putting on bar tape

[yello]

I got around to putting the new bars (nitto noodles) on my pompino this afternoon. I was a little apprehensive about the bar tape so I read 3 different sets of instructions, read mickle's advice from here on the forum and then very slowly and carefully started the job.

The first side went okay but I thought I was making a right pig's ear of the 2nd side... but it all turned out okay and looks good enough. It wasn't as difficult as I was fearing.

The odd thing was that I thought I'd have loads of tape. They are only 40cm bars and there should have been enough tape for bigger bars. I only overlapped around a third, though I had considered making it more. Just as well I didn't because I only just had enough, I could have even done with a couple of cm more. Still, all done, looks okay and it wasn't too difficult.

 

[jimboalee]

Photo please.

 

[yello]

what? and risk ruining my sense of achievement! no way!

I'll see what I can do tomorrow....

 

[Steve Austin]

I haven't got the patience. The missus does mine, and bloody good job of it she does too

 

[jayce]

done mine last week on my dolan white fair play looked at the bike tutor then give it a go found it easy

 

[John the Monkey]

I've done a couple of sets now - Fizik tape is good for length, I find - I could have wrapped my bars right to the clamp if I'd wanted too. 'Course, it's a bugger if someone runs into the back of you a month later, sending the bike across the tarmac and ruining your work... :/

 

[HLaB]

I wrapped my first bars a few months back, I had plenty of tape length wise (I've only 40cm bars too); what I did find hard was getting the bar end cap to stay in at first. I did need to tighten the tape after a few rides as a gap appeared one segment on each side but after that it seems to have been fine. And I decided to recable my brakes which gave me more practice. I followed the bike tutor's guide and a few books.

 

[02GF74]

argghh - i hate that job, I need to make a bout 3 or 4 attempts until it is nicely wrapped with just a couple of cm left spare.

 

[mickle]

I bloody loves wrapping bars me!

 

[yello]

I need to make a bout 3 or 4 attempts until it is nicely wrapped with just a couple of cm left spare.

Only the once for me - unwrap back to the hood and rewrap. I honestly thought I'd have loads left.

 

[Dave5N]

I bloody loves wearing bras me!

Me too!

 

[HLaB]

Me too!

I had to double check what he actually said

 

[palinurus]

I tore some nice white cork tape while installing it the other day. Bit too much tension applied there.

 

[mondobongo]

I found the Bike Tutor vid really good and enjoyed doing a job I thought would drive me mad.