Bar tape

mattsccm

Senior Retro Guru
What were we using in 1983?
Rebuilding the Raleigh Competition and trying to get it right.
It came with cloth but that's not to my taste. I immediately swapped it for shiny Benotto. That or a copy can be obtained but it wasn't comfortable. At some point I went to Bike ribbon. Was that about in the early 80's?

Finally this text should be in blue. Anyone seen a Competition in this colour?
 
Benotto Cello Tape I would expect, it was taking over from Tressostar cloth tape at the very end of the 70's and beginning of the 80's. I came across Benotto tape about 1978 I think, looked nice but a bit thin and slippy for my taste...

Shaun
 
Yeah I'd say benotto style stuff in the early 80's don't think the Ambrosso type ribbon came in till mid - late 80's
 
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