I'm thinking of trying leather bar tape and found this thread. Any opinions on Berthoud vs. Handlebra? http://www.wallbike.com/berthoud/handlebars-stems-seatposts/berthoud-leatherline-bar-tape http://handlebra.com/
Thanks, David G, Madison, WI On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:56 AM, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com>wrote: > Long ago, when I had my dark green Bombadil, I used Newbaum's green tape > (sold by Riv) and amber shellac that I prepared myself. The color was > gorgeous and it would have been a great match for the green Sackville bags. > You can see a close-up here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/orthie251/4530205372/in/set-72157622958472288 > > Right now I've switched to Bullmoose bars on almost all my bikes and love > the ergonomic PDW leather grips. However, for the last year+ I've been > using honey Brooks leather tape and love it. Also tried the natural Berhoud > tape and love how it looks. On my old pre-Riv days, the bar tape I > preferred the most was the Fizik; in fact, when I got my AHH I first used > Fizik tape on it. Photo here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/orthie251/3978138456/in/set-72157622508702300 > > René > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Smitty-A-Go-Go <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I love that for relatively cheaply ($10-$35) I can change out bar tape >> and not only change the look of my bikes I can change the feel too. I've >> tried the Newbaums and Soma tapes from Riv. I've got a couple rolls of >> their Japanese tape sitting on my parts shelf for future use. I've also >> tried a rubbery type tape with Bontrager branding. I haven't disliked any >> of the tapes I've tried, and I've kind of enjoyed their differences. >> >> I think the next 2 on my list to pick up are Fizik Microtex and >> Lizardskins DSP. >> >> I would be interested to hear from anyone who's used either of these >> regarding if/how/why you liked them. >> >> Does anyone have a bar tape that they particularly love? >> >> In the spirit of elevating my bag-matcher status... has anyone tried to >> match bar tape to their green Sackville bags? I assume green cloth wrap + a >> few coats of amber shellac would get reasonably close. >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
