Protecting Your Bar Tape.

[mick1836]

My last years Xmas present was a new Cube road bike with bright orange stem and handlebar tape.

Now I always ride with full light weight gloves initially because on my MTB the heat use to make the grips sticky but now with the tape being so bright I wear gloves to keep them clean so keeping my bike in top order, apart from wearing gloves can anyone make any more suggestions to protect the bar tape?

 

[smokeysmoo]

All bartape should be black, replace it to solve the problem

 

[midlife]

All bar tape should be white and replaced at regular intervals....

 

[Markymark]

All bar tape is there to serve a function not to look pretty.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

All bar tape should be of a colour, opposite on the colour wheel, to the frame colour.

 

[screenman]

Wrap in tape.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Accept the fact that tape is a consumable and that it's going to degrade. Buy another roll now and store it, that'll stop you worrying so much about protecting the stuff that's on there. I usually look forward to the tape wearing as I actively like replacing it with a fresh set. I've usually got a couple of boxes in the garage.

If you can't get Cube tape, other brands are available and will look just as good. This is one from Bontrager:

 

[raleighnut]

I think bar tape looks better with a bit of 'patina/wear' to it,

 

[mick1836]

Appears several of the 2017 TDF riders also like my choice of tape & bike colour?

 

[midlife]

Appears several of the 2017 TDF riders also like my choice of tape & bike colour?
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Is it the camera angle but he looks like he has stolen a child's bike and is getting away......

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Accept the fact that tape is a consumable and that it's going to degrade. Buy another roll now and store it, that'll stop you worrying so much about protecting the stuff that's on there. I usually look forward to the tape wearing as I actively like replacing it with a fresh set. I've usually got a couple of boxes in the garage.

If you can't get Cube tape, other brands are available and will look just as good. This is one from Bontrager:

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Me too. I like wrapping as well. A condition that affects even the greatest minds.

 

[NorthernDave]

All bar tape should be white and replaced at regular intervals....

I subscribed to this view for a long time and fought valiantly to keep my bar tape pristine to the point where I wouldn't even wear black gloves, cleaning it fastidiously and then replacing the tape when it got grimy

All bartape should be black, replace it to solve the problem

And eventually I gave in and replaced it with black bar tape and stopped worrying about it.

All bar tap is there to serve a function not to look pretty.

And realised that @Markymark was right (blimey, that was hard to type...)

 

[I like Skol]

I subscribe to the view that a bike should appear to have worked hard for a living but can turn it on and kick ass when needed (a bit like myself really).

 

[Lonestar]

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If you are short of bar tape use an old inner tube or two.

Both my fixies have it.Good grip and protects against shocks.

 

[pawl]

All bar tape should be white and replaced at regular intervals....

Ignore this comment he owns a major bar tape manufacturer