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  • soma_rich
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    The cheap stuff that came on my B’twin is already very thin. So what stays plump and adds a bit of comfort? I have thick grips on my mountain bike I was hoping I could get a bit bigger on bar tape?
    this any good?
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=59631

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    Dunno.

    The thicker Bontrager stuff is very good though.

    turbo1397
    Free Member

    I use lizard skins dsp stuff.. expensive, but worth it i think..

    soma_rich
    Free Member

    The lizard skins dsp does keep coming up in reviews. Is it a gel type lining to it?

    FuzzyWuzzy
    Full Member

    Lizard Skins is quite nice, grippy even when wet and semi-cushioned. I use either that or Spesh bar phat stuff inc. the pads under it.

    billyblackheart
    Free Member

    Specialized ‘Bar Phat’ I think it is on all of my roadbikes (white of course as it is the fastest of all of the coulours)

    I don’t get the stuff with pads in I just cut up old mouse mats, it works surprisingly well.

    nikxl
    Free Member

    Arundel Gecko Grip is great, similar to lizard skins but a nicer feel if you prefer not to wear gloves. Fizik is good too the flocked type.

    gavtheoldskater
    Free Member

    i like the bontrager stuff on my cross bike but (after about 3-4 years use) its wearing on the bends.

    easton is similar and really nice.

    zip is also nice and i find really hard wearing, on my road bike also 3-4 years and no wear like the bont.

    whatnobeer
    Free Member

    Cinelli Gel Cork stuff is good. Comfy, nice colours and a decent price too.

    CraigW
    Free Member

    I like Fizik bar tape.
    For more comfort, you can get Fizik “bar gel” which goes underneath the tape. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=27914

    Northwind
    Full Member

    I half-like my Fizik. It went on easily which is a bonus, and it’s durable. But it’s a wee bit edge-ey, you can really feel where the tape wraps are. I don’t like it without gloves. Still, good grip and comfort

    Oh, also it’s fairly stiff so was a total balls to get into my bars at the end, but ymmv- I think the bars are quite thick. But the upshot was their end caps wouldn’t fit and actually getting a nice wrap-in was hard work.

    Solo
    Free Member

    Which bar tape?

    umop3pisdn
    Free Member

    Single layer of Fiz’ik microtex and a bit of mtfu

    JollyGreenGiant
    Free Member

    I`ve used Fizik in the past and found it to have a good blend,of loooks,grip and durability.

    Goes on easier if you leave the roll on the radiator before applying.

    Next time I feel I could do with a bit more cush so might try Lizardskins or Arundel Gecko.

    nikxl
    Free Member

    If you must, although I’ve never felt the need, rather than wasting money on the gel strips for under your bars you can use a strip of your old bar tape to thicken things up

    BadlyWiredDog
    Full Member

    Stella Azzurra Tecno-Spugna – partly for the name, partly because it works and partly because they do a really nice sort of dark Prussian blue version. And the Easton stuff works decently ime.

    I tried a set of under-tape gel inserts for a while, felt really odd and wrong to me, though obviously that’s just personal taste and I don’t have any… 😉

    londonerinoz
    Free Member

    Double wrapping might be cheaper than fat tapes. No idea if it’s a long-term solution but it always get mentioned in bike prep for the cobbled classics.

    Onzadog
    Free Member

    On the subject of bar tape, which way are people wrapping? Bottom up would stop dirt/water running between wraps. However, top down gives a cleaner look as no bits of tape to hold it all on.

    paddy0091
    Free Member

    Prologo.

    Used/raced/abused for years. Always holds up

    Start at the bottom, leave about half a width of the tape outside of the bar end (for bung) and begin to tape, pull the tape tight on each wind.

    simondbarnes
    Full Member

    Lizard Skins DSP is lovely stuff and they do a 3.2mm version now as well for more cushioning.

    umop3pisdn
    Free Member

    Fizik Microtex

    onewheelgood
    Full Member

    Charge U-Bend is lovely.

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