How do you wrape your handle bars

tuxfan said:

For years I have wrapped my drop handles, by starting near the
stem and then towards the bar ends. The extra tape placed is then
placed inside the end of the bars. I noticed lately that people
are wrapping their handlebars starting at the ends and working
towards the center of the bike, and then using electrical tape to
secure the handlebar tape. Are there any advantages of starting at
the center of the bars over starting at the bar ends?

My experience is that it can work either way. The important issue is
the direction of the wraps. I find it important to wrap away (toward
the front of the bike) on the tops as that is the direction of force
from the hands in normal riding.

tuxfan said:

For years I have wrapped my drop handles, by starting near the
stem and then towards the bar ends. The extra tape placed is then
placed inside the end of the bars. I noticed lately that people
are wrapping their handlebars starting at the ends and working
towards the center of the bike, and then using electrical tape to
secure the handlebar tape. Are there any advantages of starting at
the center of the bars over starting at the bar ends?

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tuxfan said:

For years I have wrapped my drop handles, by starting near the
stem and then towards the bar ends. The extra tape placed is then
placed inside the end of the bars. I noticed lately that people
are wrapping their handlebars starting at the ends and working
towards the center of the bike, and then using electrical tape to
secure the handlebar tape. Are there any advantages of starting at
the center of the bars over starting at the bar ends?

The end to center way is by and far the best way to wrap bars, as when
you ride the bars right in front of the hoods, you're not making the
tape roll away or separate with palm pressure.

tuxfan said:

For years I have wrapped my drop handles, by starting near the
stem and then towards the bar ends. The extra tape placed is then
placed inside the end of the bars. I noticed lately that people
are wrapping their handlebars starting at the ends and working
towards the center of the bike, and then using electrical tape to
secure the handlebar tape. Are there any advantages of starting at
the center of the bars over starting at the bar ends?

Clockwise in the Northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the
Southern hemisphere.

tuxfan said:

For years I have wrapped my drop handles, by starting near the
stem and then towards the bar ends. The extra tape placed is then
placed inside the end of the bars. I noticed lately that people
are wrapping their handlebars starting at the ends and working
towards the center of the bike, and then using electrical tape to
secure the handlebar tape. Are there any advantages of starting at
the center of the bars over starting at the bar ends?

If you start at the bar ends and work toward the center, the tape
overlaps in such a way that the edges will not tend to roll from normal
hand pressure during riding.

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John ([email hidden])

John Thompson said:

Quoted message said:

For years I have wrapped my drop handles, by starting near the stem
and then toward the bar ends. The extra tape placed is then placed
inside the end of the bars. I noticed lately that people are
wrapping their handlebars starting at the ends and working toward
the center of the bike, and then using electrical tape to secure
the handlebar tape. Are there any advantages of starting at the
center of the bars over starting at the bar ends?

Quoted message said:

If you start at the bar ends and work toward the center, the tape
overlaps in such a way that the edges will not tend to roll from
normal hand pressure during riding.

If you want to slice it even thinner, so to speak, you start at the
brake bosses going toward the bar ends and the stem. The reason for
all this directional stuff is, as you explain, that the overlap must
be like a shingle roof, the free ends pointing downhill so that they
won't curl up from the hands that push forward toward the brake levers
on the tops and the hooks.

Jobst Brandt

bike man fla said:

Clockwise in the Northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the
Southern hemisphere.

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