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This is how it's done
He's done that before.
you dont even need to be that careful, if you make a mess of it, unwind it and do it again.
and again
and start from the stem and wrap down, like i did on my racer when i was 11
whats with the sticky backed bar tape shops love to sell these days.
If its wrapped correctly theres no need to have it stuck down , annoys the tits out of me since you cant reuse it 😉
the tape on my roadie - profile cork with no adhesive has been on my bike since 2009 - and its done a power of miles.
Wrapping the wrong way is considered neater amongst purists
As Herman says, if you start at the top and end at the bottom of the drop you dont need any finishing tape so it actually looks neater.
I'm a recent road convert so only taped a few bars, but I found wheel building simpler to get right than bar taping (my first wheel was perfect, my first bars an abomination to my OCD tendencies).
And yes you can re-wrap the same tape.
Nice vid here on how how to wrap, direction change about hoods also means that that hands naturally tighten on the drops and the tops - also no need for those little bits behind the hoods.