Unmatched bar tape?

Andymaxy
Andymaxy Posts: 197
edited March 2018 in Road buying advice
Hey y'all, thinking about adding a bit of style to my race bike, I had this idea to use bar tapes of different color on the left/right side of the bar(same tape just different color). I've never seen anyone do this, what do u guys think about it. Crazy, genius, stupid, or whatever?

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  • lincolndave
    lincolndave Posts: 9,441
    It’s your bike do what ever you want, there’s a couple of cyclists around Lincoln who have different coloured tape on their bars, personally I prefer one colour
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Do you also wear odd socks?
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Sounds cool - do it. Slightly different, but quirky, stands you out from the rest.

    Go for it.
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  • pblakeney
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    You won't be the first, but it is fairly rare. Do as you please.
    If someone says you shouldn't, they are a knob. If someone mentions rules, they are a knob of greater magnitude.
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  • drlodge
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    PBlakeney wrote:
    You won't be the first, but it is fairly rare. Do as you please.
    If someone says you shouldn't, they are a knob. If someone mentions rules, they are a knob of greater magnitude.

    Reminds me of rule #19 and shutting their cake hole.


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  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    Its not for me but it'll help you find your bike at the cafe easier. Lighter colour tape will look older than darker.
  • joey54321
    joey54321 Posts: 1,297
    Its really not that revolutionary, I did it when I had to tape two bikes at once. Otherwise, it just means buying two packs in different colours.

    I think it's quite common in the pro peleton where they don't care about costs and have an endless supply of tape, more used for national champs or, for example, when riders have two jerseys (I can't remember who it was but someone was in yellow and green and the tour a few years ago, i believe they had one yellow and one green).
  • svetty
    svetty Posts: 1,904
    If you're using decent tape it does double the cost.....
    FFS! Harden up and grow a pair :D
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,485
    Svetty wrote:
    If you're using decent tape it does double the cost.....
    But you get two wraps.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Svetty wrote:
    If you're using decent tape it does double the cost.....
    But you get two wraps.

    And it would also double the cost if you used indecent tape! Though you'd still get two wraps. Otherwise, it's not a bad comment! :D
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,485
    Rolf F wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Svetty wrote:
    If you're using decent tape it does double the cost.....
    But you get two wraps.

    And it would also double the cost if you used indecent tape! Though you'd still get two wraps. Otherwise, it's not a bad comment! :D
    The concept of indecent tape amuses me. :lol:
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
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  • svetty
    svetty Posts: 1,904
    Rolf F wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Svetty wrote:
    If you're using decent tape it does double the cost.....
    But you get two wraps.

    And it would also double the cost if you used indecent tape! Though you'd still get two wraps. Otherwise, it's not a bad comment! :D

    Mea Culpa :D:D

    I was trying to convey that two tapes were - obviously - twice the cost and that if relatively high quality - aka 'decent' - tape was used this was likely to be expensive.
    FFS! Harden up and grow a pair :D

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