Tape that'll blend in with my nitto bullhorns?
06-08-08, 12:08 PM
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Tape that'll blend in with my nitto bullhorns?
A lame question.. but it's all about the looks of course.
I tried riding with out tape yesterday and I can't do it. Too slippery and uncomfortable.
But I really like how it looked. Clear tape is kind of funky, so I'd much rather go with gray, or maybe even silver.
Any recommendations what would blend in well?
I tried riding with out tape yesterday and I can't do it. Too slippery and uncomfortable.
But I really like how it looked. Clear tape is kind of funky, so I'd much rather go with gray, or maybe even silver.
Any recommendations what would blend in well?
06-08-08, 12:41 PM
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Get the silver. Get extra rolls so when it gets all nasty you can replace it.
06-08-08, 12:53 PM
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Soon..
Do you have any photos of a bike with clear tape? I saw this.. but it looks funny. Could just be bc there's black bars under though..
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=16323
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=16323
06-08-08, 01:26 PM
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I don't have any pictures of bikes with the clear tape, but I've seen it in person.
it looks basically like the picture you linked too
its pretty comfortable too!
it looks basically like the picture you linked too
its pretty comfortable too!
06-08-08, 01:32 PM
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i have the reddish jelly tape on my raleigh prestige. it looks pretty and feels good, even to the ungloved hand. sounds like something glen quagmire would say...
06-08-08, 01:37 PM
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Also found these..
Deda Elementi Clear Tape: https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=21965
Though.. it's $45.. The same tip in regular colors is only $13.
Deda Elementi Clear Tape: https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=21965
Though.. it's $45.. The same tip in regular colors is only $13.
06-08-08, 02:07 PM
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Also found these..
Deda Elementi Clear Tape: https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=21965
Though.. it's $45.. The same tip in regular colors is only $13.
Deda Elementi Clear Tape: https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=21965
Though.. it's $45.. The same tip in regular colors is only $13.
$45!! Are they kidding?! (I must be a cheap *******.)
06-08-08, 02:54 PM
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cinelli jelly comes in clear and it feels alright. it wraps sort of lumpy, though, because it's not tapered in cross-section.
06-08-08, 08:30 PM
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i have tressostar cloth tape on mine.. it blends in + it's nice and sleek. It's not very comfy though.. but you get used to it. People say doubling up the tressostar tape helps a bit with comfort too. It's a ***** and a half cloth taping bullhorns though.. but thats just me 
oh and i have the gray tape.. but it's all dirtied up now.. so its more like a charcoal gray haha
oh and i have the gray tape.. but it's all dirtied up now.. so its more like a charcoal gray haha
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cloth tape... if you twist it up and wrap it like a hockey stick grip its pretty fun on chopped drops or bulls. i only did that once as a joke to myself but ended up thinking it was pretty nifty!
06-09-08, 05:50 AM
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