Bar Tape

Diggabot

I'm planning on getting new bar tape... stick with white? Black? Or maybe red? Hive mind do your work!!!

Black. Doesn't show the dirt. Had white bar tape once, felt like I spent more time cleaning it than riding the bike!

pelevin

In my case at least white bar tape very quickly became dirty ever more off-white bar tape, so I'd go black or red.

denbatt

Black ftw.

One of my bikes is black and red, so I got red hood covers to break up the black.

07Lapierre

White...and keep it clean.

Grassey

Red makes you go faster.

BadCharlie

How to keep white Clean?

Diggabot

BadCharlie wrote: »

How to keep white Clean?

That's my problem... I gave the bike a good clean yesterday. Stripped it down, scrubbed it, lubed it and when I finished my bars were mocking me The white looks great initially though.

shaka

Black and get red or white hoods

07Lapierre

BadCharlie wrote: »

How to keep white Clean?

Do what the pros do....replace with new tape.

shaka

Cif will clean bar tape by the way

Rew

Black and red:

http://shop.lizardskins.com/collections/road/products/dsp-2-5mm-bar-tape-dual-color

ZiabR

Off topic i know but where did you get the bottle holders?

Diggabot

logik wrote: »

Off topic i know but where did you get the bottle holders?

I got them in Duff Cycles in Donaghmede, they're Bontrager RL cages.

ZiabR

Thanks for that.

letape

As already said - white and keep it clean!

Diggabot

I'm trying to imagine what it'd look like with black or red tape but I think white just looks better on the bike.

I think some better quality white tape is the way to go and just keep it clean.

Wishbone Ash

logik wrote: »

Off topic i know but where did you get the bottle holders?

Diggabot wrote: »

I got them in Duff Cycles in Donaghmede, they're Bontrager RL cages.

They look great when they're new but the red wears away very rapidly on the inside (becoming white).

Rew

I went with white and red a while back

Lawr

I assume that isn't a 3T fork on your 2.1. It looks as if you have done a few modifications, but I'm guessing that's a 2013 compact.

Diggabot

Lawr wrote: »

I assume that isn't a 3T fork on your 2.1. It looks as if you have done a few modifications, but I'm guessing that's a 2013 compact.

Haha yeah... There was a mark on the fork from a warning sticker that was buggin me so I put the 3T sticker over it :-) It's the 1.2 2013 compact. Have swapped out the stock Bontrager wheels, saddle, seat post & stem.

ZiabR

Not digging the red and white bar tape. I have white at the moment, think I will just go black next time around.

Diggabot

Went with white Prologo tape to match the saddle.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Diggabot wrote: »

Went with white Prologo tape to match the saddle.

I was looking at getting that same tape. Don you have any pictures of it fitted, thought maybe it would look to 'messy' with the print throughout it and that it would have to be wound perfectly even to look uniform on the bars?

Diggabot

CJC999 wrote: »

I was looking at getting that same tape. Don you have any pictures of it fitted, thought maybe it would look to 'messy' with the print throughout it and that it would have to be wound perfectly even to look uniform on the bars?

Hopefully fitting it tomorrow, I'll post a pic once it's done. The print is offset so it fingers crossed I can wrap it ok :-)

Brian?

Red, definitely red.

SRAM super cork to be specific

tom francy

sorry for offtopic but how do you find the cosmics was thinking of a cheap enough upgrade from stock wheels

letape

Good choice Diggabot

Diggabot

tom francy wrote: »

sorry for offtopic but how do you find the cosmics was thinking of a cheap enough upgrade from stock wheels

I like them, they're not the lightest wheels out there but they're a big improvement on the Bontrager wheels that came with the bike. They roll well too. If you're used to a shallower rim you'll feel them in crosswind though.

Diggabot

So first ever attempt at wrapping my bars. I'm happy :-)

t'bear

Your Garmin is switched off :-) Looking good on the bars