Those bars look great! And while you may have issues with the tape job I think the bars are not the kind of bars that demand a perfectly symmetrical or perfectly regular grip appearance. In fact, the bars seem to want worn-out tape with loose threads or some well-broken-in- and-faded leather! (Though I wouldn't recommend using leather tape there if you'll want to get it perfect. A couple of "re-do" wraps with leather tape can get costly fast!)
Do you think you'll keep them at 66cm? I'm not a small guy and that sounds wide even for me. Don't get me wrong, I like wide bars. I switched from 54cm albatross bars to 56cm because the 54cm bars felt too narrow. But man 66cm sounds verily wide! I'm getting some bullmoose bars soon. Of course I'll try them wide. And I'll probably love it; they'll make a change from any other bar I've ever ridden, that's for sure. Oh, and I have experienced the wrap-back phenomenon with the Newbaum's as well. I've also had the backing come away from the tape incompletely. For me neither problem was major, though my relative lack of perfectionism may color that judgment. I think it's the best looking, best feeling tape I've ever had or seen. So for my money it's worth the slight trouble. I hope RBW continues to carry it. I love the colors, too. Enjoy wheeling that rig around! Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Aug 21, 6:51 pm, Johnny Alien <johnnyal...@verizon.net> wrote: > Rivendell finally got some dull-brite 150mm Bullmoose bars in stock > and I got myself a set. Came yesterday and on the bike today. I > absolutely love them. The sweepback is perfect and counters the long > tt that Bridgestone bikes had. > > On a side note I used some of the new Newbaum's cloth tape and while > the description says easy to wrap I found it to be not as easy as > other cloth tape. It is extra sticky and tends to want to wrap around > itself and stick to itself. It took me a long time and I still am not > happy with the wrap I got. I am a bit OCD and usually do a pretty good > job with my tape wrapping. As you can see from the photos this wrap > is far from perfect. > > http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/Johnny_Alien/1993%20Bridgesto... > > http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/Johnny_Alien/1993%20Bridgesto... -- 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-bu...@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.
