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Old 10-13-07 | 11:48 PM
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white cork tape

a+ in my book.
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Old 10-14-07 | 12:14 AM
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gets too dirty too fast. i think that is true with all colored tape with the exception of black.
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Old 10-14-07 | 12:22 AM
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white lightning isnt just for chains, you know?
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Old 10-14-07 | 12:28 AM
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its also for sliding off yer bars! cool
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Old 10-14-07 | 01:21 AM
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white cork tape is classy, but it looks trashy after a couple rides.
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Old 10-14-07 | 09:27 AM
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Clear shellac on top. Anyone tried or seen that?
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Old 10-14-07 | 10:16 AM
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Dirty white tape = street cred.
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Old 10-14-07 | 10:20 AM
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i haven't cleaned mine but supposedly simple green shines em right up?
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Old 10-14-07 | 10:41 AM
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bar soap like dove or ivory, or even dish soap like dawn will make them look brand new again if for whatever reason you dont have any white lightning around.
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Old 10-14-07 | 10:52 AM
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Fizik white tape is the best **** ever. Durable, looks great, stays clean.
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Old 10-14-07 | 11:02 AM
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Does fizik white tape ever get dirty? Or do you still have to wipe it down every week w/ soap..
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Old 10-14-07 | 11:03 AM
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Yeah, it gets dirty, but I wipe it down as-needed.
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Old 10-14-07 | 04:20 PM
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yeah, my friend has some fizik white tape, (pricey) and it always looks clean.
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Old 10-14-07 | 04:27 PM
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I think Fizik tape is only like $16 or $17 at REI. Not too bad, and since it typically losts longer than standard cork, it's a relative bargain.
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Old 10-14-07 | 05:16 PM
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the fizik perf tape is durable and feels great, but it offers negligible cushion, similar to track grips. if that matters.
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Old 10-15-07 | 12:48 AM
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i ran white tape for about two days on my road bike. couldnt take how nasty it got. granted i am sewing up a white messenger bag as we speak, but thats not the point
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Old 10-15-07 | 01:27 AM
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i'm going to flip and chop my crappy stock mercier drops and put some white tape on them. maybe red.
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Old 10-15-07 | 09:19 AM
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I ran white cork tape for the past couple months and it got cruddy. Maybe I need to wear gloves more often (waiting for winter...).

Perhaps a bit vain, but I didn't like the bright white drops and dirty-ass white tops and bends, so I changed it out for red perf fizik tape today. I agree that the padding is rather minimal in comparison, but we're almost in every-day glove season here
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Old 10-15-07 | 09:43 AM
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Black and only black. That way nobody (me, most importantly) notices all the grease and snot and buggers spread out across my tape.
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Old 10-15-07 | 11:30 AM
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I have white cork tape on my flip&chops. It is dirty. I don't care.
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Old 10-15-07 | 11:35 AM
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Fizik FTW. I have it on both of my bikes. It is worth the $16. Black is not as nice as the other colors, IMO. It just doesn't have the same feel.
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Old 10-15-07 | 11:41 AM
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Only cool if you have a white saddle too.
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Old 10-15-07 | 12:45 PM
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Word.

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Old 10-15-07 | 12:47 PM
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I love the aged looked of dirty white tape. I never clean them.
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Old 10-15-07 | 02:11 PM
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Fizik FTW. I have it on both of my bikes. It is worth the $16. Black is not as nice as the other colors, IMO. It just doesn't have the same feel.
Yeah, I bought some black without touching it first. It's kind of gross and felty feeling. Not at all like the others.
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