Originally Posted by
Doge
No, he did other Flanders/Belgium cobbled races with no issue with thin tape.
It was a learning experience.
Interesting and not what I would have expected from my own experience riding, limited as it is. My favorite has turned out to be a thicker synthetic cork tape with bar gel underneath. Although this is on the thinner vintage bars. The roads I ride are terrible and that give me the best comfort. Of course I do ride over the rough stuff with a very light grip allowing the bars to sorta dance in my hands. Probably not possible over long stretches of cobblestone.
Of course tire size/pressure and the right fork seem to make more of a difference to me on the rough stuff then bar tape.
Almost makes me what to try something superthin on one bike for the heck of it. Almost....