CycleChatters - forgive me...

[Heisenberg71]

Never mind the bar tape colour, it's the pumps fastened to frames that hurts my eyes
That's what your jersey pockets were invented for, that and flapjack.

I have also gone through yellow to white but gave up a long time ago and went black, and never looked back.

 

[Dirk]

This was the sorry state this weekend:
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I can forgive the grubby bar tape; but the top tube bag? Never!!!

 

[Mr Celine]

Your white bar tape is now all grey and manky. So what? If it puts a hurt on your eye, get a litre of isopropyl alcohol and a stiff nail brush.

Actually, why bother?

Quite. Cleaning or changing bar tape is just a waste of riding time. Bikes are for riding, not looking at, and grubby white bar tape is evidence to anyone that's interested that you spend more of your time doing the former.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Lime green

 

[Markymark]

Lime green
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The words 'lime green' are superfluous as it is evident from the photo. What you should have written, however, was 'sorry'.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Lime green
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I like that, now if you'd got your luggage in the same colour it would have been nicer.

 

[jefmcg]

black, and never looked back.

That's what they say.

 

[subaqua]

Renapur leather cleaner works rather well. for about an hour then its that grey dirty used colour.

which means it gets ridden . rather than admired. the black tape is filthy , you just cant see it

 

[Tin Pot]

I tried black, went back to white.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

The words 'lime green' are superfluous as it is evident from the photo. What you should have written, however, was 'sorry'.

I don't even think it's lime green. Maybe it once was but it looks more like the green Cannondale use on their kit to me.

 

[confusedcyclist]

I haven't noticed my red tape getting mucky, probably because my derailleur limiters are set up all proper like, I don't end up wi' me chain coming off every 5 minute.

Top yorkshire frugal tip, there's a nice trick, simply invert the dirty tape, so once it's past it's best, you can hide the muckiest part under the wrap, exposing the fresh bit that was hidden by the wrapping. Also, if you flip the tape over, you get two more goes, with extra adhesive grip as bonus.

 

[Dec66]

I haven't noticed my red tape getting mucky, probably because my derailleur limiters are set up all proper like, I don't end up wi' me chain coming off every 5 minute.

Top yorkshire frugal tip, there's a nice trick, simply invert the dirty tape, so once it's past it's best, you can hide the muckiest part under the wrap, exposing the fresh bit that was hidden by the wrapping. Also, if you flip the tape over, you get two more goes, with extra adhesive grip as bonus.

They'd never, ever do that where I'm from, on the other side of the Pennines and far away.

Knickers, yes. Bar tape, no.

 

[jefmcg]

Quite. Cleaning or changing bar tape is just a waste of riding time. Bikes are for riding, not looking at, and grubby white bar tape is evidence to anyone that's interested that you spend more of your time doing the former.

but there does come a time .....

 

[vickster]

It's still a disgrace... @jefmcg you've got 3 days and counting to sort...

 

[jefmcg]

It's still a disgrace... @jefmcg you've got 3 days and counting to sort...

You're not looking closely. I've done the other side, but needed electrical tape to do this side.