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Handlebar Tape with Padding

  • 27-06-2009 7:39pm
    #1
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi everybody,

    I have an old Peugeot Road bike. It is mainly white in colour, with white handlebar tape. However, this handlebar tape is just ribbon (I think) and therefore it doesn't really provide much more padding than if there wasn't any tape to begin with!

    Can anyone recommend good handlebar tape that has good padding and also looks good? In addition, would the handlebar tape have to be white if the bike is white? Would black handlebars look bizzare on a mainly white bike?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    This Deda tape is good, just missed the 30% discount I think. I got a few rolls a while back when they were doing it for £2 or something. You can also get BBB gel tape in any local bike shop which is decent. Fizik and Specialized do gel inserts too I believe which you can just wrap any tape over.


  • #3
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    Does the old tape have to be removed before applying the new one?

    Also, is it possible to cover the hoods with the tape? The tape that I have now stops short at the hoods. But my hoods have the brake cables coming out the top (if you know what I mean).


  • #4
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    **Timbuk2** wrote: »
    Does the old tape have to be removed before applying the new one?
    Generally you would but you can double-tape if you want more padding.
    Also, is it possible to cover the hoods with the tape? The tape that I have now stops short at the hoods. But my hoods have the brake cables coming out the top (if you know what I mean).
    Not really, you might be able to get some sort of rubberised cover or indeed just replace the brake levers (modern brake levers have rubberised hoods.) Brake levers are not particularly expensive, indeed I have a spare pair I would let go for a tenner.


  • #5
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    blorg wrote: »
    Generally you would but you can double-tape if you want more padding.

    Not really, you might be able to get some sort of rubberised cover or indeed just replace the brake levers (modern brake levers have rubberised hoods.) Brake levers are not particularly expensive, indeed I have a spare pair I would let go for a tenner.

    Thanks for the offer but I think I'll just keep the ones I have. The lack of tape on the hoods isn't really a problem I was just wondering whether it was possible to cover them.


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