I use white vinyl bike ribbon tape on a couple of bikes and I like them. I don't necessarily spend time keeping them looking like new. In fact, I prefer the slightly soiled look on most light colored bar tapes. I think it adds character to the bike. I don't like anything that looks brand new.
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07-18-2007, 07:52 PM #1
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07-18-2007, 08:42 PM #2
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I've gotten super-geeky with my new Surly Cross Check, loving the fact that EVERYTHING is black. Even the bar tape. I've never had black bar tape before. (just got black-n-yellow Ortlieb panniers today. I figure the yellow is a safety accent!
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My Trek 420 was lovely blue with white bar tape, and I kept white bar tape for years. Loved it! I think it was a spongey/corky tape, and it did get dirty, but not too bad. And it looked gooooooooood on the blue bike!"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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07-19-2007, 02:14 AM #3
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White bar tape seems very trendy at the moment...
I prefer black myself, or black speckled with the coloour of the bike.
One of my sons has a red Scorpio and he has red/black bar tape (and red tyres)
Another son has a green Giant with green/black bar tape (and, of course, green tyres)
Both bikes look zeer smart
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07-19-2007, 07:17 AM #4
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You know, I've been noticing that watching the TdF...everyone seems to have white! Now I'm not feeling so 'different' anymore.
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07-19-2007, 12:13 PM #5
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Yup... that's what we noticed too...
LOTS of white at the TdF
Funny how people are influenced by fashion though... white is appearing on some of the bikes in our local club already (on bars that didn't need retaping).
If you like white, then go for it... the fad will go and then you'll look different again.
I have never been one to follow fashion "just because". In the late 70's I never wore a mini skirt "just because" they were in fashion again... I don't like my knees and I always wear mid-calf to ankle length skirts cause I like them.
That should be your guiding idea... if your bike looks purty and sweeeet... then white it must be, because thats the tape you like best.
Gargh... I'm waffling now! Hope you get what I'm trying to say...Last edited by RoadRaven; 07-19-2007 at 12:15 PM.
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07-20-2007, 04:53 PM #6
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Of course GLC your Terry would look fabulous with a blue like I put on my Cannondale! I love the blue because it is different. You're different because you just don't see many Terry bikes.
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07-22-2007, 03:17 AM #7
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Funny how fashions come and go. My white-tape bike was about 10 years ago...
(it came with white tape. my older bike -late 1980's- had white tape with purple and blue speckles in it.)"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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