Re: [CR]Alternatives to White Cloth Tape

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

From: <Philcycles@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:12:12 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Alternatives to White Cloth Tape
To: raleypc@netscape.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 1/21/03 10:37:22 AM, raleypc@netscape.net writes:
>I really like the look of white cloth tape on classic era bikes but I must
>say the dingy look it gets after a few sweaty rides is not all that great.

I have a solution-pigmented shellac. A couple of coats and then some real clear-I use Zerung-and that dingy look is gone forever. The French bike at http://www.philbrowncycles.com has it. And I like the creamy color. Phil Brown Back in NoHo, Ca for a couple of days.