Howdy all,
I play bicycle mechanic as my day job and wanted to give y'all a heads up about Newbaums cotton handlebar tape. Just wrapped a Cinelli Giro d'Italia handlebar using this tape and have to say it is by far the best cotton bar tape I have used. It stretches fantastic, avoiding those ugly overlap lumps, has a great adhesive, is available in a whole bunch of colors, and one roll will wrap a 44 cm bar. Check it out. Available from Merry Sales in California. (this is not a sales pitch) Ask your local shop to get it for you.
Jay Sexton
Sebastopol, CA