Unmatched bar tape?

Andymaxy

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?

lincolndave

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

Do you also wear odd socks?

Matthewfalle

Sounds cool - do it. Slightly different, but quirky, stands you out from the rest.

Go for it.

pblakeney

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.

drlodge

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.


I'll get me coat.

cooldad

As long as you have hipster beard to match.

fenix

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

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

If you're using decent tape it does double the cost.....

pblakeney

Svetty wrote:

If you're using decent tape it does double the cost.....

But you get two wraps.

rolf_f

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!

pblakeney

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!

The concept of indecent tape amuses me.

svetty

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!

Mea Culpa

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.