I feel the Newbaum's colors fade super fast. Green, red, black, for sure.
Maybe the blue and orange less so. The Viva forest green stayed pleasantly
dark forever. According to my memory...
I don't have any problem taping with Newbaum's, Viva, or whatever black
cloth tape the Bike Peddler had hid
Steve,
Now keep in mind that i only tape 1-2 times a year, and the order i've
taped in the last few years (from longest ago to most recent) is tressotar,
newbaums, tressotar, vo, newbaums, viva so my comments should be considered
with the fact that the more recent ones are the one's i like best
1) Yes, I ended up liking four coats the best, too.
2) I agree. I remove just enough backing to make the next loop. I found
this kept the wrap tight on the bars, and also avoided having the tape
stick to itself.
On a side note, I've never been able to get good color using clear shellac
on colored
Two things:
1) In my experience it takes at least four coats of shellac for it to end up
glossy. If you like the matte look, my advice is to just lay thin coats and
stop at three. Anyone else want to confirm that number?
2) The trick to preventing the tape from twisting and adhering to itself is
For me, order of difficulty and preference is the same: Viva/Toshi.
Newbaums, Tressostar.
All three are good. As Minh says, Viva/Toshi is very comfortable to
touch. Newbaums is close. Good value for the money. Tressostar is the
one to use on the high mileage, grimey hands bike. Tough and
On Tue, 2013-07-02 at 11:40 -0700, Minh wrote:
> i believe one's like-dislike of cotton bar tape has to do with one's
> most recent experience wrestling with each brand!
> i've tried all the major ones, viva, newbaums, tressotar, velo-orange,
> and that's the order i would rate them personally. th
i believe one's like-dislike of cotton bar tape has to do with one's most
recent experience wrestling with each brand!
>
> i've tried all the major ones, viva, newbaums, tressotar, velo-orange, and
that's the order i would rate them personally. the viva is expensive, but
it actually has a sligh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO8DcaOJzrA
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Don Compton wrote:
> On another note, does anyone have a link to Mark's video on installing
> twine to finish the bar cloth?
>
>
> On Monday, July 1, 2013 12:46:40 PM UTC-7, Don Compton wrote:
>>
>> I purchased my first
On another note, does anyone have a link to Mark's video on installing
twine to finish the bar cloth?
On Monday, July 1, 2013 12:46:40 PM UTC-7, Don Compton wrote:
>
> I purchased my first cloth bar tape and have a new appreciation for the
> effort needed to install this tape. I bought Newbaum's
I apply one or two thin layers, and while it's tacky for a day or so, my
hands quickly wear it down to a nice finish--it's not raw fabric, but then
again, that's a good thing (it doesn't fray, doesn't get clammy with sweat
and it lasts far longer).
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Don Compton wro
Also check out greengrips tape: http://www.greengrips.org/ It is
good quality and very easy to wrap.
Matt
P.S. For some reason, sometimes their site doesn't load the first time you
go to the URL (maybe it's just my computer), but after that no problems.
On Monday, July 1, 2013 6:
Yes, just don't brush as much shellac on, and it will look a bit darker,
maybe, but not glossy - the weave of the fabric will still stand out.
- Andrew, Berkeley
On Monday, July 1, 2013 8:27:24 PM UTC-7, Don Compton wrote:
>
> I like the uncoated look. Is it possible to coat the tape with a ligh
I like the uncoated look. Is it possible to coat the tape with a light coat
and still have the look of not being coated?
On Monday, July 1, 2013 5:00:16 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
>
> What I love about the stuff is how I can re-apply a new coat of shellac a
> few months or a year later an
Newbaum is local to me! And they make rim tape as well!
-J
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Hi Johnny. I believe Jitensha Studio still carries the Viva cloth tape:
They sure did in February when I was there and bought a couple rolls of the
yellow. What a great place.
And speaking of hard, Viva/Toshi IME is a lot more difficult to apply than
Newbaum. Both brands look great though. K
What I love about the stuff is how I can re-apply a new coat of shellac a
few months or a year later and this just refreshes everything. None of this
regular re-taping. Just care and feeding.
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Johnny Alien wrote:
> Thanks for the links guys! That olive green is th
Thanks for the links guys! That olive green is the best color ever.
I must add that while I criticized the difficulty of wrapping it I think
the Newbaum tape is fantastic when it's on.
On Monday, July 1, 2013 3:46:40 PM UTC-4, Don Compton wrote:
>
> I purchased my first cloth bar tape and have
I have to add that in the end, its a great product and I would buy it
again.
Don
On Monday, July 1, 2013 3:51:08 PM UTC-7, Don Compton wrote:
>
> I found that when wrapping around the levers, the tape can twist and fold.
> Its almost impossible to pull apart.
>
>
> On Monday, July 1, 2013 2:58
I found that when wrapping around the levers, the tape can twist and fold.
Its almost impossible to pull apart.
On Monday, July 1, 2013 2:58:53 PM UTC-7, Johnny Alien wrote:
>
> I actually find the Newbaums a pain to install. Something about it makes
> it want to go on crooked. The best bar
Also at SOMA fab: http://store.somafab.com/vivatape.html
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Lee Chae wrote:
> Hi Johnny. I believe Jitensha Studio still carries the Viva cloth tape:
>
> http://jitensha.com/eng/tape_e.html
>
> Best,
> Le
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Johnny Alien wrote:
>
>
Hi Johnny. I believe Jitensha Studio still carries the Viva cloth tape:
http://jitensha.com/eng/tape_e.html
Best,
Le
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Johnny Alien wrote:
> I actually find the Newbaums a pain to install. Something about it makes
> it want to go on crooked. The best bar tape wa
I actually find the Newbaums a pain to install. Something about it makes
it want to go on crooked. The best bar tape was that Japanese kind that
Rivendell carried a year back or less. I want to know where to get more of
that. The light green was a fantastic color.
On Monday, July 1, 2013 3:
>
> I have never installed it when new.
I just reused it from bar to bar when I swapped a couple bars.
It seemed to go on easy. But it was soft I think after getting reinstalled.
**
*I can see how if it was stiffer, like new, that it might be tough to shape
it to the bar contours. Is that wha
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