars), good shipping prices and the owner seems like a good guy. I wish Cat Eye tape was more widely available. It is nicer than the Tressostar stuff that seems to be the only thing available now.
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tape bizzarro
wanna be different? On my beaters I take an old innertube cutting from the valve in a corkscrew pattern 2"wide. It makes a never slip handlebar tape. For extra soft use foam under it.It sounds strange but it works.
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the harlequin pattern just looks like my argyle socks...Why not just wrap one of those around your bars...
like these....but blue and black...http://www.cottontraders.co.uk/ProdImg/L332J_Lg.jpg |
Originally Posted by Hambone
b/c it is so thin or something else?
because its not cork, thats why. It gives yo no cusion |
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