Re: Should bar tape have sporadic or constant adhesive?
- From: Werehatrack <rault00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:04:23 GMT
On 10 Sep 2006 19:16:15 -0700, "Iain Dalton" <iain.dalton@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I ordered bar tape from Nashbar, and peeling away the protective tape
seems to peel away most of the adhesive, leaving only sporadic strips.
Is this supposed to happen, or should I ask for a replacement? It
looks something like:
==============================================================
-- - --- -- -
==============================================================
My opinion: Bad tape. I'd return it.
Also, the guides I find on the Web say to wrap from the bottom of the
bar, and end by securing the loose end with electric tape. My parents
think I should wrap from the top, and end by securing the loose end
under the cap. This seems more reasonable, but then why do the guides
say to wrap the tape in what seems to me to be the wrong direction?
Other considerations aside, if you wrap top-down and discover that the
length of the tape is a trifle short of enough to reach the end of the
bar, you're in a bit of a bind. The top can end wherever you run out
of tape. The bottom needs to get wrapped right to the tip. The
easiest way to ensure this occurs is to wrap from the end up.
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