Best quality bar tape?

Anonymous
Anonymous Posts: 79,666
edited July 2007 in Workshop
I bought a roll of SILVA cork handlebar tape (zebra pattern) for my fixie a month ago. However, I am not impressed with the quality of the tape, the pattern has already worn away to plain white cork.
I like the zebra pattern and notice CINELLI do a similar pattern. Is the cork cinelli tape any better or does that also wear away just as fast?

Anybody got any other decent bar tape brand recommendations?

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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Cinelli cork ribbon is excellent - although I do use either light blue or black (depending upon bike) and it easily scrubs clean. Worth giving the quality tape a try !
  • nun
    nun Posts: 434
    xroads wrote:
    I bought a roll of SILVA cork handlebar tape (zebra pattern) for my fixie a month ago. However, I am not impressed with the quality of the tape, the pattern has already worn away to plain white cork.
    I like the zebra pattern and notice CINELLI do a similar pattern. Is the cork cinelli tape any better or does that also wear away just as fast?

    Anybody got any other decent bar tape brand recommendations?

    What about Brooks leather bar tape, I use it on all my bikes and love it
  • dreamlx10
    dreamlx10 Posts: 235
    "...for my fixie."

    You mean "FIXED" of course, an easy mistake to make.
  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    I saw some Stella Azzurra tape www.stellaazzurra.com/Handle-bar-tape/Eleganza.php
    in Cyclefit today. Don't know if it's any good but they are a very chi chi boutique with a limited range of pricey stuff. So if they sell it, either it's great or it has a 300% profit margin.
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Fi'z'ik grip tape is pretty good - hard wearing and scrubs up clean if required
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • aarw
    aarw Posts: 448
    Eurostar wrote:
    I saw some Stella Azzurra tape www.stellaazzurra.com/Handle-bar-tape/Eleganza.php
    in Cyclefit today. Don't know if it's any good but they are a very chi chi boutique with a limited range of pricey stuff. So if they sell it, either it's great or it has a 300% profit margin.

    This is by far the best tape i've used to date, a bit more pricey but well... it's only an extra £5 or so. given the value of most bikes, it's hardly that much of a blow out.. :? :? :roll:
  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    I think I'll get some. Have read several very good reviews of it on the web, like this one. http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/artic ... 2344931332 And it looks classy. I had some really thick Specialized Body Geometry stuff before - a bit of a pain in the arras and plug ugly. And only in black.
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  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    Eurostar wrote:
    I think I'll get some. Have read several very good reviews of it on the web, like this one. http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/artic ... 2344931332 And it looks classy. I had some really thick Specialized Body Geometry stuff before - a bit of a pain in the arras and plug ugly. And only in black.

    yeah - I;ve got the BG stuff in black at the moment and it looks like crap - I only wanted the BG gel pads (which I do like - I like the feeling of a thick bar)

    Anyway - I do like the cinelli 'gel' bar tape which is very good quality, easy to fit and stays looking good for a while.

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