how to tape bullhorns

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12-01-12 | 03:33 AM

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GENESTARWIND

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which bullhorns are those i like them.

12-01-12 | 03:41 AM

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wicked ink

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Originally Posted by GENESTARWIND

which bullhorns are those i like them.

Nitto RB-021

12-01-12 | 06:47 AM

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cobrabyte

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I start on the left side, then when I reach the stem, I wrap around that, down the steer tube and continue taping along the top tube to protect it when locking up. I leave the right side of the bars un-wrapped (for street cred)

12-01-12 | 07:15 AM

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markaitch

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Originally Posted by hermanthesturge

Hey all-
Okay, I read the taping bullhorns thread and posted there but I'll post again here in hopes someone will see it sooner =) Do you start either on the left or right side and go all the way across, or start in the middle (near the post) and work outwards on each side?

you likely should have waited for answers to your post in the "how to tape bullhorns" thread but of course the odds were good that you'd get gifed for necroing. i do sometimes wonder at the rush to chastise or ridicule newer users for what some old hands around here deem to be inane questions, posts, or threads. i guess it is more entertaining than giving a straight answer? which at least in this case could have helped op & quickly ended any further need for this thread? especially considering that c0urt's tutorial is somewhat ambiguous & his current flicker pictorial is about drops?

anyway, the simple answer is...either.

it seems most guys start at the barends & work inwards to the stem, then use tape to finish it off. personally, i use the method that i learned from carleton (which was pointed out to you previously) - start by the stem & work out...

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Originally Posted by carleton

For a much, much cleaner look, wrap in the opposite direction (from center to tip) and you won't have to use any tape. Start at the stem for 100% coverage.

Last edited by markaitch; 12-01-12 at 07:28 AM. Reason: ooops...

12-01-12 | 08:24 AM

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Bat56

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Originally Posted by cobrabyte

The benefit to this method is that the top tube is grippy for when you need to carry the bike. Not to mention that the padding on the stem is helpful for holding on with your crotch while you superman skid.

Downside is that things are unbalanced for no handed track stands. But I don't do those.

12-01-12 | 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by markaitch

i do sometimes wonder at the rush to chastise or ridicule newer users for what some old hands around here deem to be inane questions, posts, or threads.

There was no ridicule when he bumped Court's thread. He got his answers and I have merged the two threads