I agree about the plugs. I've never gotten them to stay in long without a little adhesive. I have also seen that some of the Brooks tape colors fade due to sun exposure (badly in some cases). I haven't had this problem with the 9 year old honey tape. They've darkened nicely with age.
John On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 8:39:48 AM UTC-8, Tim Gavin wrote: > > Brooks leather bar tape isn't the same leather as the saddles (that would > be much too thick, of course). It's thinner and has a wax treatment from > the factory (which is noted in the accompanying paperwork, iirc) so it > holds up pretty well without any treatment. > > However, I also use Obenauf's on the tape after it gets a little worn. I > use Obenauf's on everything leather (though I also use silicone cream on my > boots once a year). > > FYI, the black, brown, honey, and red Brooks tape is made in Italy, and > all the other colors are made in China. > > The Brooks bar plugs fall out quickly, in my experience. Whiskey caps are > a closer replacement to the Brooks plugs, but they don't stay in as > positively as wine corks. > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Surlyprof <jmcc...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I use the Obenauf's that Rivendell sells. Stuff is fantastic. >> http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/goo13-tiny.htm >> >> John >> >> On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 8:29:24 AM UTC-8, Pudge wrote: >>> >>> Do you Proofide the bar tape? >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owne...@ >>> googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Surlyprof >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 20, 2015 11:28 AM >>> *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >>> *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Noodle to Albastache Swap - Trek 520 Touring Bike >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm a big fan of Brooks tape which, of course, matches the honey saddle >>> perfectly. They are expensive but I bought them after my third set of >>> corks crapped out in less than a year. I bought one pack of Brooks 9 years >>> ago and have moved them across three different handlebars. I only had to >>> clean off a little of the adhesive with Goof-off. They feel great and age >>> in a similar fashion as the seat (although not quite as quickly). >>> >>> >>> >>> The new-to-me Hillborne I recently purchased came with Albatross bars. >>> I've thought about swapping them for Albastache bars because I miss having >>> the mustache-style bars I had on a Surly. Initially, I have considered at >>> least flipping them upside-down (as David said he tried) to achieve the >>> more ergonomic down drop on the front curve. I fear I would lose the >>> upright quality at the bar ends that is nice to have when commuting through >>> the city. If I did switch to Albastache, I would probably go back to a >>> shorter stem. 'Stache bars really increase the reach. Has anyone flipped >>> Albatross bars over or is that just a ridiculous idea? >>> >>> >>> >>> As for the quicker steering on the 'stache bars, I believe that has more >>> to do with the hand position being in front of the pivot point of the >>> headset. More of your weight is further out so the steering action is more >>> of releasing of your weight from one side to the other. It uses your >>> weight more in the steering. With the upright bars such as the Albatross >>> and Bosco, your hands are more in line with that pivot point and less of >>> your weight is on the bars. Steering becomes more of a push/pull >>> relationship. At least that's what I've been able to surmise from a basic >>> ergonomic comparison between the drops, bosco, albatross and older mustache >>> bars I've had. This is also why I think that flipping the Albatross bars >>> will not achieve a similar feel of my old mustache bars. >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi, I'm John and I'm a bar-swap addict. >>> >>> On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 8:08:47 AM UTC-8, SeanMac wrote: >>> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I am contemplating a winter project that would convert an early 1990 >>> Trek 520 touring bike into an around town "grocery getter" and/or bike >>> trail, easy cruising bike. My plan is to swap out the Noodle bars on my >>> Trek for Albastache bars. >>> >>> From what I have read, this looks to be a pretty easy conversion. The >>> bar end shifters that I have on the Noodles should work on the Albastache >>> bars. I should also be able to swap over the brake levers from the Noodle >>> to the Alnbastache (I've got the original levers - non-aero, >>> non-brifters). Is there something that I am missing? Will be cable >>> lengths be similar or will I likely need new cables? >>> >>> For as long as I can remember, every bike that I have ever ridden has >>> used drop bars, so I contemplate this shift with both excitement and a bit >>> of apprehension. After all, why mess with something that works? On the >>> other hand, I think that this conversion will bring new life to a bike that >>> does not get used very often. >>> >>> One other thought, what color Newbaum tape do you suggest to best match >>> an Brooks B-17 honey saddle that has some years on it? >>> >>> Thanks for your thoughts. >>> >>> Sean >>> EA, NY >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-own...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> **************************************************** >>> >>> This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the >>> addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or >>> confidential information. 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