Bar tape

[Jason.T]

I was picking a few bits up from my lbs yesterday and was looking at one of the cube's (not sure what model)

Anyway the first thing I noticed was the bar tape was very thick and very padded, really comfortable to hold

I'm looking at changing my bar tape soon and would like to get something like this, the one on the cube was made by cube as it had the word cube indented on the tape

It was literally like holding pipe lagging it was so thick and comfortable

Anyone know of any bar tape like this thick and spongey

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Specialized do a bar tape called Phat Wrap which has gel pads that go under the tape, and also Roubaix tape which is gel backed, could it be either of them?

 

[NormanD]

Specialized do a bar tape called Phat Wrap which has gel pads that go under the tape,

I second that

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Actually, I just did a google search and found this:
http://www.tweekscycles.com/components/handlebar-tape/cube-grip-control-tape

Which looks like it could be the Cube version of the Phat Wrap.

 

[KneesUp]

Or you could just use pipe lagging and some duck tape for a 'rat' look

 

[John the Canuck]

it's called gel tape
got mine from tredz
complete with 'finishing tape' [ a 6'' sticky strip which locks the last turn] and 2 bar end plugs

 

[Jason.T]

Nice one guys, will be ordering some soon

 

[Bryony]

I've got specialized roubaix tape on mine, that's nicely padded, very comfortable.

 

[Kies]

i have fizik on mine - much thicker and more comfortable than the standard "Giant" tape

 

[Grayduff]

+1 for fisik, great tape although a bit harder to put on than Spesh roubaix tape..

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Nice one guys, will be ordering some soon

Just a word of caution, I found the Phat Wrap gel inserts made the bars a little too thick in that it affected the comfort in my hands, whereas the Roubaix tape has been excellent - plenty of padding and no real noticeable difference in thickness, if that makes sense.

 

[Stu Plows]

I just wrapped one of mine with two tapes once...

Soon got rid, weren't for me.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

it's called gel tape
got mine from tredz
complete with 'finishing tape' [ a 6'' sticky strip which locks the last turn] and 2 bar end plugs

I always thought the art was to start near the stem and work toward the ends, doing away with the need for tape to finish off as you tuck the remainder in using the end plugs, easier to remove brake levers as well.

 

[Rob3rt]

I always thought the art was to start near the stem and work toward the ends, doing away with the need for tape to finish off as you tuck the remainder in using the end plugs, easier to remove brake levers as well.

If you do it that way, then the tape will roll over at the edges or slide down the bar and get ragged a lot quicker. Start at the end of the bar and work up and toward the stem.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

If you do it that way, then the tape will roll over at the edges or slide down the bar and get ragged a lot quicker. Start at the end of the bar and work up and toward the stem.

Never as.