Cushioned bar tape

jimmyt-11
jimmyt-11 Posts: 119
edited August 2015 in Road buying advice
can anyone recommend some cushioned bar tape.

im looking to wrap it over the top of my current.

or on advice I may re-wrap...

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  • prhymeate
    prhymeate Posts: 795
    Fizik Performance tape is pretty good (3mm). You could always go the extra step of getting bar gel to go under the tape too, fizik and specialized do some, there are probably others. That's what I do personally, I much prefer that setup and then wearing gloves with no padding.
  • jimmyt-11
    jimmyt-11 Posts: 119
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19683836#p19683836]oxoman[/url] wrote:
    I use fizik, but you will need to tape extra at the bar end so the caps stay in if overwrapping like I did.

    can you explain a bit more please... do you mean wrap twice on the new tape? effectively making 3 players including the original?
  • jimmyt-11
    jimmyt-11 Posts: 119
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19683907#p19683907]oxoman[/url] wrote:
    Because you are double wrapping you need to wrap some insulation tape around the ends as the double thickness makes it hard to finish off. I.e next to the stem and at the bar ends. Easy enough to do and makes it more comfortable in my opinion.


    ah got you, thanks. I was thinking at the other end where you would push the plug in. I would deffo use some tape. possibly then finish off with the branded tape depending on the look.

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