> Mike Short asked:
>
> > What would be period correct for a late 30s early 40s Italian racing bike
> > in regard to handle bar tape and brake cables. What if any colors were
> > available?
Don't forget that pretty much all pro bikes in the 1930s and '40s used
cloth tape to hold the brake cable housing to the top tube (three bands
or four even) instead of cable housing clips.
>From the old photos it looks like to me they were using that sticky
black stuff we used to call "friction tape," but I'm sure that
handlebar tape was used too.
Chuck "causes some friction" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
.