good white cheap bar tape?

[jifdave]

Just bought a white selle italia seat now looking to swap the bar tape.

ride a triban 3 so anything is an upgrade really.

Has to be white and preferably from wiggle....

 

[mattobrien]

Deda is the cheapest on Wiggle at £4.99 and 3.9/5 review score here

 

[vickster]

White tape gets very dirty very quickly. Maybe go for one that is more glossy. Fizik tape is quite good I think

 

[Kies]

Triban bar tape is horrible,whatever colour you go for ... Wrap it straight over the existing to give you some cushioning

 

[jifdave]

Really, is the new tape not likely to be man enough?

 

[yello]

ride a triban 3 so anything is an upgrade really.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Deda is the cheapest on Wiggle at £4.99 and 3.9/5 review score here

I bought the BBB tape for 50p more because the Deda stuff had some bad reviews. Just fitted it now. It looks nice and feels nice, I can't complain!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/bbb-bht-01-race-ribbon-bar-tape/

 

[Kestevan]

I really dont see the point of white tape - unless you are incredibly fastidious they just end up looking manky really quickly.
Still, if you must, the Cinelli GelCork stuff is very good.

 

[amaferanga]

Fizik microtex can be kept white for a while with wet wipes. One set lasts me a whole summer before looking too grubby. White cork tape looks crap after about a week.

 

[BJH]

Had white tape on a new bike and it lasted about 2 rides before it looked grubby. So good and white in the same sentence are almost a contradiction in terms !

 

[tincaman]

I am using this as a compromise, very cheap, just buy loads and change regularly

 

[The Brewer]

I am using this as a compromise, very cheap, just buy loads and change regularly

Like that, just bought the blue and black

 

[jifdave]

Bought some white, im sure it will annoy me.

But got a cracking deal on a white seat so want to at least try.

 

[hobbitonabike]

Bought some white, im sure it will annoy me.

But got a cracking deal on a white seat so want to at least try.

You sound like my bro-in-law!! I had white seat and bar tape and it wasn't long before the bar tape looked manky. So I changed it to match the darkest colour on my bike which is a bright blue and it drives him crazy that the bars and seat don't match lol. The boy also has white tape which is now filthy and he wants me to change his to red so that will be two of us drivibg him mad lol lol

 

[VamP]

Fizik microtex can be kept white for a while with wet wipes. One set lasts me a whole summer before looking too grubby. White cork tape looks crap after about a week.

+1
fizik microtex. worth every penny.