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Double – wrapping Handlebars

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  • August 14, 2013 at 8:33 pm #19611
    Adey

    Hi all – help/advice please
    My handlebars are covered in the cork type taping but its a right pain to keep it clean :”(
    Just bought the Fizik 2mm tape having read good reviews and thinking easier to keep clean to replace the cork tape, so im thinking of going over the existing cork tape with the Fizik for ‘extra comfort’riding over our beautiful road surfaces!
    having done a little research it seems ‘over taping’ is quite popular so just wondering if anyone on here has done this? also any advice anyone can give me?
    one concern i have is the bar stops/caps….will they still fit in the end of the bars or do you cut flush the existing tape with the end of the bar?
    I’m aware of the gel tape but having bought the 2mm Fizik i’m gonna use it
    Any help/advice welcomed
    Cheers

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  • August 17, 2013 at 6:12 pm #751973
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    Adey

    bikeboy76 wrote:Black stays

    bikeboy76 wrote:
    Black stays clean forever. You aren’t one of those white tape type people, are you?

    Nah – my bike is a Bianchi so trying to keep with ‘tradition’ and use ‘celeste’. I did think about getting black though
    thanks for all the advice fellas but i jibbed out and stripped off the cork – good job i did,there was barely enough of the Fizik!!

    August 17, 2013 at 10:01 am #751971
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    Leviathan

    Black stays clean forever.
    Black stays clean forever. You aren’t one of those white tape type people, are you?

    August 17, 2013 at 2:45 am #751969
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    chickeee

    I only bother double wrap on
    I only bother double wrap on the tops and stop at the holds.

    August 16, 2013 at 11:53 pm #751967
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    oddbydefault

    Yeah – double wrap is
    Yeah – double wrap is excellent B-)

    Be sure to trim the inside layer as much as possible, and maybe think about getting something like this if the plugs keep falling out / won’t go in: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/bbb-bht-96-screw-on-road-handlebar-end-plugs/

    August 14, 2013 at 8:59 pm #751965
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    bashthebox

    Yeah, I double wrap – it’s
    Yeah, I double wrap – it’s glorious. But as you say, the bar ends are a nightmare. Trim back the original tape, and you’ll need to leave the top layer hanging over a little more because it’s got further to go to get in the bars. Even then it’ll push the bar ends out more than you’re used to. But it’s worth it. Joy of comfy.

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