[RBW] Re: Twine Wrapping

The tricks to keeping it from disaggregating is wrap firmly but not super tight, and the pull-through piece. You know the twine is wrapped tight enough when the pull-through is difficult to accomplish. Pull the loop at least half way under the wrapped section. Make the pulling ends of the

[RBW] Re: Twine Wrapping

It has been my experience that the twine in the Riv wrap unravels fairly quickly if you don't cement it in place with shellac. I suppose you could also saturate it with wood glue or some similar absorbable adhesive. I am not normally a shellacker of bar tape; it's a messy job, and shellac dries

[RBW] Re: Twine Wrapping

This handy document from Riv. If you look in the 20th catalog there's a primer in there as well. On Monday, February 14, 2022 at 7:18:13 PM UTC-5 Andrew

[RBW] Re: Twine Wrapping

And if you don't have that sleeve on the handlebar to work off an edge with, this tutorial works great too! This person does the process on the top of the bars which is easier to do but the end result looks 10% better if you start on the underside of the bars. Happy twining!

[RBW] Re: Twine Wrapping

Maybe this video helps, starting at 2:40 or so: https://www.rivbike.com/pages/handlebar-wrap-and-twine-finish?_pos=3&_sid=0cba5b582&_ss=r Paul in AR On Monday, February 14, 2022 at 6:00:27 PM UTC-6 campyo...@me.com wrote: > Where can I find instructions on using twine, Riv-style, to finish off