bar tape on wing bars

stueyc
stueyc Posts: 518
edited March 2008 in Workshop
how far should i go?

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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    All the way. (For me at least)

    Some people tape just past the hoods. What do you want it's your bike?
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  • robbarker
    robbarker Posts: 1,367
    Matter of personal preference but I see no point in more than the bare minimum to cover the area that you grip, then finish neatly with electrical tape.

    Like this:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/fe ... Ventus_LTD
  • stueyc
    stueyc Posts: 518
    im not fitting to tt bike...any pics of standard Rob?
  • robbarker
    robbarker Posts: 1,367
    edited March 2008
    When you said wing bars, I took this to mean aero TT bars.

    For normal drops, up to the change in width in the bars,

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id= ... PrincePink

    http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=71 is good for wrap technique.
  • rdaviesb
    rdaviesb Posts: 566
    Mine are taped just past the hoods. Just sort of ran out of patience after that......
  • stueyc
    stueyc Posts: 518
    you have a picture?
  • rdaviesb
    rdaviesb Posts: 566
    ...in t'morning.....
  • stueyc
    stueyc Posts: 518
    much appreciated
  • Mog Uk
    Mog Uk Posts: 964
    Just past the hoods for me....

    Oh go on then, another picture.....

    252385399_RMSUB-M-1.jpg
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  • stueyc
    stueyc Posts: 518
    very nice mog...very nice
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    stueyc wrote:
    very nice mog...very nice

    In the end Stuey, how you tape the bars is up to you. Mog has got some nice bars which hold his cables in place without the need of tape. I don't have anything to hold the cable in place on my wing bars after they leave the shifters, and I don't fancy the cables flapping around too much, so I tape all the way along.

    What sort of bars do you have Stuey?
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  • stueyc
    stueyc Posts: 518
    on order so not sure how they will work holding cables etc...itm wing lites....nothing in the same league as mogs but do like the tape just round the hoods
  • Mog Uk
    Mog Uk Posts: 964
    I think you need to go up to something like the Carbon ITM K-Sword bars to get the cable guides...
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Where'd you get your bars from Mog?
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  • Mog Uk
    Mog Uk Posts: 964
    They came from Aspire Velotech in the States.

    I was lucky, they were already on the bike when I got it........
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  • stueyc
    stueyc Posts: 518
    look the business mog...very sweet
  • Slow Downcp
    Slow Downcp Posts: 3,041
    stueyc wrote:
    on order so not sure how they will work holding cables etc...itm wing lites....nothing in the same league as mogs but do like the tape just round the hoods

    I took the ITM winglites off my Bianchi as I didn't find the flats comfortable at all. The tape stopped just past the hoods so the cables were hanging loose but wasn't a problem.
    Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos
  • stueyc
    stueyc Posts: 518
    what wasnt working for you to change them?
  • Slow Downcp
    Slow Downcp Posts: 3,041
    stueyc wrote:
    what wasnt working for you to change them?

    I just found the flat bar uncomfortable when riding on the tops - tried tilting at different angles but that then affects the angle of the drops.
    Maybe if they'd been taped all the way it'd have made a difference.
    Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos

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