bar tape

[Herbie]

i want to put Brooks leather bar tape on my Dawes galaxy.Is it poss to put over existing tape or will that just look a bit daft?

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Never tried it.

Would have thought it would slip around and be a bit naff as it's meant to be wrapped around something solid (metal bar) and not something squishy (bar tape). Might be a struggle to get good wrapping as the circumference of a tape-covered bar is obviously larger, necessitating a longer roll of tape for the same coverage.

Someone else may have done it successfully but if I were to try it, I'd try with some budget tape first

 

[swee'pea99]

Um...why would you want to? 

 

[philipbh]

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because it looks nice?

Review here: http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/bike-reviews/brooks-handlebar-tape/2228.html

 

[MacB]

I don't see why not, I have foam tubular grips underneath my bar tape, slit them lengthways and put a section on the drops and a section on the tops/corners. I find it very comfy and easier/cheaper than messing about with gel pads etc, £6 gets you enough to do 2 bikes comfortably.

I suppose the only thing to watch for is the more you have under the tape then the more tape you need to use when wrapping.

 

[adscrim]

I've got two layers of tape on the top of my bars - give a bit of extra cushioning when on the hoods a larger bar to hold when on the tops (which I like). The extra width didn't cause any problmes regards the length of tape and it feels good, not overly squishy or lumpy. No experience with the brooks tape though.

 

[4F]

I wrap mine first with old innertubes and then bar tape over that. DIY Gel pads for nowt

 

[Sittingduck]

I have 2 lots of tape on my Road bike, one over the other. Works well and is nice and comfy