Quote: Hard pass. I wouldn't do this in a shop, because you can't guarantee that a lever's clamp will stay in place, and it also locks the adjustment in place (typically, you can 'wiggle' a brake lever up/down ~5mm from where it was taped around). I would only consider doing this with cloth or hard leather (Brooks), and only if someone agreed that it might screw up the fit. With cloth, I typically tape from the bottom, ending at the right side of the brake, and then start another piece from the other side to go up/around the brake.[/QUOTE]
I leave the lever bands in place, and lock their location using double sided tape ensuring they don’t drift.
come to think about it, I just bought some padded 3M double sided tape. I might run two strips parallel along the bar tops and tape over that.
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