newbie ?: can you use grip tape on mtnbike bars?

[ikkin]

hi there, this might be totally silly, but i just built up my new SC juliana last night, and i'm totally psyched!! the female in me wants to color coordinate the grips with my saddle, however, and i can't find grips in the color i want. can i just use road bar tape? will it work? any suggestions for application/how to?

thanks ladies!

nikki

[velogirl]

I wouldn't do it. With a mtn bike bar, you move your hands (while on the bar) in both directions (toward the bike and away from the bike). Not to mention movement from side to side. The bar tape would likely come unwrapped pretty quickly.

On a road bike, your tape just gets wound tighter as you ride because it's wrapped in the direction you put pressure on the bar.

Check with your LBS. Ask them to look at catalogues. You can find just about any color of grip -- shops just don't carry them in stock.

Congrats on your new bike!

[SalsaMTB]

I haven't done it, but people do! Here's a link with a picture

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2005...d=eatough_trek

Click on the picture on the right for a close up.

Also, have you checked out Oury grips? They come in quite a few different colors and are very comfy!

http://www.ourygrips.com/

[emily_in_nc]

hi there, this might be totally silly, but i just built up my new SC juliana last night, and i'm totally psyched!! the female in me wants to color coordinate the grips with my saddle, however, and i can't find grips in the color i want. can i just use road bar tape? will it work? any suggestions for application/how to?
nikki

Just out of interest, you have a colored saddle? What color? I love color and get so bored with black saddles. Whatcha got?

Thanks!
Emily

P.S. Welcome to Team Estrogen!

[bcipam]

Listen... don't chatchie the mountain bike up too much. Road bikes OK, mountain no.

Other ways to add some color - how about a Hope seat post clamp and in some pretty color and Hope Skewers instead of Bar Tape? No bar tape on MTBikes! Just wouldn't be right plus you really need the rubber grips for support.

My MTBikes are pretty dull I guess. One is Silver and black to which I added blue Hope Seat post clamp and skewers and the other bike is red which I added red seat post clamp and skewers. Enough bling, just enough for MTBing.

[fatbottomedgurl]

Well...
IMHO if you want to "chatchie" your bike- go ahead. My bike is yellow and red and I just put Panaracer Fire XC tires with red sidewalls on her- looks *****en'. I have a black Pedro seat bag with yellow piping, and my water bottle has a yellow cap. I'm not the pink type obviously.


Hmmm... the auto edit didn't like my 70's term. How about... beyotchen?

[SadieKate]

I, too, would think tape would come unwrapped quickly. Remember also that your mountain bike gets dirty. Sometimes basic washable rubber is good.

[SadieKate]

Salsa skewers come in colors and you can get seatpost collars to match.

http://www.speedgoat.com/product.asp...=260&brand=216