Handlebar tape without adhesive backing
10-24-14, 10:06 AM
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Handlebar tape without adhesive backing
I am planning to buy some handle tape without adhesive. Will they slip in the future? Or is it ok as long as I wrap my handlebar right?
10-24-14, 10:25 AM
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Back in the day.. the scheme was a little Cotton bar tape that was adhesive backed.. but tack not sticky .. as a base . even a strip around the top bend corner. ... the most common gap-slip part of the bars.
then wrap the top layer of tape over that ..
some of the Gel tapes are little more than a wipe, on the back, But that adds just a little bit of tack and so is still not going to slip.
but not have the release strip of paper over an adhesive that when left a while. sticks more solidly ..
even that, initially, allows a bit of re-doing till you are happy with your wrap job.
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10-24-14, 11:39 AM
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I prefer handlebar tape without glue. If you mess up installing, you can easily unwrap a little and try again. The tape should be stretchy enough to hold in place if you wrap it tight enough.
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Profile Design's bar tape has no adhesive and I've been using it for years with no slipping. As noted, wrap it snugly with adequate overlap and it stays put just fine.
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Replacing the tape two or three times a season would be problematic with glue backing, not replacing the tape two or three times a season would be problematic for the olfactory factor
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...everyone has a different preference for bar tape. I wrap first with a 3M double sided poster tape, then a corked gel tape over that.
If you need to remove the gel tape it unwraps easily, but the poster tape underneath keeps it from slipping much.
It does require some mineral spirits or solvent to remove the poster tape if you ever want to do so. Worth it to me.
...everyone has a different preference for bar tape. I wrap first with a 3M double sided poster tape, then a corked gel tape over that.
If you need to remove the gel tape it unwraps easily, but the poster tape underneath keeps it from slipping much.
It does require some mineral spirits or solvent to remove the poster tape if you ever want to do so. Worth it to me.
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I just put the tape sticky side down on my garage floor. If the floor is unusually clean, I lightly dust with flour. I can usually keep just enough tackiness to help the tape stay put, and removal still easy.
I've also used an undercoat of clear packing tape, that comes off easily, to make sure my I can get grunge off the bars.
I've also used an undercoat of clear packing tape, that comes off easily, to make sure my I can get grunge off the bars.
