Treking bars, how to wrap them?
 

Well, I bought some treking, butterfly figure 8 bars.
So, what is the best wrap for them?
Why do people put those ergon grips on them? Are they not to close together to do anything.

Direction of the tape?
Drop bars tape reverses in direction at the brake.
What about trecking bars¿

I Start at the open end, which is the near side in my set up..
brake lever on the back..
and double layer it, with new tape over old..

I don't , but I do have Ergon grips on 2 bikes with straight bars ,
not on the trekking bars..

there are rubber anatomic broad surface grips ,
without the hard metal clamp end of Ergon's
if you are so inclined..

http://www.cyclofiend.com/working/im...-6P1010011.jpg

I use Ergon grips, and like them. But, yeah, might be better if the spacing were wider.

I wrap from the end to the center, finishing with auto adhesive silicon self fusing tape. I believe that I wrap from the inside-out, but doesn't seem to be critical.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...643302769c.jpg

Do you wrap over the bar, or does the tape go under thbar as you wrap¿
You like the shifters at the open end of the bar?

Not sure I understand the question. Best way to answer might be: clockwise on the right-hand side, counter clockwise on the left. First, I've installed foam grips, such as these. And covered them with leather tape. Durable and comfortable. (BTW -- my Ergons are bioleder -- the composite model becomes sticky after a couple of years).

Absolutely. Shifters and brake levers are accessible from where my hands rest (90% of the time).

I wouldn't dream of using tape, not when foam is available. I forget which brand this was, but they've been on the bike for five years and around 10,000 miles now and still look pretty much like this, when they were new.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4662/...328b8dfa_b.jpg

(shifters on downtube.)

The end of the tape touches the bar, then, Does it cross over the top and go down and around, or does the tape go under the bar and wrap over the top round and round¡?¡¿

Foam grips under the tape, hmm, intereesting. Leather tape¿ I got rained on for days this summer. What about silicon tape?

I got some treking bars, should I let them sit for 6 months or 3 years before I use them.

No. Tape comes in two sections anyways, barely long enough to make it close to the center.

Leather is much more resistant than silicone. Mere rubbing against a brick wall might tear silicone.

I occasionally ride in wet conditions. No visible damage. I suppose that leather tape is treated to be water resistant

Right you wrap one then you have one left.

So you start at the open end, the end of the tape touches the bar, and can either wrap over the top then under from the out side, or under the bar then over from the outside of the bar. One side would go clockwise the other side counter clockwise.

I start taping where the Ergon grip ends. The grip leaves a short bar section protruding, just enough to fit brake+shifter+end cap, and goes over the handlebar up to where it begins to curve, so you can't push it further.

I hope to find out the direction the tape wraps
could be important

Really?

Begin with the right hand side near the open end. Start the tape and wrap forwards over and around the bar working outward. Keep going until the end. Next, start the second tape on the left side. Wrap it forward over the bar working outward. Keep going. All will be well.

OK, but where the mirror sits, and the light, is my hand grip when I'm coping with headwinds,
a little bend in my elbows drops my upper body, as if in the drops, on road bike bars..



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Good call. I used to have the ESI Extra-Chunkie grips. They look and feel amazing, but they are expensive and tear rather easily. I've been leaning back towards trying Ergons again, but the ones I have are rough on my palms and the heels of my hands. YOURS however look like they have a leather inlay? Can you tell me more? I really haven't found any that look like those.

Hmmm... not much else to say.... The grip is smooth leather. Very comfortable and shows no sign of wear after 4 seasons. As I said, those that come with a synthetic rubber finish become sticky over time -- Apparently "dissolved" by palm sweat... Expensive, even more so in in the US (100$), A tad cheaper in Germany (<60 euros). Worth it to me, as they certainly improve comfort and appear to be very durable. (the more recent models show a pattern of ridges on the leather -- they are very shallow and do not compromise comfort.

Found them. I usually do not balk at prices for things I want. My philosophy is buy once cry once. I may buy them, even at $100.

we had a thread on ordering direct from Germany some time ago

Not sure if this was the page
https://www.bike-components.de/en/Er...griffe-p34289/