what type of WHITE bar tape to get?
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what type of WHITE bar tape to get?
Postby jeff_o » Tue May 31, 2011 10:22 am
White, blue and accent of red. The old bartape is carbon black. I don't find it matching so I was planning to put whites on it. What color do you guys think would match the bike better?
My dilemna with white is that cork white would trap dirty easily, leather synthetic white would yellow in time. Has anyone seen synthetic carbon white? What is a good white bar tape?
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Re: what type of WHITE bar tape to get?
Postby philip » Tue May 31, 2011 12:25 pm
I've got the cheap fizik bar tape on one of my bikes which stays very clean compared to the old "soft" type that it used to have.
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Re: what type of WHITE bar tape to get?
Postby jeff_o » Tue May 31, 2011 12:55 pm
lol really? is this related to the LA doping thingie during his stay with USPS? I got this from my friend in penrith. he had a couple of bikes and i saw this gathering dust so i bought it from him. it was really dusty at the beginning.philip wrote:I hear that the ebay servers are crumbling under the pressure by all those usps treks being sold recently
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Postby DanielS » Tue May 31, 2011 2:31 pm
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Postby boyracer » Tue May 31, 2011 3:11 pm
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Postby philip » Tue May 31, 2011 3:26 pm
haha no not really, you're right I was just joking regarding the LA happenings. I'm sure the bike is excellent, certainly looks good.jeff_o wrote:lol really? is this related to the LA doping thingie during his stay with USPS?
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Postby jeff_o » Tue May 31, 2011 5:26 pm
lol. i wish i pedal like LA if I ride a USPS bike. i don't mind to ride like him in his worse TDF performance.philip wrote:haha no not really, you're right I was just joking regarding the LA happenings. I'm sure the bike is excellent, certainly looks good.jeff_o wrote:lol really? is this related to the LA doping thingie during his stay with USPS?
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Postby Mulger bill » Tue May 31, 2011 6:09 pm
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Re: what type of WHITE bar tape to get?
Postby wombatK » Tue May 31, 2011 7:07 pm
my 'dale came with, and isn't easy to clean either. Very comfortable, but wouldn't buy again.
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Postby odd_omelette » Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:07 pm
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Re: what type of WHITE bar tape to get?
Postby aeroslave » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:23 am
odd_omelette wrote:My vote is for Lizard Skins DSP tape. Nice and grippy in the wet and without gloves also if you choose to do so.
+ on Lizard skins. Slightly more expensive but easy to clean without being slippery.
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Re: what type of WHITE bar tape to get?
Postby rustychisel » Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:19 pm
+ 1.Mulger bill wrote:I'd try to match the blue livery meself...
look at old photos and those bikes were commonly finished with middle blue bartape
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Re: what type of WHITE bar tape to get?
Postby schmidty » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:55 am
Most wrap it on so that the colour is showing, makes for a nice spiral pattern. I do it the other way so that only the colour stitching is showing.
Gives yout the white bar tape you want with just a hint of colour for accent. (comes in blue too)
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Re: what type of WHITE bar tape to get?
Postby fly spray » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:04 am
White cork tape cleans up well also with a good soapy scrub with a sponge.
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Postby schmidty » Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:53 pm
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