That looks fantastic. Are those Albatross bars with moustache-style road levers?
On Monday, October 29, 2012 1:51:30 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: > > Here is my last wrap session after 3 coats of amber: > http://flic.kr/p/dh3eoR - "good protection" is up to your needs. I > generally do 3 coats to get it to look "finished" for my tastes. It will > wear after a good rain or sweat session, so I would expect the beausage to > start in pretty soon if you live anywhere it rains. > > I actually prefer it to look used - it's like new shoes. They look fake > until they are scuffed up. > > Brian > Seattle, WA > > On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Joan Oppel <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I really like Newbaum's tape, mostly because I like the colors and how >> they deepen with shellacking. My Bleriot came from Rivendell with cloth >> tape wrapped over cork tape underneath and shellacked. That was 6 years >> ago and I really liked how it felt and lasted. I've since re-done in the >> same way the Bleriot bars, other bars and a few days ago did another bike >> with Newbaum's over cork - there are 4 separate shots of the tape: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/30856149@N04/8135995899/in/photostream/ >> >> So, the Newbaum's is somewhat fragile and really needs to be shellacked, >> I think. Here's the question: after wrapping, I put on 3 coats of shellac >> over a couple of days. The pictures are after a 150 mile weekend of riding >> so the tape definitely got a little human sweat/dirty hands use added to >> it. >> >> Is there a rule of thumb for how many coats provide good protection? >> What do those of you who are 'shellackers' usually do? Or, is it a matter >> of what final shade of color you're trying to achieve? >> >> Thanks - >> Joan >> Riv content: the Newbaum's orange tape was purchased from Rivendell. >> Plus, I always re-watch the bar wrapping and shellacking videos from >> Rivendell before re-doing handlebars. I really like the music that >> accompanies Riv videos. >> >> >> -- >> 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]<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/HVX5eZAYn_YJ. 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.
