Stormtroopers in Sainsbury's on Saturday

pinno

I wonder if it's made by a superb decal company...

pinno

For step:

keef66 wrote:

"Cripes! What's been gnawing at your bars??

The front light mounts. They are old Cinelli Criterium bars - seen a few miles (and bikes).

keef66 wrote:

I'm going to try the middle outwards next time. Looks a lot neater than my ham-fisted attempts with electrical tape.

That's the elegance of it.

keef66 wrote:

What happens at the other end though?

Leave yourself 2 to 2.5" over. Wrap the tape so that your continuing the wrapping as if the bars are still there. Push the excess into the hole. Make sure you have at least the width of the end to tuck in at the bottom. I undid some tape to show you - pics below.

keef66 wrote:

I have visions of that part looking ugly instead. Or do you do it in 2 parts; middle outwards to shifter, and bar end inwards to the shifter. Or is that seen as cheating?

No need and you don't want two ends flapping about. Place two strips of bar tape either side of the shifter. Pop the hoods into place and see if they are positioned right - i.e, covering what the tape won't. This allows you to adopt a kinder angle when continuing from the top to the bottom of the shifter.

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Complete with marks from the end plug:



Make sure it is neat before the end plug goes in:







You can see the triangles formed from wrapping the bar tape over the strips at the hoods:




Job done.

step83

Matthewfalle wrote:

cool and different - top work.

Thanks!

Pinno wrote:

Look at that cross over! :shock:

Not a smidge of chain rub either!

Big Harv wrote:

You like front QR on the right for any particular reason? Seriously nice bike however. 8)

Nope, my bad I have some "lighter" ones to whack on

Big Harv wrote:

And since we're now being picky, is that a decal with your name - just by seat post?

Indeed, do some racing locally at times, reminds me, I need to find my number holder

Pinno wrote:

I wonder if it's made by a superb decal company...

Pegatin 8)

Pinno wrote:

For step:

Danke kind sir, shall faff later, decorations to dig out the loft, I have some black cork tape which I think ill put on, I saw the tape this morning looked like gaffer tape still!

Matthewfalle

Pinno wrote:

For step:

keef66 wrote:

"Cripes! What's been gnawing at your bars??

The front light mounts. They are old Cinelli Criterium bars - seen a few miles (and bikes).

keef66 wrote:

I'm going to try the middle outwards next time. Looks a lot neater than my ham-fisted attempts with electrical tape.

That's the elegance of it.

keef66 wrote:

What happens at the other end though?

Leave yourself 2 to 2.5" over. Wrap the tape so that your continuing the wrapping as if the bars are still there. Push the excess into the hole. Make sure you have at least the width of the end to tuck in at the bottom. I undid some tape to show you - pics below.

keef66 wrote:

I have visions of that part looking ugly instead. Or do you do it in 2 parts; middle outwards to shifter, and bar end inwards to the shifter. Or is that seen as cheating?

No need and you don't want two ends flapping about. Place two strips of bar tape either side of the shifter. Pop the hoods into place and see if they are positioned right - i.e, covering what the tape won't. This allows you to adopt a kinder angle when continuing from the top to the bottom of the shifter.

Complete with marks from the end plug:



Make sure it is neat before the end plug goes in:







You can see the triangles formed from wrapping the bar tape over the strips at the hoods:




Job done.[/quote]

excellent post! cheers, ears

pinno

Step83 wrote:

Pegatin 8)

Never mind :roll:

step83

Pinno wrote:

Step83 wrote:

Pegatin 8)

Never mind :roll:

Show me the way of wise one!

veronese68

Methinks Piña needs to post a link to the great decal manufacturer thread, there might even be pictures by now. Then we could move onto the “do something!” thread.