not really no. this is basically straight outta testing phase. but i have to confess i dont really run tape on any bars since i always have leather gloves on my hands. it hurts much less when crashing with leather gloves. a goats skin is much more durable than my own somehow. who would have guessed. I'm probably not gonna put any kind of tape on these bars. and i get gloves for free at my job. really nice ones. they last for about 1 month.