[RBW] Bar Wrap
Changed up the bar wrap. Tried something I've been thinking about for a long time. http://www.flickr.com/photos/neutralbuoyancy/5783217924/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/neutralbuoyancy/5783217264/in/photostream/ -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Bar Wrap
Looks nice, Brian - even more decorative than the harlequin wrap. You should get lots of kudos from the argyle skirt wearing gals in town (personal experience...) How is the comfort so far in comparison with the leather wrap you had on it? I just ran bare bars for a few weeks getting my fit right, and almost convinced myself that I don't need the cork under cotton that I usually go with. Brian (the other) Seattle On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Benedikt wrote: > Changed up the bar wrap. Tried something I've been thinking about for > a long time. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/neutralbuoyancy/5783217924/in/photostream > http://www.flickr.com/photos/neutralbuoyancy/5783217264/in/photostream/ > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
[RBW] Bar wrap direction
Back in the nearly forgotten days of my youth I recall wrapping bar tape from the stem to towards the end, tucking a bit in the end and finishing with a bar plug. But for years now (since I started using cork) I've been wrapping the other direction and finishing with tape or twine. I figure the change is because thick stiff cork won't tuck into the end. But it looks like folks around here tend to also wrap cloth tape from the end towards the stem. Is that because bar end shifters favored by many don't play nice with tucking the tape inside? I ask because I'm going to give some Rivet leather tape a try and it came with smallish end plugs and instructions to wrap from the stem to the end and tuck the tail inside. I'd appreciate hearing folks views on the finer points of wrapping drop bars with cloth/cork/leather. -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Bar wrap direction
I’d follow their directions and see how it goes. I wrap end-to-stem, inward toward the bike (I think - I did it today, but I always have to look at the bike to make sure). For a while I did the trick where you wrap ends-to-levers, and stem-to-levers, but the only advantage was no “finish” tape or twine near the stem. I wrapped stem-to-ends once, and tucked the tail into the bar once, and it was fine but not a game-changer. Philip Santa Rosa, CA -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Bar wrap direction
Agreed regarding thick cork tape not playing nice with the tuck and plug method. But sounds like Rivet has sized their plug specifically to allow this so like Philip suggested I’d give it go with their recommended method first and see how it works for you. One thing I found for direction of wrap however is that for the “roof shingle” effect it could depend on where you spend most of your time on the bars if running drops. if you spend more time IN the drops then end to stem will have the shingle facing front going into the hooks but same direction of wrap will then have the shingle facing rear up on the ramps... so if you are more of a hoods and ramps rider you may want to wrap stem to end to get that front facing overlap up top. I discovered that being an issue only when using some cotton tape for the 2nd or 3rd time and with the tackiness limited from the loss of glue... after only a few rides the tape was getting spread apart up on the ramps and it became less an issue after I redid and reversed the wrap since I knew I’d be on the ramps more for that particular build. Brian Cole Lawrenceville NJ -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Bar wrap direction
Both! I wrap from the end to the brake lever and from the stem to the brake lever. No twine or tucking necessary. Works especially well if doing a weave. Ted Durant Milwaukee WI USA -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Bar wrap direction
What Olaf said. Wrapping stem-to-ends can help if your hands tend to slip forward on the bars—your hands catch on the edges of the tape, which unfortunately get worn and frayed more quickly. All of my bikes are wrapped end-to-stem. --Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) > On Jan 1, 2018, at 1:20 PM, olofst...@gmail.com wrote: > > The good thing with wrapping from the end to the stem is that the tape – > regardless of material – is wrapped rooftile-wise so that your hands don´t > roll up the edges outward-downward. If that isn´t a problem for you and your > intended tape, do it either way. > > And a pleasant New Year! > > Olof Stroh > Uppsala Sweden > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ted > Sent: Monday, January 01, 2018 7:55 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Bar wrap direction > > Back in the nearly forgotten days of my youth I recall wrapping bar tape from > the stem to towards the end, tucking a bit in the end and finishing with a > bar plug. But for years now (since I started using cork) I've been wrapping > the other direction and finishing with tape or twine. I figure the change is > because thick stiff cork won't tuck into the end. But it looks like folks > around here tend to also wrap cloth tape from the end towards the stem. Is > that because bar end shifters favored by many don't play nice with tucking > the tape inside? > I ask because I'm going to give some Rivet leather tape a try and it came > with smallish end plugs and instructions to wrap from the stem to the end and > tuck the tail inside. > I'd appreciate hearing folks views on the finer points of wrapping drop bars > with cloth/cork/leather. > -- > 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch > <https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > -- > 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch > <https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [RBW] Bar wrap direction
The good thing with wrapping from the end to the stem is that the tape – regardless of material – is wrapped rooftile-wise so that your hands don´t roll up the edges outward-downward. If that isn´t a problem for you and your intended tape, do it either way. And a pleasant New Year! Olof Stroh Uppsala Sweden From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ted Sent: Monday, January 01, 2018 7:55 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Bar wrap direction Back in the nearly forgotten days of my youth I recall wrapping bar tape from the stem to towards the end, tucking a bit in the end and finishing with a bar plug. But for years now (since I started using cork) I've been wrapping the other direction and finishing with tape or twine. I figure the change is because thick stiff cork won't tuck into the end. But it looks like folks around here tend to also wrap cloth tape from the end towards the stem. Is that because bar end shifters favored by many don't play nice with tucking the tape inside? I ask because I'm going to give some Rivet leather tape a try and it came with smallish end plugs and instructions to wrap from the stem to the end and tuck the tail inside. I'd appreciate hearing folks views on the finer points of wrapping drop bars with cloth/cork/leather. -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Bar wrap direction
Just out of curiosity, when wrapping the tape this way, how do you hold both ends under the brake lever so they don’t unwrap? And how do you ensure there are no gaps between both tapes on the opposite side of the lever? René - trying to wrap my mind around this... On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 6:42 AM RonaTD wrote: > Both! I wrap from the end to the brake lever and from the stem to the > brake lever. No twine or tucking necessary. Works especially well if doing > a weave. > > Ted Durant > Milwaukee WI USA > > -- > 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Bar wrap direction
René asked: > Just out of curiosity, when wrapping the tape this way, how do you hold both > ends under the brake lever so they don’t unwrap? > And how do you ensure there are no gaps between both tapes on the opposite > side of the lever? Good questions. I should have noted that I’m talking about standard drop bars and brake levers with hoods. The tape ends at the brake lever and runs up the side of the body. I orient the wrap direction so that the two halves end on each side of the lever body. If I want to ensure no gaps, I use a short piece of tape run at a bit of an angle from one side of the lever body to the other. The brake hood covers all the ends and holds them in place. I have also removed the brake lever body, leaving the clamp band in place, taped the bar, then installed the brake lever on top of the tape. It only works with thin tape, and some levers make that easier than others. If you don’t have hoods on the brake levers, you could try that. Ted Durant Milwaukee, WI USA -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Bar wrap direction
Thanks Ted! Makes perfect sense. I'm not riding drop bars now, but if I ever switch back, I'll give this a try. René On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 5:08 PM, RonaTD wrote: > René asked: > > Just out of curiosity, when wrapping the tape this way, how do you hold > both ends under the brake lever so they don’t unwrap? > > And how do you ensure there are no gaps between both tapes on the > opposite side of the lever? > > Good questions. I should have noted that I’m talking about standard drop > bars and brake levers with hoods. The tape ends at the brake lever and runs > up the side of the body. I orient the wrap direction so that the two halves > end on each side of the lever body. If I want to ensure no gaps, I use a > short piece of tape run at a bit of an angle from one side of the lever > body to the other. The brake hood covers all the ends and holds them in > place. I have also removed the brake lever body, leaving the clamp band in > place, taped the bar, then installed the brake lever on top of the tape. It > only works with thin tape, and some levers make that easier than others. > If you don’t have hoods on the brake levers, you could try that. > > Ted Durant > Milwaukee, WI USA > > -- > 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Bar wrap direction
This is super! I have some Albastaches I've been sort of avoiding wrapping for a while 'cause I'm generally terrible at it. I'm going to try this. -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
