Handlebar tape.

[Bicycle]

I am hugely amused by the series of links of which the below covers bar tape.

I'm not sure what tickles me so much about these folk, but it may be that they seem not to take it too seriously and not to have had too much sleep.

I also find the delivery helpful.

It may be an acquired taste, but it does tell you how to do it.



View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sUYSlueBtw

 

[ayceejay]

I didn't find it easy at all the first time. What I did was covered the area to be taped with top quality insulation tape (shiny) then started at the top winding away from riding position, I used the same insulation tape to fix the start and trimmed the end so that the bar stop would hold it neatly. I imagine you could double up on the bar tape if you needed more padding.

 

[Gav2000]

I didn't find it easy at all the first time. What I did was covered the area to be taped with top quality insulation tape (shiny) then started at the top winding away from riding position, I used the same insulation tape to fix the start and trimmed the end so that the bar stop would hold it neatly. I imagine you could double up on the bar tape if you needed more padding.

You seem to be doing it the wrong way round;

You should start at the bottom of the drops and use the end plug to push an overlapping wrap of tape up into the handlebar to secure that end.

Then wrap up the bar to the tops, cut the tape at an angle at the required end point and secure this end with a couple of loops of electrical tape (the short lengths they give you with the handlebar tape are useless).

The extra bits of handlebar tape need to go around the bar near the brakes and be covered by the tape you're wrapping, they help to help fully cover the brake clamp area).

It does take patience to get it neat but anyone should be able to do it.

Gav.