Just recently purchased your tape and i am shaking between being curious on how it turns out while on the other hand being hesitant due to the thought it might not stick good enough in daily life... what can you say to make me feel good about the issue ?
@@dibbelschisser6776 the fear that it won't stick is really a matter of wrapping. Keep good tension on the tape while wrapping and potentially give the first revolutions extra twist with your other hand to tighten them and you should be good. Also keep in mind that because there is no adhesive you always can go back and re-do it. If you happen to ride a carbon bar with an extraordinary polished surface there you might face challenges to get it stick. We have not experienced that so far but it's possible. The longer you ride it the better it will sit on the bar. And of course give it a wash from time to time while ensuring to seal of the open ends with super glue or a zig zack seam. If you really want to make sure it's well wrapped consult your local Bike shop. You find on our website a list of GREPP friendly bike shops. ✌️
@@BenGoldNYC thanks for your comment. If you have experienced slipping of the tape then the tension was simply not enough. Feel free to reach out to us via email. Ride safe ✌️
@@greppcyclingstuff5870 worked like a charm. I don’t know why this is not the standard method. Looks way better than the isotape method and is easier too
With bar end shifters its best to go from bottom to the top. At least what we have experienced so far. Depending on the bar end shifter it's possible to use the top too bottom technique if you got enough space to fix the shape in there. Otherwise with the bottom to top method go twice around the first loop and pull very tight.
Where did the big gap by the hood come from during the camera cut at 4:00? Using too short of a piece of bar tape for the demo and had to unwind a bit to show how the plug works?
Also, any difference with wrap direction using this method? I thought you normally wrap inside to out (clockwise for right bar) so the tape tends to tighten instead of loosen as you ride in the drops.
Pretty much, yes. We had to film wrapping as I'm not a native English speaker and there have been mistakes so we unwrapped and wrapped it many times. About the direction you get a different direction if you wrap from the top. However we have not experienced any slipping in the drops despite the wrapping direction.
NICE tape ! But I recommend that your viewers have a look at your ORIGINAL tape video because you correctly begin at the END of the drops and tape UPWARD toward the centre of the bars . . . this ensures that your hands don't start making unsightly unraveling of the edges of the tape due to the downward pressure of your hands on the tape on the drops . . . nice bike too :-) Cheers from Canada!
Love the tape. Just a heads up to anyone with a madone slr gen 6 but the expansion plugs have 0 chance of working with the bars. Just use the regular plastic plugs with the fins.
That's a great heads up. It's really tricky to cover all handlebars as the inner diameter is something which is not following a standard and manufacturers can play around with the inner diameter.
Relatively. But probably not all that noticeably. I reckon it's a cheap way to see how you like a fatter, more cushioned bar. You can always find something lighter later.
Why didn't you show how you wrapped around the brake lever? None of your other videos shows how you are able to get the 'correct' orientation of the tape on all parts of the handlebar. You clearly achieved it in this video, but for some mysterious reason you didn't think it was useful to show?
@@greppcyclingstuff5870I find it actually find it a bit more difficult because the tape doesn't stretch like most other synthetic bar tapes. It was the one thing really wanted to see! Managed to figure it out after watching the GC performance video on how to reverse wrap. Still a bit of funny business because of no stretch but it gets you close enough to figure out the rest.
I have come from @ThePathLessPedaled link. Hate the electrical tape the local bike shop stuck on touring bike I got from them. I made it more complicated to wrap bars though becaue I added secondary brakes up top and I have bar end shifters. No examples on you tube of these extra "humps." Realize I add extra cabling. Got silicone pads for next attempt. Would your tape work? Definitely glad you supply length! Reminds me of Ace first aid tape for sprains.
Our tape works with a extra silicone pad underneath. We also have a video for that. Check it out and let us know if it helped to explain the matter probably.
Not at all. After long testing periods with different riders all over the globe we can say with confidence that our tape is not unwinding when wrapped properly. Give it a try 🙌.
@@krimoll you can use tire levers and wiggle out the complete plug (outer and inner) at one and push out the inner part once you have the plug in your hand. We can demonstrate I'm a video.
I'm most definitely _not_ a pro ;-), but in my (and many others') experience, the edge of the tape can end up "rolling up" where you often add pressure against it with your hands, which can't happen when wrapped the other way, as you're pushing down & away on the edge. Might be a matter of using low quality tape or not applying enough tension, so maybe a moot point for some, but AFAIK, that's the main argument against applying it in this direction.
@@DominiqueB that might be the case for tapes where you have the adhesive only in the middle. Since the rubber threads are all the way to the edge if the tape and the tension is much higher in the tape there is very little play to roll up. We have not seen this even in fixed gears/track bikes were there is not even hoods to reduce some if the forward movement.
Because it doesn't actually good up as well when you are riding hard and "torquing" the handlebar, the tape had a tendency for the edges to roll when done this direction.
