2nd hand road bike, should I remove bar tape to inspect bars?
09-25-23, 02:40 PM
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Given the amount of corrosion on the bike, it would also be worth inspecting the bearings in the headset and front hub. A bit of tri-flow, dri-slide, or other similar lubricant applied to the brake pivots will help prevent your brakes from seizing up.
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They are also found on kids road bikes and entry level road bikes because they provide a transition safety point when people are moving from flat bars to drop bars and still not totally comfortable. Further, they have been on smaller road bikes because small hands dont grip STI brake levers as easily as large hands, and because the reach to brake levers is often a lot for many kids to continually manage. So interrupter levers allow people to ride comfortable on flat road with a hand on the brake still.
Yes, some remove them. No, they arent inherently redundant wastes of space.
Yes, some remove them. No, they arent inherently redundant wastes of space.
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I lean towards "it's unnecessary" but come to think about it, I've never not re-wrapped the bar on any bike I've ever purchased, new or used. I guess the act of re-wrapping the bar with new tape feels like it consummates my ownership of the bike.
