Bar tape choice??
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Ian Raleigh
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Either Benotto[shiny silk plastic stuff] or Bike Ribbon[leather look/perforated central holes] and no modern shite neither!
This guy still sells the original Ambrosio stuff, great tape - very flexible - won't snap whilst fitting - very cleanable - the best bar tape ever.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_odkw= ... n&_sacat=0
Modern Ambrosio is thicker and has no holes, glue on the backing is truly horrible and gets everywhere whilst you fit it, so stay away from that crap.
This guy still sells the original Ambrosio stuff, great tape - very flexible - won't snap whilst fitting - very cleanable - the best bar tape ever.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_odkw= ... n&_sacat=0
Modern Ambrosio is thicker and has no holes, glue on the backing is truly horrible and gets everywhere whilst you fit it, so stay away from that crap.
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Ian Raleigh":1sv63yck said:
^ ^ ^ What he says ^ ^ ^
Was Cinelli cork around then?
Mike
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stringfellow1946
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NOT cork,
Benotto if you can get it!!
otherwise this shiny stuff
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CO-UNION-SHIN ... 3f41f83978
Benotto if you can get it!!
otherwise this shiny stuff
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CO-UNION-SHIN ... 3f41f83978
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Ian Raleigh
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Cork is shite! Stretch it too much and it snaps - shite! get it dirty it stays dirty - shite! Modern shite :roll:
Ian Raleigh":35bxdyi6 said:
It works fine for me, I have it on my CX bike which gets used often off-road and thus gets dirty a lot. It cleans up well but yes if you wanted it white then its probably a different matter. As for modern, Cinneli Cork was released in 1987, hence it may be suitable for the bike. I have yet to snap it either.
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I must be thinking of a different Cinelli cork mate! in modern packaging - proper crap :?DA-EVO":2l3yth26 said:[ As for modern, Cinneli Cork was released in 1987, hence it may be suitable for the bike. I have yet to snap it either.
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Cork is good actually, have white on my Jackson bike and it cleans up ok with Jif. Forget that modern Cif though, that's shit!
But for an older bike, Ambrosio or Benotto is best.
Yellow to white fade Ambrosio is the best IMO
Mike
Cork is good actually, have white on my Jackson bike and it cleans up ok with Jif. Forget that modern Cif though, that's shit!
But for an older bike, Ambrosio or Benotto is best.
Yellow to white fade Ambrosio is the best IMO
Mike
