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  • January 21, 2009 at 6:37 pm #11571
    Simon

    Hi guys – What should i look for in a bar tape – what makes a good one or are they all pretty much the same – any recomendations?
    Thanks

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  • February 5, 2009 at 2:49 pm #626539
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    Tony Farrelly

    Yeah…

    but ours would be more fun 🙂

    … and informative 

    Wait till you see our new ‘Gadget corner’ vid…

    February 5, 2009 at 12:38 pm #626537
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    Simon

    VIDEO GUIDE
    There are video guides on you tube if you need that sort of thing

    February 4, 2009 at 6:30 pm #626535
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    Hopalongsteve

    I have Fizik on two of my
    I have Fizik on two of my bikes and it looks good and is easy to keep clean despite being white. I just got the plain one with no padding, but they do the gel one and i believe a new slightly padded 2 colour one is just coming out. Have seen it somewhere today online but cant remember where…maybe Total Cycling. Its also easy to remove when you change it…had my cables changed last year and even managed to reuse the same tape.

    February 3, 2009 at 10:50 am #626533
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    dave atkinson

    Lizard Skinz

    we’ve got some of that in… test coming soon. it certainly is mighty grippy. F^%$^%iz::’//`%%ik (Fizik) had some bar tape at Core Bike that had a gel strip insert which looked and felt nice. trying to get some of that too…

    February 3, 2009 at 10:04 am #626531
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    jay cee

    the lizard skinz stuff looks
    the lizard skinz stuff looks and feels great.

    January 29, 2009 at 11:18 am #626529
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    ourmaninthenorth

    Perfect
    Perfect. No longer will I carry with me the shame of not knowing how to complete such a simple task….

    January 29, 2009 at 11:11 am #626527
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    dave atkinson

    the latter…

    it’ll be in one of the new! bits of the site when we do our next round of changes…

    note to self: make bar tape video

    🙂

    January 29, 2009 at 11:09 am #626525
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    ourmaninthenorth

    Which suggests
    Which suggests there’s either one on the site already (which I’ve therefore fundamentally failed to find), or you’re going to make one (which would be ace!).

    January 29, 2009 at 10:53 am #626523
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    Tony Farrelly

    Hmm… I think

     a video guide would be best. 

    January 29, 2009 at 10:32 am #626521
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    ourmaninthenorth

    Perfect timing….
    This topic has arrived with perfect timing: I need to replace the tape on my road bike ready for the spring/summer. I’m also (subject to domestic approval) going to be the owner of a new (well, third hand) track bike, which will need its bar tape to be replaced.

    I’ll do some digging on the above suggestions (although I’m not really sure about gel padded tape – carbon forks ought to do the trick, no?).

    However, never having changed the stuff before, are there any good pictoral guides to doing it properly?

    January 27, 2009 at 8:49 pm #626519
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    Tony Farrelly

     What bike and ‘bars do you

     What bike and ‘bars do you have, and what sort of riding are you doing on it? Oh, and what’s the problem with the current ‘bars?

    January 26, 2009 at 9:57 pm #626517
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    Mynydd.Mawr

    Bars
    As well as bar tape, can anyone reccommend a decent set of bars (but not too expensive….)? I bought a bike in the summer, overall it’s great, only I’m not keen on the bars or the saddle that came with it.

    January 24, 2009 at 8:19 pm #626515
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    Simon

    Thanks Guys – opted for some
    Thanks Guys – opted for some Cinelli Cork gel stuff – mainly because was easy & went on order with some other ‘essentials’ – Don’t tell er in doors!!

    January 22, 2009 at 9:23 am #626513
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    Cervelo12

    stella azzurra eleganza –
    stella azzurra eleganza – once you have tried it you will never use anything else. It’s the best looking, most comfortable tape on the market. it’s not the cheapest at £13 but you get what you pay for.

    January 22, 2009 at 8:42 am #626511
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    Anonymous

    Brooks or Fizik…
    I love the Brooks leather bar tape which I have on 2 bikes, it looks really nice and as it wears in it gets a lovely patina, but is best suited to older bikes.

    Fizik micro fibre stuff is really nice, it cleans up much better than traditional cork tape and stays grippy even when wet.

    I’m about to try out the Pro micro fibre stuff (should be waiting for me when I get home; don’t let me down CRC), it looks like leather and is perforated which looks nice, but is in white to match by saddle. It’s had good reviews so we’ll see….

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