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Old 02-01-09, 09:21 PM
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Faux Leather Handlebar Tape?

Hi I was just wondering if anyone knew where to find handlebar tape similar whats on this bike? It's like that brown, shiny faux-leather stuff.

https://www.rei.com/product/784371
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Old 02-01-09, 09:34 PM
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That's not fake leather. It's Brooks leather bar tape. You can get it from Wallingford Bike Parts.
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Old 02-01-09, 09:42 PM
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Thanks...wow $50 to $80 for a roll. Are there any other options for brown handlebar tape (that would get close to matching a brooks b17 honey saddle?)
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Check out Veloorange.com. I think the tape they sell is better looking, and a good match for Brooks honey saddles. Take a look at the stitched on elkhide. It's pretty cool. I'm riding it on a fixed gear, and people remark on it frequently. I've got some perfed wrap tape for a bike I'm waiting on as well.
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Originally Posted by vogtro
Thanks...wow $50 to $80 for a roll. Are there any other options for brown handlebar tape (that would get close to matching a brooks b17 honey saddle?)
I don't know if the color is right but you know you can get Faux Leather stearing wheel wrap and the Autoparts store for about 9 bucks a roll?
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Originally Posted by paxtonm
Check out Veloorange.com. I think the tape they sell is better looking, and a good match for Brooks honey saddles. Take a look at the stitched on elkhide. It's pretty cool. I'm riding it on a fixed gear, and people remark on it frequently. I've got some perfed wrap tape for a bike I'm waiting on as well.
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Their Elkhide Sew-on tape looks like the lowest-priced options if money is an issue for the OP:

https://www.velo-orange.com/hacoandta.html

I just sold a new Brooks tape kit on eBay today. I bought it last year, planning to put it on my road bike, but became too fond of the plushness of Cinelli cork, and never used it.
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Awesome. Thanks guys. That velo tape looks fantastic.
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I suggest wrapping, with real leather, from the top of the bar down:

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Panthers, that looks exceptional. If you don't mind my asking, where would one find such leather suitable for this?
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Originally Posted by vogtro
Panthers, that looks exceptional. If you don't mind my asking, where would one find such leather suitable for this?

From a leather steering wheel cover. Seriously. Cut at the seam where it's made into a circle, and then split lengthwise.

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Old 02-02-09, 07:48 PM
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That's commercial Brook's leather handlebar-tape. Available many places - if you got the $$$. It's not cheap, unfortunately. It comes in black (shown), honey, dark-brown, and green(!).
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Originally Posted by CCrew
From a leather steering wheel cover. Seriously. Cut at the seam where it's made into a circle, and then split lengthwise.

-Roger
Thanks, I may give this a shot, if not for the sheer cost difference. Maybe some shellac or weather proofing would help as well.
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Old 02-02-09, 08:13 PM
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https://www.truckcustomizers.com/prod...SPR717.7A.html

This looks promising
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