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Two dollar handlebar wrap.
Having a rather modest government type paycheck I am always on the prowl for
a bargain.... This is this weeks instalment of "Cheap ******* works on his bike." I was cruising Meg-A-Low mart placing myself in various situations that could possibly lead to a personal injury law-suit... No action cooking so I meandered over to the fabric and craft type area (you can usually find the place chocked full of robust women weilding scissors.) Still no luck on the personal injury but I did find some polyester tape in black, available in various widths. It was only thirty-once cents a yard so I grabbed a couple of dollars worth. Back at the Muschmann compound with my booty I grabbed a can of clear spray enamel, some Elmers spray adheasive and a cold beer. I sprayed the adheasive on the bars, stuck some old cork wrap on the drops for padding and went to wrapping. When I was finished I soaked the polyester tape down with the clear enamel and hung everything up to dry overnight. I drank the beer and a couple of his buddies. The next morning I sontered over to check the job and it looked great. Anyway, This is a cheap twist if you are a cloth tape type of guy. Harvey - Ameritard at Large |
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Har-VEE Wrote: Having a rather modest government type paycheck I am always on the prowl for a bargain.... This is this weeks instalment of "Cheap ******* works on his bike." I was cruising Meg-A-Low mart placing myself in various situations that could possibly lead to a personal injury law-suit... No action cooking so I meandered over to the fabric and craft type area (you can usually find the place chocked full of robust women weilding scissors.) Still no luck on the personal injury but I did find some polyester tape in black, available in various widths. It was only thirty-once cents a yard so I grabbed a couple of dollars worth. Back at the Muschmann compound with my booty I grabbed a can of clear spray enamel, some Elmers spray adheasive and a cold beer. I sprayed the adheasive on the bars, stuck some old cork wrap on the drops for padding and went to wrapping. When I was finished I soaked the polyester tape down with the clear enamel and hung everything up to dry overnight. I drank the beer and a couple of his buddies. The next morning I sontered over to check the job and it looked great. Anyway, This is a cheap twist if you are a cloth tape type of guy. Harvey - Ameritard at Large Pictures? Sounds cool. P.S. WOOHOO my 100th post! -- TheDL |
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Pictures? Sounds cool. P.S. WOOHOO my 100th post! TheDL The DL.. I'm kinda waitin' to get this whole crap heap together.. I found a "deal" on E-bay a couple of weeks ago... I'll get a link up in a week or so. International Harvester |
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Har-VEE wrote:
Having a rather modest government type paycheck I am always on the prowl for a bargain.... This is this weeks instalment of "Cheap ******* works on his bike." I was cruising Meg-A-Low mart placing myself in various situations that could possibly lead to a personal injury law-suit... No action cooking so I meandered over to the fabric and craft type area (you can usually find the place chocked full of robust women weilding scissors.) Still no luck on the personal injury but I did find some polyester tape in black, available in various widths. It was only thirty-once cents a yard so I grabbed a couple of dollars worth. Back at the Muschmann compound with my booty I grabbed a can of clear spray enamel, some Elmers spray adheasive and a cold beer. I sprayed the adheasive on the bars, stuck some old cork wrap on the drops for padding and went to wrapping. When I was finished I soaked the polyester tape down with the clear enamel and hung everything up to dry overnight. I drank the beer and a couple of his buddies. The next morning I sontered over to check the job and it looked great. Anyway, This is a cheap twist if you are a cloth tape type of guy. Harvey - Ameritard at Large Another cheap option is to use old innertubes. They are suprisingly comfortable (for the cost) and you can add a layer of cloth tape on top if you really want to spoil yourself. |
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Another cheap option is to use old innertubes. They are suprisingly
comfortable (for the cost) and you can add a layer of cloth tape on top if you really want to spoil yourself. You know, I ALMOST did that, But I didn't want to junk up my bike..... with the fresh Krylon paint job and all. |
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On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:18:01 GMT, "Har-VEE"
wrote: Another cheap option is to use old innertubes. They are suprisingly comfortable (for the cost) and you can add a layer of cloth tape on top if you really want to spoil yourself. You know, I ALMOST did that, But I didn't want to junk up my bike..... with the fresh Krylon paint job and all. Ugh.... Don't wrap the frame, just wrap the handlebars [G] |
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"kantspel" wrote
Another cheap option is to use old innertubes. They are suprisingly comfortable (for the cost) and you can add a layer of cloth tape on top if you really want to spoil yourself. Old innertubes are pretty handy for a variety of things. I've used them to make "hoods" for old, non-aero brake levers, or to wrap sections of bars. I don't like the smell of rubber on my hands, and it can be slippery, so I wrap a layer of regular bar tape over it. While I like nice bar tape like Cinelli, it's pricey, fragile, and tough to unwrap without tearing. I've found that some of the cheaper look-alike stuff is almost as comfortable and much more durable, making it a better choice for utility bikes. |
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I knew a guy who used to strip the tread off of used bike tires and used that
as handlebar tape-FREEbie... Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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"Peter Cole" writes:
Old innertubes are pretty handy for a variety of things. I've used them to make "hoods" for old, non-aero brake levers, or to wrap sections of bars. I don't like the smell of rubber on my hands, and it can be slippery, so I wrap a layer of regular bar tape over it. With a sharp pair of scissors, split a blown-out 700c inner tube into two pieces. This makes a pretty comfy bar wrap, i did it on a huffy bike for only one summer of usage. Inner-tubes are flexible enough that they could be wrapped across the brake levers (extensions removed) to make pseudo-hoods and then you may continue wrapping the rest of the bars with the same innertube. A good choice when normal handlebar tapes costs 25% of the value of the (huffy) bicycle. - Don gillies San Diego, CA |
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