Hi Tom with plastic you need to find that little stretch that keeps it on the bar. Too little and it just comes off too much and you brake it. Good luck. Steven
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-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Thomas L. Hayes Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 4:20 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]wrapping handlebars with plastic (?) tape
Could someone please explain to me, and also to the group if others might find it of equal value or, whether there is a trick, some arcane 1950's method for wrapping handlebars with tape such as Benetto or other
similar plastic type of tape, like on a 1950's Legnano. I do a presentable--not showcase job--with tape that has a sticky back. With the other, however, I find regardless of where I start and finish, it ends up sliding or slipping and will not hold for much beyond two miles.
I can't figure out what I am doing wrong, though wrong it is, that's for sure.
Thank you.
Cheers.
Tom Hayes Chagrin Falls, Ohio where it finally quit snowing sometime yesterday