Bar tape?

time to retape... for some reason today I felt like playing with my Cannondale... I don't remember what bar tape is on it but it's literally disintegrating. Meanwhile, the Velox cloth tape on my Trek that I put on there when I "restomodded" it years and many miles ago (that is undoubtedly older than the tape on the Cannondale) is a faded tan color (was black when I put it on LOL) but is in fine shape otherwise.

Is it wrong to put cloth tape on a "modern" (sheeeit, it's gotta be close to 15 years old now) bike?

I see searching that now there are options. When I built the Trek, the only game there was was Velox Tressostar, of which I'm obviously a big fan, but wish that a roll was just a tiny bit longer. Now I see there's "Newbaum's" as the first thing that comes up searching for cloth bar tape. Opinions?

Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and use what I know works?

On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 1:47:09 PM UTC-5, N8N wrote:
time to retape... for some reason today I felt like playing with my Cannondale... I don't remember what bar tape is on it but it's literally disintegrating. Meanwhile, the Velox cloth tape on my Trek that I put on there when I "restomodded" it years and many miles ago (that is undoubtedly older than the tape on the Cannondale) is a faded tan color (was black when I put it on LOL) but is in fine shape otherwise.

Is it wrong to put cloth tape on a "modern" (sheeeit, it's gotta be close to 15 years old now) bike?

I see searching that now there are options. When I built the Trek, the only game there was was Velox Tressostar, of which I'm obviously a big fan, but wish that a roll was just a tiny bit longer. Now I see there's "Newbaum's" as the first thing that comes up searching for cloth bar tape. Opinions?

Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and use what I know works?

After searching for reviews of Newbaum's I saw mention of the tape that I used on the Cannondale that jogged my memory, it is Fizik. I liked how it felt fine, but it did curl up on the edges unlike cloth.

On 10/1/21 5:53 am, N8N wrote:
On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 1:47:09 PM UTC-5, N8N wrote:
time to retape... for some reason today I felt like playing with my
Cannondale... I don't remember what bar tape is on it but it's
literally disintegrating. Meanwhile, the Velox cloth tape on my
Trek that I put on there when I "restomodded" it years and many
miles ago (that is undoubtedly older than the tape on the
Cannondale) is a faded tan color (was black when I put it on LOL)
but is in fine shape otherwise.

Is it wrong to put cloth tape on a "modern" (sheeeit, it's gotta be
close to 15 years old now) bike?

I see searching that now there are options. When I built the Trek,
the only game there was was Velox Tressostar, of which I'm
obviously a big fan, but wish that a roll was just a tiny bit
longer. Now I see there's "Newbaum's" as the first thing that comes
up searching for cloth bar tape. Opinions?

Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and
use what I know works?

After searching for reviews of Newbaum's I saw mention of the tape
that I used on the Cannondale that jogged my memory, it is Fizik. I
liked how it felt fine, but it did curl up on the edges unlike
cloth.



Where I ride the bitumen is rough and the weather is often warm and
humid. I've found Lizard Skin bar tape is good for my riding conditions.

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/lizard-...oducte=9829393

--
JS

Op dinsdag 12 januari 2021 om 07:12:58 UTC+1 schreef James:
On 10/1/21 5:53 am, N8N wrote:
On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 1:47:09 PM UTC-5, N8N wrote:
time to retape... for some reason today I felt like playing with my
Cannondale... I don't remember what bar tape is on it but it's
literally disintegrating. Meanwhile, the Velox cloth tape on my
Trek that I put on there when I "restomodded" it years and many
miles ago (that is undoubtedly older than the tape on the
Cannondale) is a faded tan color (was black when I put it on LOL)
but is in fine shape otherwise.

Is it wrong to put cloth tape on a "modern" (sheeeit, it's gotta be
close to 15 years old now) bike?

I see searching that now there are options. When I built the Trek,
the only game there was was Velox Tressostar, of which I'm
obviously a big fan, but wish that a roll was just a tiny bit
longer. Now I see there's "Newbaum's" as the first thing that comes
up searching for cloth bar tape. Opinions?

Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and
use what I know works?

After searching for reviews of Newbaum's I saw mention of the tape
that I used on the Cannondale that jogged my memory, it is Fizik. I
liked how it felt fine, but it did curl up on the edges unlike
cloth.

Where I ride the bitumen is rough and the weather is often warm and
humid. I've found Lizard Skin bar tape is good for my riding conditions.

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/lizard-...oducte=9829393

--
JS

I used that tape after installing new cables on one of my bikes. Nice thick tape that is very easy to wrap. A little expensive but I think it will last a long time.


Lou

On 1/9/2021 10:47 AM, N8N wrote:

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Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and use what I know works?

Foam grips are making a comeback. I remember these from the 1970's.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AO5K42. You can put bar tape over the
foam grips to keep them from deteriorating. You'll need two sets of bar
tape due to the added thickness of the foam
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AO5K42.

On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:50:48 AM UTC-8, wrote:
Op dinsdag 12 januari 2021 om 07:12:58 UTC+1 schreef James:
On 10/1/21 5:53 am, N8N wrote:
On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 1:47:09 PM UTC-5, N8N wrote:
time to retape... for some reason today I felt like playing with my
Cannondale... I don't remember what bar tape is on it but it's
literally disintegrating. Meanwhile, the Velox cloth tape on my
Trek that I put on there when I "restomodded" it years and many
miles ago (that is undoubtedly older than the tape on the
Cannondale) is a faded tan color (was black when I put it on LOL)
but is in fine shape otherwise.

Is it wrong to put cloth tape on a "modern" (sheeeit, it's gotta be
close to 15 years old now) bike?

I see searching that now there are options. When I built the Trek,
the only game there was was Velox Tressostar, of which I'm
obviously a big fan, but wish that a roll was just a tiny bit
longer. Now I see there's "Newbaum's" as the first thing that comes
up searching for cloth bar tape. Opinions?

Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and
use what I know works?

After searching for reviews of Newbaum's I saw mention of the tape
that I used on the Cannondale that jogged my memory, it is Fizik. I
liked how it felt fine, but it did curl up on the edges unlike
cloth.

Where I ride the bitumen is rough and the weather is often warm and
humid. I've found Lizard Skin bar tape is good for my riding conditions.

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/lizard-...oducte=9829393

--
JS
I used that tape after installing new cables on one of my bikes. Nice thick tape that is very easy to wrap. A little expensive but I think it will last a long time.


Lou
Indeed, most of the copies do not stretch and you cannot get them to lie flat. In this case the expense is worth it.

On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:24:40 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:50:48 AM UTC-8, wrote:
Op dinsdag 12 januari 2021 om 07:12:58 UTC+1 schreef James:
On 10/1/21 5:53 am, N8N wrote:
On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 1:47:09 PM UTC-5, N8N wrote:
time to retape... for some reason today I felt like playing with my
Cannondale... I don't remember what bar tape is on it but it's
literally disintegrating. Meanwhile, the Velox cloth tape on my
Trek that I put on there when I "restomodded" it years and many
miles ago (that is undoubtedly older than the tape on the
Cannondale) is a faded tan color (was black when I put it on LOL)
but is in fine shape otherwise.

Is it wrong to put cloth tape on a "modern" (sheeeit, it's gotta be
close to 15 years old now) bike?

I see searching that now there are options. When I built the Trek,
the only game there was was Velox Tressostar, of which I'm
obviously a big fan, but wish that a roll was just a tiny bit
longer. Now I see there's "Newbaum's" as the first thing that comes
up searching for cloth bar tape. Opinions?

Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and
use what I know works?

After searching for reviews of Newbaum's I saw mention of the tape
that I used on the Cannondale that jogged my memory, it is Fizik. I
liked how it felt fine, but it did curl up on the edges unlike
cloth.

Where I ride the bitumen is rough and the weather is often warm and
humid. I've found Lizard Skin bar tape is good for my riding conditions.

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/lizard-...oducte=9829393

--
JS
I used that tape after installing new cables on one of my bikes. Nice thick tape that is very easy to wrap. A little expensive but I think it will last a long time.


Lou
Indeed, most of the copies do not stretch and you cannot get them to lie flat. In this case the expense is worth it.

I've had good luck with this mid-priced Arundel tape: https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...ar-tape?sg=500 On sale at BikeTires Direct (sister company of Western Bikeworks). One of the commenters on the site didn't like the repeating name graphic, but the graphic is basically a guide, and you wrap the tape so that you lap over the graphic. It's the same color as the tape, so if it peeks out, you can't see it. My bars look great, and the stuff is really durable, and it has a light-mid cushion feel and good wet weather grip. I'd buy again. The Lizard Skin and Fizik are nice, but the top end stuff is ungodly expensive. I'm done with cork. I blow through it, and its not great in rain.

-- Jay Beattie.

On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:59:51 AM UTC-8, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:24:40 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:50:48 AM UTC-8, wrote:
Op dinsdag 12 januari 2021 om 07:12:58 UTC+1 schreef James:
On 10/1/21 5:53 am, N8N wrote:
On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 1:47:09 PM UTC-5, N8N wrote:
time to retape... for some reason today I felt like playing with my
Cannondale... I don't remember what bar tape is on it but it's
literally disintegrating. Meanwhile, the Velox cloth tape on my
Trek that I put on there when I "restomodded" it years and many
miles ago (that is undoubtedly older than the tape on the
Cannondale) is a faded tan color (was black when I put it on LOL)
but is in fine shape otherwise.

Is it wrong to put cloth tape on a "modern" (sheeeit, it's gotta be
close to 15 years old now) bike?

I see searching that now there are options. When I built the Trek,
the only game there was was Velox Tressostar, of which I'm
obviously a big fan, but wish that a roll was just a tiny bit
longer. Now I see there's "Newbaum's" as the first thing that comes
up searching for cloth bar tape. Opinions?

Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and
use what I know works?

After searching for reviews of Newbaum's I saw mention of the tape
that I used on the Cannondale that jogged my memory, it is Fizik. I
liked how it felt fine, but it did curl up on the edges unlike
cloth.

Where I ride the bitumen is rough and the weather is often warm and
humid. I've found Lizard Skin bar tape is good for my riding conditions.

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/lizard-...oducte=9829393

--
JS
I used that tape after installing new cables on one of my bikes. Nice thick tape that is very easy to wrap. A little expensive but I think it will last a long time.


Lou
Indeed, most of the copies do not stretch and you cannot get them to lie flat. In this case the expense is worth it.
I've had good luck with this mid-priced Arundel tape: https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...ar-tape?sg=500 On sale at BikeTires Direct (sister company of Western Bikeworks). One of the commenters on the site didn't like the repeating name graphic, but the graphic is basically a guide, and you wrap the tape so that you lap over the graphic. It's the same color as the tape, so if it peeks out, you can't see it. My bars look great, and the stuff is really durable, and it has a light-mid cushion feel and good wet weather grip. I'd buy again. The Lizard Skin and Fizik are nice, but the top end stuff is ungodly expensive. I'm done with cork. I blow through it, and its not great in rain.
I've never seen Rubber Gecko. I might try it. Now because most of my bikes are using integrated bars, I only install the tape on the drops.

On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 1:59:51 PM UTC-5, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:24:40 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:50:48 AM UTC-8, wrote:
Op dinsdag 12 januari 2021 om 07:12:58 UTC+1 schreef James:
On 10/1/21 5:53 am, N8N wrote:
On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 1:47:09 PM UTC-5, N8N wrote:
time to retape... for some reason today I felt like playing with my
Cannondale... I don't remember what bar tape is on it but it's
literally disintegrating. Meanwhile, the Velox cloth tape on my
Trek that I put on there when I "restomodded" it years and many
miles ago (that is undoubtedly older than the tape on the
Cannondale) is a faded tan color (was black when I put it on LOL)
but is in fine shape otherwise.

Is it wrong to put cloth tape on a "modern" (sheeeit, it's gotta be
close to 15 years old now) bike?

I see searching that now there are options. When I built the Trek,
the only game there was was Velox Tressostar, of which I'm
obviously a big fan, but wish that a roll was just a tiny bit
longer. Now I see there's "Newbaum's" as the first thing that comes
up searching for cloth bar tape. Opinions?

Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and
use what I know works?

After searching for reviews of Newbaum's I saw mention of the tape
that I used on the Cannondale that jogged my memory, it is Fizik. I
liked how it felt fine, but it did curl up on the edges unlike
cloth.

Where I ride the bitumen is rough and the weather is often warm and
humid. I've found Lizard Skin bar tape is good for my riding conditions.

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/lizard-...oducte=9829393

--
JS
I used that tape after installing new cables on one of my bikes. Nice thick tape that is very easy to wrap. A little expensive but I think it will last a long time.


Lou
Indeed, most of the copies do not stretch and you cannot get them to lie flat. In this case the expense is worth it.
I've had good luck with this mid-priced Arundel tape: https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...ar-tape?sg=500 On sale at BikeTires Direct (sister company of Western Bikeworks). One of the commenters on the site didn't like the repeating name graphic, but the graphic is basically a guide, and you wrap the tape so that you lap over the graphic. It's the same color as the tape, so if it peeks out, you can't see it. My bars look great, and the stuff is really durable, and it has a light-mid cushion feel and good wet weather grip. I'd buy again. The Lizard Skin and Fizik are nice, but the top end stuff is ungodly expensive. I'm done with cork. I blow through it, and its not great in rain.

-- Jay Beattie.

Might have to try that. I liked the Fizik but it's literally disintegrating, although really it must be 6-7 years old now and the last couple years that bike was in an unconditioned storage locker.

Now I guess let's try another question. I like taping from the ends up, although that means by necessity I will have to finish the tape with electrical tape or similar at the stem. My reasoning for doing so is that when I'm on the drops, my hands will not be trying to curl up the exposed edges of the tape. Arguments for doing it the other way?

On Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 9:29:51 AM UTC-5, N8N wrote:
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 1:59:51 PM UTC-5, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:24:40 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:50:48 AM UTC-8, wrote:
Op dinsdag 12 januari 2021 om 07:12:58 UTC+1 schreef James:
On 10/1/21 5:53 am, N8N wrote:
On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 1:47:09 PM UTC-5, N8N wrote:
time to retape... for some reason today I felt like playing with my
Cannondale... I don't remember what bar tape is on it but it's
literally disintegrating. Meanwhile, the Velox cloth tape on my
Trek that I put on there when I "restomodded" it years and many
miles ago (that is undoubtedly older than the tape on the
Cannondale) is a faded tan color (was black when I put it on LOL)
but is in fine shape otherwise.

Is it wrong to put cloth tape on a "modern" (sheeeit, it's gotta be
close to 15 years old now) bike?

I see searching that now there are options. When I built the Trek,
the only game there was was Velox Tressostar, of which I'm
obviously a big fan, but wish that a roll was just a tiny bit
longer. Now I see there's "Newbaum's" as the first thing that comes
up searching for cloth bar tape. Opinions?

Any more modern styles I should look at or just say screw it and
use what I know works?

After searching for reviews of Newbaum's I saw mention of the tape
that I used on the Cannondale that jogged my memory, it is Fizik. I
liked how it felt fine, but it did curl up on the edges unlike
cloth.

Where I ride the bitumen is rough and the weather is often warm and
humid. I've found Lizard Skin bar tape is good for my riding conditions.

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/lizard-...oducte=9829393

--
JS
I used that tape after installing new cables on one of my bikes. Nice thick tape that is very easy to wrap. A little expensive but I think it will last a long time.


Lou
Indeed, most of the copies do not stretch and you cannot get them to lie flat. In this case the expense is worth it.
I've had good luck with this mid-priced Arundel tape: https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...ar-tape?sg=500 On sale at BikeTires Direct (sister company of Western Bikeworks). One of the commenters on the site didn't like the repeating name graphic, but the graphic is basically a guide, and you wrap the tape so that you lap over the graphic. It's the same color as the tape, so if it peeks out, you can't see it. My bars look great, and the stuff is really durable, and it has a light-mid cushion feel and good wet weather grip. I'd buy again. The Lizard Skin and Fizik are nice, but the top end stuff is ungodly expensive. I'm done with cork. I blow through it, and its not great in rain.

-- Jay Beattie.
Might have to try that. I liked the Fizik but it's literally disintegrating, although really it must be 6-7 years old now and the last couple years that bike was in an unconditioned storage locker.

Now I guess let's try another question. I like taping from the ends up, although that means by necessity I will have to finish the tape with electrical tape or similar at the stem. My reasoning for doing so is that when I'm on the drops, my hands will not be trying to curl up the exposed edges of the tape. Arguments for doing it the other way?

I just looked it up and they sell a Rubber Gecko and also a "Synth Gecko" I'm assuming you used the former?