Quote Originally Posted by sgtiger View Post
I think the Cinelli cork might be a good alternative to the Brooks tape, especially for the pocket book because I have so much gear to buy still, you know-fenders, racks, panniers, whatever else I might actually need as opposed to all the fun stuff. That will just have to wait.
I've been trying to find an alternative to the leather tape. On bikeforum, someone mentioned that you could get tan or yellow cloth tape and then use amber shellac on it. has anyone tried this?

I also found this tape from soma, and was wondering if the brown would be close, also.

Soma Tape