handlebar tape question

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Originally Posted by kmehrzad

I want to try this weave pattern sometime. I think it's such a cool look. I'll wait until it's time to change one of my bike's handlebar tape, though.

http://www.wastedlife.org/bike/harlequin/index.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9180352...9075289/page2/

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that looks great :)

It is not that hard at all. and once it clicks how to do the curves...you are golden. I did my bars the other day with my flower tape. It was my first attempt and it turned out really well. I just left the original tape on one side while I did the other so that I could look at it. The only thing is that I didn't leave enough tape to tuck inside the bar under the bar ends. Must have done a good job because hubs asked me to do his tape last night.

For your first time applying bar tape, use a tape that doesn't have an adhesive backing. Then if you mess up, you don't risk ripping the tape when you unwrap. One with a gel strip on the back will be tacky enough to keep from slipping without needing adhesive.

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Originally Posted by Becky

If it's a re-wrap with existing tape (like you unwrapped part-way to move a shifter) ... it takes me longer.

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:D It's much quicker and easier for me to re-wrap with existing tape, because it has the indentations and possibly the dirt to show me exactly where to overlap, and it's already stretched to conform exactly to the bars.