I've used shellaced cloth over cork. You get the qualities of both - the cushion of cork with the durability of shellac'd cloth. I usually wrap the cork very tight, and with little overlap. This helps remedy the fat-bar effect.
On Mar 17, 6:01 pm, GeorgeS <[email protected]> wrote: > I shellac cork tape on my bikes. It has no effect on the cushioning. > It does provide a smoother surface and makes them easier to clean. > G > > On Mar 17, 8:32 am, Mike Irwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm getting ready to wrap my Nitto Randonneur bars. I'm thinking about > > putting a set of the gel bar pads underneath the tape, but then I > > started to wonder if just wrapping another set of cork tape around the > > bars would be just as good. I'm planning on finishing with a shellac > > coating. > > > I've never had shellac'ed bars before. Will they still have the give > > that cork wrap has? Will I even be able to tell that I have gel pads > > underneath? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
