New bar tape? ..colour help?

speedy641
speedy641 Posts: 89
edited April 2009 in Road buying advice
I need to replace my bar tape, (started coming off on the ride today)...any advice as which type to buy?


..also all you bike tarts...what colour, frame is a Condor, silver with yellow banding and logos, original stuff was a dark grey ( which looked good)?

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  • justresting
    justresting Posts: 292
    Don't know which tape but I'd go for same colour as saddle ( but Mrs Resting does say I'm a tad boring )
    ' From the sharks in the penthouse,
    to the rats in the basement,
    its not that far '
  • dombo6
    dombo6 Posts: 582
    Stella Azzura in yellow, to pick up the logo. Shows the dirt but at less than a tenner just change it every year. nobody sees the saddle when you're riding.
    Fizik do a tape which wipes clean - bloke in my club has white Fizik tape that always looks good
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Anything darker and not light, like white, cos you'l be forever cleaning the dirt off.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Either same colour as your saddle - balnced look, or matching the colour of your frame or other highlights. Fizik tape is very durable and the white stuff can be scrubbed clean - been using the same set for 4 years in all conditions. It turned green at one point having had a water bottle leak energy drink all over it whilost hanging in the garage!
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Poulsy
    Poulsy Posts: 155
    Really like the Pro and FSA gel tapes. FSA can be had quite cheaply too.

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