Anthropy

This sound a little nutty, but if you need some bar tape and can not find a bike shop that has any to suit your needs, do not over look electricians rubber electrical tape. Water proof, sticky and double sided. I put some on my bar ends this summer and it has worked out great. Most hardware stores carry it as well. Makes for a nice extra grippy surface.

Tom

dsh

I think one of the things that distinguishes bar tape from other tape is that it doesn't leave a mountain of gross residue if you've gotta pull it off.

I can only imagine what your bars will look like after a season or two of sweating under some rubber electrical tape.

Corwings

Exactly what I was thinking.

twobadfish

This is exactly what I was going to say. I'm sure it would clean up rather easily with some acetone or other lacquer thinner but there is also the potential of tarnishing the paint. Either way, it's probably more trouble than it's worth.

patthepunk

Its usually a sticky mess (Get it out of your system). I dont like it.

Scrodzilla

I hope I never experience a bar tape emergency.

LesterOfPuppets

I think I'd rather go bareback.

Airburst

well, I once retaped a pair of handlebars using duct tape instead of that plastic tape that holds the proper bar tape down at the end, and it did hold up pretty well. I've also secured brake cables to my drops using electrician's tape while I was waiting for my new bar tape to arrive. I can confirm that both methods leave the most incredible mess on the bars, it took half an hour with a can of Kaboom spray degreaser to remove the duct tape residue!

Mr. Embrey

If you're prone to bar tape emergencies, then next time just keep your old tape. Then if the sh** hits the fan someday, you can bandage it up with that.

Anthropy

Guys, it is silicone rubber and designed to take temps up around 130 C. Also ment to be able to be removed for repairs if necessary. I doubt it is going to leave a residue. But if you don't like it, no worries.

Tom

LesterOfPuppets

Thin or thick electrical tape has always left a residue on everything I've ever put it on.

(unless I pull it of within a couple days, maybe.)

Scrodzilla

He's not talking about regular electrical tape. He's talking about silicone electrician's tape. There's a big difference.

LesterOfPuppets

Oh, the glueless silicone stuff, like Tommy Tape?

I didn't get that from the OP (and totally breezed over it in his SP).

Scrodzilla

Submison

What about using tubes as emergency bar tape? It's waterproof, not sticky on either side so it doesn't leave residue yet it is grippy.. however, it does leave a light black strip on the palms of your hands after a long ride. In a pinch, though, it works very well.

amschnellsten

The op is right. He is talking about the rubber electricians tape for splicing service lines ect. There is no sticky on it but it holds to itself very well and can be removed easily. Good idea!

evilcryalotmore

Some one at the lbs has some resin dipped bars. its ugly and hard...

I say use hockey tape.

LesterOfPuppets

What kinda resin? Like Bedliner or some such?

xkillemallx16

take it with a grain of salt

LesterOfPuppets

Sometimes I think about dipping my MTB brake levers in some of this:

evilcryalotmore

Idk, Its wrapped in fibers and he dipps the bars in resin. Like heat wrapping exhausts. Its really ugly...

Bat56

I'm trying to imagine a bar tape emergency.

Squirrelli

It's more like a crisis.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!??!?

Anthropy

What? Never wanted to put something together so you could go for a ride and not wait to go to the bike shop?



Tom

DrakeHawton

ive fallen and my tape ripped then unraveled then was riding and it started to rain and my tape bunched up and unraveled along my bars on the other side. then got a flat from glass all after getting a new tube that morning. i have ****ty luck. buuut i still havent re taped my bars, switched to risers and ourys and have the bars in my room haha.