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[Closed] bar tape dark side whats the skinny?

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Need to replace the bar tape on my road bike. Hows it done?
One tape cut in half or one tape a side?
Do you start from the inside or out side?
Left hand twist or right?
Blind folded, a few beers on bored and let fate decide the outcome.

All tips welcome...


 
Posted : 31/05/2010 2:00 pm
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loads of useful explanations on youtube.


 
Posted : 31/05/2010 2:03 pm
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tape you buy usually comes as two length, one per side. You may also have a couple of short lengths these are for the shifters.

Start from the end and work to the centre, the end plugs then make a neat finish. The tape that they supply for finishing at the centre is crap. use insulation tape instead.

One other detail, to make life easier use a few lengths of insulation tape to hold the cables in place before wrapping with bar tape.


 
Posted : 31/05/2010 2:22 pm
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did my first bars on friday. it went quite well.[/url]

i did the figure eight thing.


 
Posted : 31/05/2010 2:53 pm