There is a reason for not starting at the stem. Unless the bars are going to be shellacked, starting at the stem puts the open end of the wraps at the top. (Take a second to visualize it) With the tape like that the rider's weight causes to bar tape to roll like the pages of an old paperback book. When the bars are wrapped from bottom up the overlapped part of the tape takes the weight and stays tight.
Jason Leach Sf, ca On Mar 24, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Michael Hechmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Yup, but this was a conversion to DT. > > On Sunday, March 24, 2013 7:27:26 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: >> >> On Sun, 2013-03-24 at 16:19 -0700, Michael Hechmer wrote: >> > >> > Did I miss something and do something wrong? Would this technique >> > work better with thinner cloth tape and more supple covers? I've >> > never thought about it before, but is there any reason not to start at >> > the stem and work a single length to the drops, where it could be >> > tucked into the bar? >> >> Doesn't work with bar end shifters. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
