Handlebar Tape inner tube question

[steve451]

Anyway I was looking at putting some new gel/cork handlebar tape on and thought it seemed quite pricey, £7 for the cheapest stuff that looks ok , while researching how to put the tape on, I came across this little gem on Youtube

Recycled bicycle tube handle bar wrap

Thought I would give it a try, then double wrap with some much cheaper thin ribbon to make it look nice - just wondered if anyone had tried this and if there is a downside ?

 

[steve451]

Ah, just noticed the comments on the video !

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Ifs been very many years since I brought handlebar tape, I use electrical tape, the cheap stuff you by in the local market, it works a treat.

 

[rualexander]

The guy in the video wraps it the wrong way, should start from the bar end and work towards the stem.

 

[buggi]

i think it would be ok for some nice cushioning under cheap tape.

 

[buggi]

The guy in the video wraps it the wrong way, should start from the bar end and work towards the stem.

he said it doesn't slip coz its rubber so ok to do it that way.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

i think it would be ok for some nice cushioning under cheap tape.

..especially when you inflate the tube

 

[montage]

You're taking advice of a guy with that haircut....

....he also sounds like he is trying to give the handlebars an orgasm

 

[Gravity Aided]

Yes, I have tried it, and you get the same results from handlebar tape without the hassle. Better to show them how it is done correctly. Do not want to mislead todays' youth with incorrect bar wrapping procedure and unsound materials and methods. I am siding with Montage on the haircut, as with the rest.

 

[Tim Hall]

Haircut - watch it to the end. It's a syrup.

Re the direction of wrapping, whether it slips or not, it's the wrong way. Starting at the stem means the layers are, umm, layered so they'll tend ruffle up through use.

 

[Grayduff]

Simple answer...YES it works..for me that is :=)

 

[Dusty Bin]

You can buy proper bar tape for a fiver....

 

[raindog]

the hair - unbelievable

 

[Gravity Aided]

I like how he tells us all this like we are four years old.

 

[thegravestoneman]

Oh dear!