2:51 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: [RBW] Cotton Bar Tape - To Pad, Or Not
Just ordered some TRP levers and while installing them I'm going to try cotton
bar tape with shellac on my Heron. Having always ridden cork bar tape, I'm
inclined to go with some sort of padding but wanted t
I've taken a no-padding approach for my cotton bar tape for the last several
years. I think I prefer the smaller diameter. It seems I get more finger
wrap-around and more grip with less squeeze. So maybe my hands are more
relaxed. Just a theory. It was cloth tape exclusively on my drop bars
I like to wrap with parachute cord first.
-Kai
Brooklyn NY
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Thanks Eric. That's pretty much what I'm leaning towards - cheap cork tape
under cotton.
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I have my Albastache bars set up with cotton tape over generic cork tape. I
really like this setup: the diameter is good, the amount of squishiness is
just right, and I like the texture and appearance of the plain cotton as it
fades and wears.
Eric
On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:51 AM, Frank Conway
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Just ordered some TRP levers and while installing them I'm going to try cotton
bar tape with shellac on my Heron. Having always ridden cork bar tape, I'm
inclined to go with some sort of padding but wanted to see what works for
others.
So, if you use cotton tape, do you pad underneath, and i
