Re: [RBW] perforated bar wrap

[Coal Bee Rye Anne]

I should amend my prior comments to add that my cloth tape preference is 
not due to any increased cushion vs. leather but a textural and 
convenience preference (cloth is just more forgiving and easier to wrap)... 
I've often doubled up the cotton cloth tape to increase cushion and 
thickness but still not very cushiony.  I haven't used shellac as I've 
unwrapped and rewrapped the same cloth tape several times while trying 
different bar/stem/levers the past couple of years and it holds up rather 
well aside from color fade.  When it does tear/fray/wear out it's 
affordable and easy to replace at $5/roll for Newbaums.   I also just like 
the way it feels without shellac.

The Brooks leather tape did not offer any more or less cushion than cloth 
but I did initially expect it to feel slightly more cushiony, which it did 
not.  I still have leather on my moustache barred single speed and no issue 
really other than the annoyance of the torn seam during a prior 
installation and it's cost is just too high vs. affordable cloth that 
otherwise suits my needs.

I still have some VO Elkhide wraps that get stitched/sewn on but haven't 
tried it yet and waiting until I've settled in with a bar that I won't want 
to change when the cloth has also worn out.

Brian Cole
Lawrenceville, NJ


On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 9:11:41 AM UTC-5, Tim Gavin wrote:

> I've sweat-soaked my Brooks perforated leather tape several times on 
> RAGBRAI.  It's holding up pretty well.
>
>
> What corrosion are you worried about?  Aluminum doesn't corrode 
> significantly without galvanic contact with another metal (like steel).
>
>
> I did not like the feel nor the stiffness of cloth tape with shellac.
>
> On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 9:06 PM, ted  
> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I've got a best practices question I hope you can help me with. I am 
>> planing to try some perforated leather handlebar wrap, and it occurred to 
>> me that sweat might accumulate in the holes along the tops of my drop bars 
>> thereby leading to corrosion problems. Is that an unwarranted concern? 
>> Would it make sense to put on a layer of cloth tape with shellac  under the 
>> perforated leather? Anybody here have experience with that sort of thing?
>>
>> thnks
>> ted
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[RBW] perforated bar wrap

[iamkeith]

The perforations should allow the tape to breathe and dry out after a ride, 
meaning LESS moisture buildup, if anything.  I always thought that was the 
reason for the perforations in the first place.

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Re: [RBW] perforated bar wrap

[Tim Gavin]

I've sweat-soaked my Brooks perforated leather tape several times on
RAGBRAI.  It's holding up pretty well.


What corrosion are you worried about?  Aluminum doesn't corrode
significantly without galvanic contact with another metal (like steel).


I did not like the feel nor the stiffness of cloth tape with shellac.

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 9:06 PM, ted  wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I've got a best practices question I hope you can help me with. I am
> planing to try some perforated leather handlebar wrap, and it occurred to
> me that sweat might accumulate in the holes along the tops of my drop bars
> thereby leading to corrosion problems. Is that an unwarranted concern?
> Would it make sense to put on a layer of cloth tape with shellac  under the
> perforated leather? Anybody here have experience with that sort of thing?
>
> thnks
> ted
>
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[RBW] perforated bar wrap

[ted]

Hey all,

I've got a best practices question I hope you can help me with. I am 
planing to try some perforated leather handlebar wrap, and it occurred to 
me that sweat might accumulate in the holes along the tops of my drop bars 
thereby leading to corrosion problems. Is that an unwarranted concern? 
Would it make sense to put on a layer of cloth tape with shellac  under the 
perforated leather? Anybody here have experience with that sort of thing?

thnks
ted

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