[RBW] Bar Tape Blues

[Irreguleur]

I'm getting an error msg for the photo link.
Some amber shellac will darken cloth tape though.
See Rivs tape page: https://www.rivbike.com/products/newbaums-bar-tape

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[RBW] Bar Tape Blues

[Bill in Roswell GA]

The new-to-me orange Rambouillet is just about finished, except for bar 
tape. The bike came with Trek blue tape, darkened from age. On a graphic 
arts color wheel, blue is a complimentary color for orange, so figured I 
would stick with blue. 

I wanted a really dark navy blue color, but such a color is surprisingly 
hard to find! As quality of photos and computer monitors vary, the only 
real way to find it was to buy or trade for some different shades of blue. 
Most blue bar tape is a bright, sky blue. 

Cinelli Denim Blue is pretty good, not really navy blue, but darker than 
sky blue. Bike Ribbon offers a Dark Blue that isn't too far from Navy, 
though with a lot of gray in it. 

I'm using Neubaums Cloth Tape in Dark Blue as finishing tape. The shade is 
a bit different but that is fine if not preferred for finishing tape. 

Comparing the colors for reference, I took some photos outdoors on a cloudy 
day. The colors on my computer are quite close to the real thing. Photo 
posted in a shared folder. Let me know if you can't see it!

*https://tinyurl.com/BarTapeBlues *

Cheers,
Bill in Roswell, GA

cross post iBob/RBW

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