cloth bar tape and bar end plugs

[non-fixie]

Before taping the bars I mount the brake levers to find the correct position. Then I tape the mounting bracket to the bars with a piece of duct tape or such, remove the levers, tape the bars and finally remount the brake levers. I usually put a piece of colored tape over the mounting brackets first, but you can also choose the keep the little triangles you're otherwise left with bare.

Anyway, this is the best close-up picture I could find.

 

[non-fixie]

This is the easier way, and what I mean by 'bare triangles'.

BTW, if you only have two rolls of Tressostar, this is practically the only way, as they are VERY short.

 

[stevevw]

I go to hobby craft and buy a hank of thread the same colour as the tape and whip to finish. You can then shellac the tape and twine, having said that on the Hobbs I have just left it untreated which is standing up well so far (2-300 miles)


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