Re: [CR]Top tube protector question

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From: "P J Rutledge" <prutledge1@comcast.net>
To: "Sean Flores" <seaneee175@gmail.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <C1A9ABDF.49E4%seaneee175@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Top tube protector question
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:12:32 -0500
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Sean,

On the east coast in the early to mid-sixties we used black plastic electrical tape.

Pete Rutledge
Woodbridge, VA


----- Original Message -----
From: Sean Flores
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 4:57 PM
Subject: [CR]Top tube protector question



> Hello again-
>
> So I¹ve decided that with a new paint job, I would like to put a top tube
> protector on my 1960¹s track bike. I know velo orange has a nice one that
> once oiled will match my honey brooks, but I would really love to use
> cloth
> tape that matches my bar wrap. I know most modern bikes finish them off
> with electrical tape, but I don¹t much like the looks of that. What are
> some other ways to wrap, finish the tap? Twine maybe. How was bar wrap
> in
> general normally finished on bikes of this era. Thanks again for all your
> advice.
>
> Sean Flores
> San Francisco, CA