gel stick ons,,,,pah ..read this

[jim55]

i was in lidl seeing if they had any bike stuff left and seen these

and thought ,,hmmmm,,i wonder ,,if they would fit under bar tape (as i was gona get the fizik stuff but its 24£ or something and these were 1.79!!!)
so i bought them ,,upon returning home ,,i hatched a cunning plan ,,lol

i unwrapped the bar tape ,,cut the gel pads in half and fixed it on the bars

heres a pic of it in place fixed with a bit of electrical tape (not strictly needed as they are self adhesive but owing to the curve on the bars a bit of tape cant go wrong )

and the finished product ,,looks pretty normal (albeit a bit thicker on bits )feels crackin and obv a bit more padded

 

[stuwie]

Is that a Lidl Bike Stand as well

 

[ufkacbln]

Is that a Lidl Bike Stand as well

Looks quite a reasonable size to me!

 

[jim55]

Is that a Lidl Bike Stand as well

yep ,,,invaluable

 

[stuwie]

I have lidl Bike Stand and it's great

 

[Danny251]

Looks like a good job you done there mate and the stand is great isn't it!

 

[Rob3rt]

Good thinking.

Cheapest way I have found do get this sort of effect is to just save a bit of the old bar tape you are removing stick it along the length of the tops and drops then wrap the new tape over it.

 

[buggi]

thats a cool idea

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Did something similar to cushion the hoods. I cut open an old gel seat cover and cut up a couple of pieces of the gel. Rolled up hoods, inserted gel, rolled back hoods. Works a treat

 

[thistler]

Great idea! I'm trying the hood thing, too. Nice one.