Get a better quality electrical tape like 3m Super 33+ or Nitto. Wrapping top down exposes the upper edge of the tape to your hands and will wear out your tape faster

I've never had the tape wear out fast wrapping it top to bottom. I don't slide my hands over the tape. The upper edge of the tape doesn't affect the way I hold the handle bar. Maybe I'll try that sometime? For now, I'll stick with what works for me.. Have a good one!

Some are intended to be done so by design (like Bontrager's), but most stop somewhere at the middle of the bend towards the tops.

As long as it's long enough, I don't see why not. Other than bike handlebars, ball sport racquets & bats (anything you use to swing), what other sporting equipment use tape for their contact points?

I wired some short boards to the feet of my bike stand, then put paving stones on the boards to hold them down... I have had tipping episodes in the past...

O noticed that, too.

yes, unfortunate edit.

Yes the most important part was missing

It creates a bulge and uses more tape, that's why I don't do it.

Looks cleaner but wears faster

Yes, that's one compromise of reverse-wrapping bar tape. If you do the same on ENVE's bar tape, you'll end up with two different ENVE logo sizes (ie. small logo on the tops, large logo on the drops) on one side of the handlebars. Also, the nature of some bar tapes don't allow the tape to lay completely flat on the handlebars as you switch your wrapping direction. Lizard Skins and Supacaz are two of such brands.

I have a pack coming that I found on eBay. Yellow.

Think he made it himself in one of his videos

Avoid the figure 8 with modern bar tape that is thicker. It gets too bulbous behind the clamp. What you do is simply wrap as close to the bottom of the shifter clamp. When you're coming around the clamp from the outside of the drops take the tape around/under the shifter and up the inside of the drop bar onto the tops of the bar. You then will be naturally wrapping over the top of the bar toward the saddle in the right direction. Hope that made sense. Otherwise just watch Ribble valley cyclist or the Park tool tutorial video. They both recommend this method

Normally start at the tops for aero bars. I think it's just harder to have a nice finish at the starting point, easier at the bar ends and it all just gets shoved inside the bar ends. But do whatever you want it's your bike!

If you start at the tops when you move your hands down the handlebar you pull out a little bit the handlebar tape because of the direction and the way is overlapped

Very easy to finish at the samr place on the top if you measure and make (typically 65-75mm) the bars with silver or gold marker pen. The put a single wrap of electrical tape to finish at the mark. You then use this tape as your finishing point of reference and the tape will be perfectly equal both sides of the stem.....before measuring, marking and taping make sure bars are centred in the stem 😉

Also, if you want to replace a cable housing when your bar tape doesn't need replacing yet, you'd have to undo the entire tape instead of undoing half of it.

Hola, ami me empezo a gustar las bicis de antes y compre un cuadro de una italvega y lo restaure, le puse partes originales pues es de campagnolo record. Solo me gusto y lo pude armar. Tengo una Cannondale super six con rines roval de carbon y sram red pero tambien tengo una Cannondale 10 con Mavic cosmics y sram red yellow limited edition del tour of france, la cual es de aluminio con fork o orquilla de carbon y es muy liviana, es la que mejor me gusta. Espero puedas conseguir la que mas te.guste y la disfrutes mucho!!! Saludos!!!

@@ivanchavez4265 después de tantos accidentes y semanas en coma, no e podido dejar, aquí en Ecuador, en la Región Sierra hay mucho desnivel y demasiado tráfico,,,,,,, que bueno que te guste la bici, en lo personal me encanta... No pienso dejarlo. Cuidate de los accidentes... A veces son letales. Saludos.

@@guidourena1115 muchisimas gracias por tu consejo. Y que pena que te hayas accidentado. Que bueno tocar ese lado donde talbien devemos ser muy concientes y cuidadozos de los riesgos cuando anda uno haciendo bicy en Ruta o carretera y en bicy de Montaña yo hice mas de Ruta y se me llegue a accidentar 3 veces, una un carro me avento, las otras 2 fueron mientras decendia y en una de ellas me fui a un barranco volandome el parachoque en una curva. Gracias a Dios no paso de golpes y raspones pero desde entonces fui mas conciente. No hice mucho de montaña pero para mi es mas riesgozo y varios de mis amigos si se an lastimado fuerte y an tenido una recuperation de lo menos 3 meses sin poder hacer nada. Vivo en ciudad y las calles y automobilistas no estan tan concientes de los ciclistas y muchas veces los ciclistas no hacemos lo que deveriamos de hacer para alludar al transito con automobilistas inpacientes y ciclistas inconcientes. Nosotros habiamos formado un grupo de unos 25 personas y plat8cabamos de las reglas para no tener accidentes. Soliamos salir a las 4am de la.ciudad hacia los lugares con pistas para bicis.( bike paths) soliamos salir de el Centro de los Angeles ( los angeles down town) hacia las montañas o cerros en Glenden, Pasadena, San Gabriel o pacific palisades y en Plano para long Beach, San Pedro o para Oxnard, CA. 30 millas de pura subida o de 80- 120 millas de planeo. Solo que tambien deje de salir por complicaciones de tiempo y trabajo. Tambien espero poder regresar pronto. Espero te recuperes pronto y puedas seguir disfutando de todo lo que te guste. Cuidate mucho y echale muchas ganas como cuando vas de subida en una bici sin saver hasta donde es el final y te Animas un poquito mas y luego otro poquito mas y ya casi no puedes pero le sigues y le sigues y tus piernas ya no dan mas pero le sigues e intentas levantarte en pedales pero ya no puedes y ya solo vas viendo la.carretera porque tu Mirada va hacia abajo pero le sigues y no lo crees poder lograr y empiezas a pensasr que no tiene caso esforzarte y que talves en la.proxima oportinidad pero le sigues y sin saver como y ya hasta casi quebrandote le sigues y finalmente lo lograste. Finalmente puedes parar y admirar lo que acompletaste. Ese alivio y satisfacion que solo tu lo entiendes y te hace fuerte emocional y fisicamente. Por fin. Ahora viene el decenso y es donde ves que tanto te esforsaste. Ya estas a otro nivel y te nace el quere superar algo mas dificil.. con una sonrisa en tu cara.😀😀😀🤐 Saludos hermano desde Los Angeles CA!!!!!

@@ivanchavez4265 en resumen, es lo q yo siento,,,, un poco más,,, otro poco más, pero es tan satisfactoriao, llegar a casa, y comentar, q tanto e recorrido.......tengo una Benotto Italiana. Y con ella me divierto mucho. Un abrazo y cuidate.

Stops the finishing tape from unraveling. Best a nail up and gentle tack the finish tape to the bar tape underneath.

Exactly! And it's been three months with no answer :(

That's how I wrapped my whole life until KZfaq told me I was doing it wrong. I still think it comes out much nicer starting on the tops where the wrap is most visible, and ending at the bar ends.

@@richardbryanesq I tried the tape technique once and thought the end result looked horrible so I went back to what I know best. 👍

Yes.

​@@richardbryanesqMe too!! 🙌

you can't stretch lizardskin tape, but you can do for others.

@@hussainalhelli well u can stretch it and wat happens is it ends up ripping in areas on the first few rides u do. I did it the 1st time i used the lizard skin tape. Had to go buy a new set and redo it. Other tapes u shouldnt stretch either for the same reason cuz they will rip easier.

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@@hussainalhelli theres so many materials to choose from for bar tape it varies id mention the spray on grip tape if u use gloves all the time but really it does nothing for you other than stop ur gloves from slipping around and id never do that and theyre not technically tape but there is really thin tape to thick closed cell foams that slide over your bars. But in the video u mentioned he just says that stuff is so tuff its not gonna damage it. But still u shouldnt wrap it too tightly that it gets stretched. Ive rewrapped my bars a lot since the first time i wrapped them just trying to see wat works for me and wrapping new bars that i get. But even on gcn they say make sure you dont stretch the bar tape and just keep tension on it. And ive def had all the backing just fall off wen i go to do the bar tape which sux cuz its all coiled up and it gets dust or hair on it or worse it gets stuck to itself and makes a lump in the glue. But electrical tape is def your best friend wen doing this. And i wouldnt use plastic plug bar ends without taping the ends just cuz they tend to fall out on bumpy roads and if u twist ur bars ur getting a hole cut in ur leg if u dont have a bar end in it.

There should be some tension in the tape, it can't be tension-free. Most brands do allow some stretching, but of course don't take it too far.

It was a little bit bad in places lol

Loose and terrible.

To keep the bar tape clean, especially if it's white. I do it bare-handed, but I make sure my hands are real clean.

There's a part missing around 9.20 ~ how to get around the hood

you can mess up the STI area, where you change the direction. That is not shown on the video sadly.

@@ondrejmanych5688 Hello, I'm a little confused here, STI you have a sexually transmitted infection I'm sure if you speak to the doctor get it cleaned up then once it all fixed I'm sure your brain will relax and then you should know how to fit tape then rather than watching on youtube, hope this helps??

@@googlelimp9834 I think my brain is well relaxed and your response was funny only a little bit. Nothing special. But alright,

@@googlelimp9834 The STI meant here is Shimano Total Integration, the name for Shimano's dual-control levers. SRAM's is DoubleTap and Campagnolo's is ErgoPower.

So many bad mistakes. Absolute crap wrapping tips and techniques.