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Taping

  • 08-05-2009 9:49am
    #1
    bananamansgay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭


    story all.....

    I bought some lovely new white tape for my handle bars, the old tape was wrecked. putting it on tonight. never done it before, iv looked at a few videos on youtube on how to do it and looks easy enough. is there anything i should/shouldnt do when applying it? you know one of those things that only afterwards when its too late you think 'ah balls.... il have to remember to do/not to do that next time!!'

    Cheers


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  • #2
    interested
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭interested


    Link below might help and save you some time

    http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=71


  • #3
    short circuit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭short circuit


    Some have a self adhesive tape on the back ... do a dry run before taking the paper covering this off .. just to see how much stretch you need to get full coverage.


  • #4
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    A good video here

    http://bicycletutor.com/drop-handlebar-tape/


  • #5
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    It also depends on how OCD you are too. I spent 1H30 to tape my bars last time I did it. It had to be PERFECT. It is a condition ( Obcessive Compulsive Taping Disorder )that I have developped over the past couple of years ... as long as you know about it and your family supports you, you will lead a normal life. :pac:


  • #6
    bananamansgay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭bananamansgay


    cheers folks... will defny try a dry run before taking and adhesive tape off. thanks for the useful links too.

    its friday, its been a long week and i deserve a pint after work... but all i can think about is going home and taping up my handle bars in my lovely new white gel tape! my priorites have defny shifted over the last 12 months :)


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  • #7
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    Enjoy cleaning your new white bar tape!


  • #8
    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    petethedrummer wrote: »
    Enjoy cleaning your new white bar tape!

    Cif's yer only man!


  • #9
    CheGuedara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,031 ✭✭✭CheGuedara


    TinyExplosions wrote: »
    Cif's yer only man!

    +1!


  • #10
    72hundred
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭72hundred


    TinyExplosions wrote: »
    Cif's yer only man!
    CheGuedara wrote: »
    +1!

    Just regular Cif will do? Any special way of applying it?


  • #11
    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    72hundred wrote: »
    Just regular Cif will do? Any special way of applying it?

    With a cloth -just bog standard, wipe down your white tape with it and keep it gleaming


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