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According to the Ergon instructions I should have gone the other way.
What bad things might happen and why a certain direction?
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If you wrap it the wrong way it will loosen as you put pressure on the tape, and/or you'll end up catching the edge of the tape and lifting it, or some such thing, I seem to recall.
*waits for that to be shot down...
Somebody will probably be along to say different but, I always wrap bars with the thought about the twisting forces I'll be applying to the bars when under pressure.
When either pulling on the tops or hoods, or twisting on the drops, I want the tape to try and tighten in such scenarios, rather than unwrap itself.
Really not sure if this is the main reason or just my interpretation.
Well, that's two of us who've said that, so you can end the thread here I think!
It's quite a neat job. be a shame to change it
Left hand wrap left to right
Right hand wrap right to left
It’s quite a neat job. be a shame to change it
Are you colour blind too?
They look correct to me.
The idea is that as you go from the centre the inner wrap is over the outer wrap.
(On a phone). Near job.
Tape looks neat but you’ve bent your bars to a funny angle…
Looks correct to me too.
Start at the end of the drop, work inwards. Some people get all het up about whether it's wound clockwise or anticlockwise but that's getting far too detailed.
You're gonna diiiiie ☠️
If Henry's smiling then we all should too.
Aren't they wrapped "correctly" on the drops, it's just the tops that's wrong?
Id be inclined to redo the tops using figure of 8 method to change direction at the hood.
Left hand wrap left to right
Right hand wrap right to left
You're probably correct, but that's not clear. Does the tape go left to right as it goes under the bar, or as it goes over it
Some things are tricky to explain in a short phrase so, best take advantage of the many videos that are available, online...
I have never taken any notice of the 'rules' and wrap different ways as don't give it much thought but then I have never
- unwrapped the tape while riding (how would I if tape is applied tightly and taped at the end?)
- never put that much twisting pressure on the bars (why would I need to do that?)
The edges are more likely to roll on the drops if the exposed edges face up.
You can "unwrap them" if you twist your grip not that they come undone just they the tape can get loose in areas then it starts moving around.
Neither is a real issue if the tape is tightly wound, it only happened once to me with bars loosely taped by someone else.
If it works, who cares. I couldn't live with one side finishing nearer the stem like that but I ain't riding it so just go ride the bike.
Plus extra points if you've not used cheat strips and there's no gaps at the hood sides (will need photographic evidence to award those points though!)
Looks good to me - I worked as a shop mechanic and always did them that way, wrapping them from the bottom inside-out. Depending on the shape and position of the levers, figure-8 around the bar clamp and along to the middle. Key to stopping them unwrapping was maintaining stretch in the tape so it grips itself/ edges stay flat - some tapes are better than others. Warm-up tape on a radiator on a cold day if needed. Wrap electrical tape around the bars first to hold cables and you can wrap/re wrap the tape many times until you’re happy.
looks fine to me.
can i ask what bars they are ? please.
can i ask what bars they are
Look like ritchey corralitos from here
Cool cheers, I won’t be changing it until the tape falls off. Did just wonder why it should go a certain way, hopefully more comfy than what I used before.
Tape looks neat but you’ve bent your bars to a funny angle…
I’ll give them a squeeze and see if I can bend them back in 😁
Look like ritchey corralitos from here
They are indeed ☑️
I went from the Sonder Bombers because I found the yours uncomfortable to some much less flared Level bars but found that I missed the flare of the drops. These are less extreme and keep the hoods in a better position. Hopefully.
If it works, who cares. I couldn’t live with one side finishing nearer the stem like that but I ain’t riding it so just go ride the bike.
I don’t remember it looking that uneven when I’d finished so I think I might have redone the RHS - I’d have to go and check though because I can’t remember! 🤷🏻♂️
Plus extra points if you’ve not used cheat strips and there’s no gaps at the hood sides (will need photographic evidence to award those points though!)
Of course I didn’t cheat, I’ll get you a photo later 😁
Which is why they are…
wrapped “correctly” on the drops, it’s just the tops that’s wrong?
Id be inclined to redo the tops using figure of 8 method to change direction at the hood.
I couldn’t redo the tops in the other direction without redoing the drops can I? At least not according to the video I followed, it said that you change direction after the figure 8.
Are you colour blind too?
Ha, it was sick green or red. No black in stock, so I went for sick 😁
Backwards to how I do mine but doubt it’s an issue…neat job anyway, way better than I manage 👍
I couldn’t redo the tops in the other direction without redoing the drops can I? At least not according to the video I followed, it said that you change direction after the figure 8.
Just unwrap the tape back to the hood, do the figure of 8, then carry on along the tops again.
Just unwrap the tape back to the hood, do the figure of 8, then carry on along the tops again.
But the figure of 8 reverses the direction doesn’t it? Or is there another figure of 8 method that doesn’t?
I followed this video, although I may have followed it backwards…
I wrap my bars like a boss. Electrical tape at the end is so very gauche.
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I wrap my bars like a boss. Electrical tape at the end is so very gauche.
Swoon 😊
@rocketdog here for my extra points 🙂
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Method 3, shown from about 8 mins on this video, let’s you get the direction correctly reversed for the tops
here for my extra points
Approved!