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Went and looked at handlebar tape at probikekit and they all look the same to me. All cheap, so price doesn't particully matter.
I've got an OCR2-04 Blue frame and the current handlebar tape is black.
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Is there a particular one I should buy or should I buy anyone.
Haven't had experience with any of the ones from Probikekit but I figure the ones which include bar end plugs, finishing tape and extra tape for brake levers good value. I recently bought Bontrager tape; not great, cheap but does the job. Had to cut it though so I had tape for the brake lever area. Nice bar end plugs though compared to my previous BBB ones.🙂
I am using BBB at the moment, comfortable and seems to last ok.
I understand that cork tapes are less durable and harder to clean. Synthetic can be easily washed with detergents and more resistant to adverse weather.
I have purchased the Cinelli cork tape from PBK, and .. its like any other cork tape. I also tried out the Ambrosio ones but they didnt give as much cushioning as the cork ones.
The elaganza ones look pretty good. Anyone tried those?
Fizik Microtex. Try and get the one with gel under it if you want comfort (comes in a big box with gel+tape) The black tape has a nice suede look. I have the silver (it is the exact shade of the SL01's paint) and it never gets dirts and doesn't wear like cork tape. It is pretty thin though (hence the gel)
Stella Azzurra Tecno Spugna here. The EVA foam is comfortable, lasts long, washes up good, comes in 5 thicknesses/10 colors, and wraps easy.
http://www.stellaazzurra.com/Handle-bar-tape/Tecno-Spugna.php
Stay away from Deda - too slippery. I'm going back to cork.
I've been using Bike @ ribbon. Only because I got a box of 20 of them cheap. Sold most.
Pluses and minuses - comfortable, looks good, inexpensive, stays in place well, but...too short for 44cm + bars(after sections are cut off for under the shifters) even not overlapping much.
The main problem is it wears really fast. Two/three thousand kms and I have to replace it(way faster than my tyres).
I think any ol' cork tape will do the trick nicely. Whether it's hard to clean or not, I just love the feel of it. It's not so expensive that if/when you spill and scrape it up, that you can't replace it either.
Deda tape seems to be good. I got some on ebay pretty cheap. easy to fit , comfortable, and seems to last ok.
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