Help identifying bar tape

[vickster]

it came on a 2020 Bacchetta Corsa recumbent

Have you asked the manufacturer what they use?

 

[Paulus]

Genius, why did I never think if that

Like me, I have always started at the bottom and worked upwards.

 

[fossyant]

TBH, I don't understand why this isn't the normal way to do it? I've done it 4 or 5 times now and never had any issues, other than falling off a few weeks later and tearing said new tape

Depends on the tape - I've had some tape 'lift' at the edges taped top to bottom due to hand grip on the hood/tops or drops - I do it bottom to top now

 

[T4tomo]

Genius, why did I never think if that

there is a potential downside that due to the overlaps facing the way they do, they can get rubbed on the curve above the hood, depending on how you hold your bars. That was the way the old cloth tape was always wrapped. It does look neat though

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Ignore the comment about not using yellow tape. Black is a bit dull, and an alternate colour matching your bike colour scheme can brighten it up and look good.

 

[cougie uk]

Nothing worse than grubby bar tape. Black is the way.

 

[T4tomo]

best of both worlds, colour matched to the bike but keeps clean and isn't boring.

dark tan leather leather on the vintage bikes though

and for some reason I have fluorescent green on my green gravel / tourer bike. Questionable taste but at least I dont lose the bike in crowded cafe......

 

[Mike_P]

Like me, I have always started at the bottom and worked upwards.

Problem is a lot of bar tapes are not that long and starting at the bottom means it's not such a problem when it runs out. Starting at the top can mean the need to undo and start again.

 

[DCLane]

+1 to wrapping like @I like Skol . No unsightly black tape in the middle. It does have to be wrapped tightly though to not come loose.

 

[T4tomo]

+1 to wrapping like @I like Skol . No unsightly black tape in the middle. It does have to be wrapped tightly though to not come loose.

on my bikes with bar end shifters, I use a "hidden" piece of insulation tape on the taper edge where you start wrapping, which then gets wrapped over to assist with preventing the starting end coming loose. The self adhesive centre strip should then hold the rest in place..

 

[Dogtrousers]

Alternatively, do it the way I do and start the wrap at the middle and work outwards with the finishing end trapped by the bar end plug. Works for me and gives a tidy, tape-free finish.

Eeeek. This thread may explode into a war between the start-at-the-middlers and the start-at-the-enders now!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Nothing worse than grubby bar tape. Black is the way.

Clean your hands before riding

 

[newts]

Eeeek. This thread may explode into a war between the start-at-the-middlers and the start-at-the-enders now!

Wrap from the top down if you have disc brakes, bar ends upwards with rim brakes. 😎

 

[Dogtrousers]

Wrap from the top down if you have disc brakes, bar ends upwards with rim brakes. 😎

And one side of each way if you have tubeless tyres.

 

[vickster]

Nothing worse than grubby bar tape. Black is the way.

My tape doesn’t get grubby though. I avoid that cheap cork stuff however!