What will happen if one shellacs regular handle bar tape? The non- cork rubber-like stuff sold by SRAM?
On Apr 30, 9:32 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > Actually, maintenance-wise, the shellac keeps the cork in good shape > much longer. The edges of the tape don't roll and the cork doesn't get > grimy. After a single, two week-long tour, the tan cork on my wife's > bike looked like crap. I'm going on the 3rd year with shellac'd cork > tape on my Atlantis with lots of miles, including two month-long > tours. > > Perhaps a point of interest for some of you: > > I used amber shellac on some black Cinelli cork tape. At first, I > wasn't happy with the result because I was looking for a shiny black > effect. However, the tape ended up looking very much like the leather > on my black brooks saddle. I used some black hemp twine to finish the > job - looks great! > > Dave > > On Apr 30, 6:01 pm, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > Eric, > > > I recently shellaced the cork grips on my All-Rounder. I think they > > look much nicer (deep, rich, amber color), they still feel just as > > cushy. With wool gloves (worn off rubber dots) they are a bit more > > slippery, with standard leather cycling gloves or bare hands its fine. > > > Angus > > > On Apr 30, 6:51 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > What are the pros and cons of doing it? The Hillborne build will have > > > cork tape. Should I shellac the entire thing, or just the twine? > > > Mainly wondering if the cushiness of the cork will be compromised. > > > And/or if the shellac will flake off at a pretty good clip. Figure > > > the look would be nice, but don't want it to become a maintenance > > > headache. > > > > Eric Platt > > > St. Paul, MN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
