Cinelli leather bar tape

http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/access...g=EN&IdAcc=265
I never tried leather bar tape.
Is it just sth nice to look at or is it practical and durable?

Woland99 wrote:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/access...g=EN&IdAcc=265
I never tried leather bar tape.
Is it just sth nice to look at or is it practical and durable?


No, it feels awful when wet.

Lou

On Oct 15, 10:24Â*am, Lou Holtman wrote:
Woland99 wrote:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/access...©=EN&IdAcc=265
I never tried leather bar tape.
Is it just sth nice to look at or is it practical and durable?

No, it feels awful when wet.

Lou

butbutbutbutbut,

"a leather with an exotic scent"

Mmmm, knockwurst!

On Oct 15, 11:32 am, landotter wrote:
On Oct 15, 10:24 am, Lou Holtman wrote:

Woland99 wrote:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/access...©=EN&IdAcc=265
I never tried leather bar tape.
Is it just sth nice to look at or is it practical and durable?

No, it feels awful when wet.

Lou

butbutbutbutbut,

"a leather with an exotic scent"

Mmmm, knockwurst!

LOL - I missed the scent part. I merely look for sth durable -
maybe I grip handlebars too hard but I put Cinelli cork tape
on about 2 months ago an now it is redy to be replaced.
Strange about the wet part - Brooks also makes leather tape:
http://tinyurl.com/3p6z9o
and one would think they would know better (with all the rain
in England). I am in Texas so rain is not a big problem.

On Oct 15, 11:44Â*am, Woland99 wrote:
On Oct 15, 11:32 am, landotter wrote:



On Oct 15, 10:24 am, Lou Holtman wrote:

Woland99 wrote:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/access...©=EN&IdAcc=265
I never tried leather bar tape.
Is it just sth nice to look at or is it practical and durable?

No, it feels awful when wet.

Lou

butbutbutbutbut,

"a leather with an exotic scent"

Mmmm, knockwurst!

LOL - I missed the scent part. I merely look for sth durable -
maybe I grip handlebars too hard but I put Cinelli cork tape
on about 2 months ago an now it is redy to be replaced.
Strange about the wet part - Brooks also makes leather tape:http://tinyurl.com/3p6z9o
and one would think they would know better (with all the rain
in England). I am in Texas so rain is not a big problem.

Get ready to pay out yer nose for it. Price is over $100. Or you could
get some classy Elkhide over at Velo-Orange for only $28 that will
last a long time and shed water better as it's not wrapped, but sewn
on:

http://velo-orange.com/hacoandta.html

On Oct 15, 11:55 am, landotter wrote:
On Oct 15, 11:44 am, Woland99 wrote:



On Oct 15, 11:32 am, landotter wrote:

On Oct 15, 10:24 am, Lou Holtman wrote:

Woland99 wrote:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/access...©=EN&IdAcc=265
I never tried leather bar tape.
Is it just sth nice to look at or is it practical and durable?

No, it feels awful when wet.

Lou

butbutbutbutbut,

"a leather with an exotic scent"

Mmmm, knockwurst!

LOL - I missed the scent part. I merely look for sth durable -
maybe I grip handlebars too hard but I put Cinelli cork tape
on about 2 months ago an now it is redy to be replaced.
Strange about the wet part - Brooks also makes leather tape:http://tinyurl.com/3p6z9o
and one would think they would know better (with all the rain
in England). I am in Texas so rain is not a big problem.

Get ready to pay out yer nose for it. Price is over $100. Or you could
get some classy Elkhide over at Velo-Orange for only $28 that will
last a long time and shed water better as it's not wrapped, but sewn
on:

http://velo-orange.com/hacoandta.html

Hmmmmm - I think I saw Brooks bar tape here in town for $50.
I have not decided yet but I may go with Cinelli gel one -
maybe it will last longer if installed by sbdy with some
experience. Thanks for the elk link - nice stuff may try it
next time.

On Oct 15, 1:10Â*pm, Woland99 wrote:
On Oct 15, 11:55 am, landotter wrote:



On Oct 15, 11:44 am, Woland99 wrote:

On Oct 15, 11:32 am, landotter wrote:

On Oct 15, 10:24 am, Lou Holtman wrote:

Woland99 wrote:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/access...©=EN&IdAcc=265
I never tried leather bar tape.
Is it just sth nice to look at or is it practical and durable?

No, it feels awful when wet.

Lou

butbutbutbutbut,

"a leather with an exotic scent"

Mmmm, knockwurst!

LOL - I missed the scent part. I merely look for sth durable -
maybe I grip handlebars too hard but I put Cinelli cork tape
on about 2 months ago an now it is redy to be replaced.
Strange about the wet part - Brooks also makes leather tape:http://tinyurl.com/3p6z9o
and one would think they would know better (with all the rain
in England). I am in Texas so rain is not a big problem.

Get ready to pay out yer nose for it. Price is over $100. Or you could
get some classy Elkhide over at Velo-Orange for only $28 that will
last a long time and shed water better as it's not wrapped, but sewn
on:

http://velo-orange.com/hacoandta.html

Hmmmmm - I think I saw Brooks bar tape here in town for $50.
I have not decided yet but I may go with Cinelli gel one -
maybe it will last longer if installed by sbdy with some
experience. Thanks for the elk link - nice stuff may try it
next time.

There's always the option of cloth Tressostar over existing cork--I
like mine over closed cell foam--but if you're not experienced with
it, it's a lot trickier than the more flexible tapes to wrap. Cloth is
very durable, btw. Cheap to boot.

On Oct 15, 1:35 pm, landotter wrote:
On Oct 15, 1:10 pm, Woland99 wrote:



On Oct 15, 11:55 am, landotter wrote:

On Oct 15, 11:44 am, Woland99 wrote:

On Oct 15, 11:32 am, landotter wrote:

On Oct 15, 10:24 am, Lou Holtman wrote:

Woland99 wrote:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/access...©=EN&IdAcc=265
I never tried leather bar tape.
Is it just sth nice to look at or is it practical and durable?

No, it feels awful when wet.

Lou

butbutbutbutbut,

"a leather with an exotic scent"

Mmmm, knockwurst!

LOL - I missed the scent part. I merely look for sth durable -
maybe I grip handlebars too hard but I put Cinelli cork tape
on about 2 months ago an now it is redy to be replaced.
Strange about the wet part - Brooks also makes leather tape:http://tinyurl.com/3p6z9o
and one would think they would know better (with all the rain
in England). I am in Texas so rain is not a big problem.

Get ready to pay out yer nose for it. Price is over $100. Or you could
get some classy Elkhide over at Velo-Orange for only $28 that will
last a long time and shed water better as it's not wrapped, but sewn
on:

http://velo-orange.com/hacoandta.html

Hmmmmm - I think I saw Brooks bar tape here in town for $50.
I have not decided yet but I may go with Cinelli gel one -
maybe it will last longer if installed by sbdy with some
experience. Thanks for the elk link - nice stuff may try it
next time.

There's always the option of cloth Tressostar over existing cork--I
like mine over closed cell foam--but if you're not experienced with
it, it's a lot trickier than the more flexible tapes to wrap. Cloth is
very durable, btw. Cheap to boot.

Thanks Otter - I am going to good LBS this afternoon -
will talk with them about the options. Do you buy from
Velo Orange often? Are they reliable?

On Oct 15, 1:46Â*pm, Woland99 wrote:
On Oct 15, 1:35 pm, landotter wrote:



On Oct 15, 1:10 pm, Woland99 wrote:

On Oct 15, 11:55 am, landotter wrote:

On Oct 15, 11:44 am, Woland99 wrote:

On Oct 15, 11:32 am, landotter wrote:

On Oct 15, 10:24 am, Lou Holtman wrote:

Woland99 wrote:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/access...©=EN&IdAcc=265
I never tried leather bar tape.
Is it just sth nice to look at or is it practical and durable?

No, it feels awful when wet.

Lou

butbutbutbutbut,

"a leather with an exotic scent"

Mmmm, knockwurst!

LOL - I missed the scent part. I merely look for sth durable -
maybe I grip handlebars too hard but I put Cinelli cork tape
on about 2 months ago an now it is redy to be replaced.
Strange about the wet part - Brooks also makes leather tape:http://tinyurl.com/3p6z9o
and one would think they would know better (with all the rain
in England). I am in Texas so rain is not a big problem.

Get ready to pay out yer nose for it. Price is over $100. Or you could
get some classy Elkhide over at Velo-Orange for only $28 that will
last a long time and shed water better as it's not wrapped, but sewn
on:

http://velo-orange.com/hacoandta.html

Hmmmmm - I think I saw Brooks bar tape here in town for $50.
I have not decided yet but I may go with Cinelli gel one -
maybe it will last longer if installed by sbdy with some
experience. Thanks for the elk link - nice stuff may try it
next time.

There's always the option of cloth Tressostar over existing cork--I
like mine over closed cell foam--but if you're not experienced with
it, it's a lot trickier than the more flexible tapes to wrap. Cloth is
very durable, btw. Cheap to boot.

Thanks Otter - I am going to good LBS this afternoon -
will talk with them about the options. Do you buy from
Velo Orange often? Are they reliable?

I don't, but know people that have and find them very nice to deal
with . The prices are extremely good and the selection is top notch. I
also like lickbike.com for some hard to find stuff.

landotter wrote:
On Oct 15, 1:46 pm, Woland99 wrote:

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Thanks Otter - I am going to good LBS this afternoon -
will talk with them about the options. Do you buy from
Velo Orange often? Are they reliable?

I don't, but know people that have and find them very nice to deal
with . The prices are extremely good and the selection is top notch. I
also like lickbike.com for some hard to find stuff.

Can you get that stuff in the UK, cos I'm very taken with it for the
Dawes, or shall I just mail it from Leftpondia?