Peeling lizard skin bar tape?
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Peeling lizard skin bar tape?
Is this a thing with lizard skin bar wrap? The outer most layer is peeling...
it’s not really losing comfort or grip. It’s not sticky... but not expected.
On a second note... my daily rear tube seems
to be losing about half pressure per day. I’ve searched for leaks twice over and found nothing.
Leads me to believe the stem has a slow leak? It gave me some trouble previously unscrewing with
the adaptor. I think I’ll try another tube
it’s not really losing comfort or grip. It’s not sticky... but not expected.
On a second note... my daily rear tube seems
to be losing about half pressure per day. I’ve searched for leaks twice over and found nothing.
Leads me to believe the stem has a slow leak? It gave me some trouble previously unscrewing with
the adaptor. I think I’ll try another tube
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Tube thing sounds like a busted valve stem. Never seen that happen to Lizard Skins before, but I also only bought them once because there are better and cheaper bar tapes out there. How old is the tape?
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Hard to say say how old the tape is. It was new in package still, but it was in the very back of the sales rack at the LBS and quite dusty. I imagine it wasn’t super fresh as this perticilar LBS sticks to more low budget walk ins and doesn’t sell a lot of the more pricey consumables. When wrapping it felt quite nice other than the peeling.
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My wife's lizard skin tape is doing the same thing and she's only ridden the bike a handful of times since I built it for her a couple years ago
If you're looking for something with a similar tactile feel to it, I've been really happy with my Fabric Knurl tape, which also appears to come in pink.
If you're looking for something with a similar tactile feel to it, I've been really happy with my Fabric Knurl tape, which also appears to come in pink.
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Is this a thing with lizard skin bar wrap? The outer most layer is peeling...
it’s not really losing comfort or grip. It’s not sticky... but not expected.
On a second note... my daily rear tube seems
to be losing about half pressure per day. I’ve searched for leaks twice over and found nothing.
Leads me to believe the stem has a slow leak? It gave me some trouble previously unscrewing with
the adaptor. I think I’ll try another tube
it’s not really losing comfort or grip. It’s not sticky... but not expected.
On a second note... my daily rear tube seems
to be losing about half pressure per day. I’ve searched for leaks twice over and found nothing.
Leads me to believe the stem has a slow leak? It gave me some trouble previously unscrewing with
the adaptor. I think I’ll try another tube
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Yup, that's common. The outer layer of lizardskins bartape is very susceptible to the natural oils produced by your body and found on your skin. It gets worked in as you ride. Penetrating and seeping into the tape, causing the slick/ waxy outer layer to lift from the padded backing.
Which sets it right up to be peeled off by the friction of your hands when you wield the handlebar.
Not really preventable even with post-ride wipe-downs so use it before you lose it! (Ride more!)
Also, wiping it down with alcohol in attempt to get rid of hand oil will dry out the tape causing it to get brittle!
Which sets it right up to be peeled off by the friction of your hands when you wield the handlebar.
Not really preventable even with post-ride wipe-downs so use it before you lose it! (Ride more!)
Also, wiping it down with alcohol in attempt to get rid of hand oil will dry out the tape causing it to get brittle!
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My wife's lizard skin tape is doing the same thing and she's only ridden the bike a handful of times since I built it for her a couple years ago
If you're looking for something with a similar tactile feel to it, I've been really happy with my Fabric Knurl tape, which also appears to come in pink.
If you're looking for something with a similar tactile feel to it, I've been really happy with my Fabric Knurl tape, which also appears to come in pink.
Yup, that's common. The outer layer of lizardskins bartape is very susceptible to the natural oils produced by your body and found on your skin. It gets worked in as you ride. Penetrating and seeping into the tape, causing the slick/ waxy outer layer to lift from the padded backing.
Which sets it right up to be peeled off by the friction of your hands when you wield the handlebar.
Not really preventable even with post-ride wipe-downs so use it before you lose it! (Ride more!)
Also, wiping it down with alcohol in attempt to get rid of hand oil will dry out the tape causing it to get brittle!
Which sets it right up to be peeled off by the friction of your hands when you wield the handlebar.
Not really preventable even with post-ride wipe-downs so use it before you lose it! (Ride more!)
Also, wiping it down with alcohol in attempt to get rid of hand oil will dry out the tape causing it to get brittle!
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I've seen car steering wheels deteriorate like that when the driver has unusually sweaty hands.
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I've recently become a fan of Zipp Service Course CX. Supacaz is pretty $$$ but has those nice fancy bar-end plugs though. And Cinelli cork will never let you down.
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I haven't had the issue till recently and have been using their tape for a long time. I had it happen semi recently after some rough riding in the rain over 3 days and it did that a little but not enough to really bother me too much and since I need to redo my Di2 wires to go with the bar end junction A it is a perfect time to replace the tape which is over a year old now.
I have used the Fizik tape as well and like that well enough but I don't think I will stop using Lizard Skins any time soon. My hands love that tape and I give my hands what they want!
I have used the Fizik tape as well and like that well enough but I don't think I will stop using Lizard Skins any time soon. My hands love that tape and I give my hands what they want!
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Appearances aside, not sure if slightly damp/moist from futile cleaning or prior owner.
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There is no difference between $5 bar tape and $40 bar tape. It all comes from the same factory in China where there is no quality control. Imperialist corporations just want you to think you are getting something special and so jack the prices to rip people off.
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LBS convinced me to buy Lizard Skin tape, but it did not hold up well. Back to Fizik for me.
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