Comments on: How To Tape Drop Handlebars

By: Craig Tigard

Craig Tigard — Sun, 23 May 2010 22:27:23 +0000

Excellent job. I looked at 10 online videos and your was by far the best. Thanks for your expertise.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:43:51 +0000

Thanks for the very useful video, I’ve just referred to it for the second time. My first taping job was pretty good following your advice, my second was just about perfect – cheers!

By: javier

javier — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:15:35 +0000

muchas gracias

By: leo francis

leo francis — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:24:10 +0000

Beautifully well explained. thanks.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:32:48 +0000

Really, really great video. I didn’t *need* to retape, but this vid gave me the courage to do it with some free white tape that came with a saddle I bought. Found the tape I had quite inflexible in terms of stretch, so on the first go it tended to bunch up when I went around curves of the bar. Second time around I pulled it much, much more firmly as I went and this made the outside edges cling to the bar much more efficiently= happy days!

My bike looks superb now with it’s smart new tape and saddle, although I’m well aware that the white tape will pick up black marks much more easily. Never mind!

By: monty

monty — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:38:06 +0000

When you install it like that the tape will rest with the tucked part opposite, which allows your hands to unfurl the tape when downward pressure is applied.

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By: Vinnie

Vinnie — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:01:07 +0000

Hi,

I also start taping from the stem toward bar ends > with this I do not need to use any electric or other tape to fasten it. First round goes over the one under > counter-clockwise > tape stays better when you squeeze it afterward.

Cheerios.
Vinnie

By: HLaB CC

HLaB CC — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:33:22 +0000

Cheers Alex,

I had no speakers at work but when I got home I replayed your video, you explain things really well.

By: Kevin Saunders - KGS Bikes

Kevin Saunders - KGS Bikes — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:56:23 +0000

Hi Alex,

Very well done video. I also like to tape the right bar “clockwise” but put two pieces of tape behind the brake lever, and instead of going inside and backwards to do the top section I cross behind the lever. This keeps the tape going forward over the top and prevents creeping as your hands tend to tighten the tape if they are on the tops.

I will look at your other videos and again, thanks for the tips.