Finishing tape for handle bar tape
09-03-18, 06:45 PM
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I’ve been doing it this way for years with good results. No slipping issues, including with tape that has no adhesive on the back. You can often get away without cutting the tape either by stuffing the tail into the bar end before capping. It’s a bit more forgiving this way if you need to re-wrap or reuse the tape for some reason before it is worn out.
09-03-18, 08:43 PM
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don't try this at home.
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The previous thread covered all these points.
June 2018: bar tape finishing thread
Yes, the BF search is lame. I use google search like this: site:bikeforums.net bar tape finishing
From that thread. Yep.
June 2018: bar tape finishing thread
Yes, the BF search is lame. I use google search like this: site:bikeforums.net bar tape finishing
From that thread. Yep.
09-04-18, 01:35 PM
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1/4" Automotive pin stripe tape. Cheap, tons of colors, doesn't move/bleed glue/etc and a roll will last you a lifetime. All I've ever used for decades.
09-04-18, 01:45 PM
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It's really good tape if you can reuse it... You also know it's good if when it's done you never think about it again ...
09-04-18, 02:33 PM
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Home depot sells 1/2" electrical tape in a multi color pack. It's what we use in the shop, but the 3/4" standard electrical tape works just as well. The trick is to not stretch the last bit too much, finish on bottom, and not to overlap the hbar tape. With some hbars you need to feather and angle the hbar tape to get a clean finish.
09-04-18, 03:13 PM
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And a second request for a link to a video or some other instructional kind of tool for this method? Thank you.
09-04-18, 09:52 PM
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Thanks CO_Steve. Very kind of you to offer. I wonder if I'll be able to find a Canadian distributor. Shipping from Rescue Tape might be the same, if not more to Canada damn it!
09-05-18, 09:47 PM
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I'm not an expert in shipping to Canada, just assumed it would be a bunch. Like I said before, I've got tons of this stuff. If you want to pay the postage..
09-06-18, 06:47 AM
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Rescue Tape - The World's #1 Self-Fusing Silicone Tape
I cracked a carbon handlebar one time while 25 miles from home and I stopped at a hardware shop and bought some of this stuff. I wrapped the crap out of it and rode home. It was a few days later that I tried to unwrap it and it can't be done. I had to cut it with a knife and it was like semi-solid plastic. Been buying it ever since.
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I use a couple wraps of electrical and then a few wraps of self fusing tape. Sometimes I stretch the self fuse tape and sometimes i keep it mostly unstretched. Havent figured out which is best.
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Its for sure at home depot, Canadian tire, etc. Its just self fusing tape- home repair stores will have it.
I use a couple wraps of electrical and then a few wraps of self fusing tape. Sometimes I stretch the self fuse tape and sometimes i keep it mostly unstretched. Havent figured out which is best.
I use a couple wraps of electrical and then a few wraps of self fusing tape. Sometimes I stretch the self fuse tape and sometimes i keep it mostly unstretched. Havent figured out which is best.
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Not stretching the last wrap, independent of tape type, is a great piece of advice and easily worth .001 of the time I've wasted here.
09-06-18, 07:01 AM
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Its for sure at home depot, Canadian tire, etc. Its just self fusing tape- home repair stores will have it.
I use a couple wraps of electrical and then a few wraps of self fusing tape. Sometimes I stretch the self fuse tape and sometimes i keep it mostly unstretched. Havent figured out which is best.
I use a couple wraps of electrical and then a few wraps of self fusing tape. Sometimes I stretch the self fuse tape and sometimes i keep it mostly unstretched. Havent figured out which is best.
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I have 2 types of this self fusing tape. 1 is really thin and 1 is thicker.
The really thin type is what i stretch a lot while applying it.
The thicker type is still stretched, but not nearly to the extent of the thin stuff. It just isnt as elastic.
Agreed that stretching the tape is good.
