I hate Supacaz Bar Tape

[dev null]

There. I said it.

 

The manufacturer is really stingy with the length of tape given, which means that you really struggle to do a neat job, and it is a bitch to wrap the tape.

 

Next time I rather buy the cheap stuff again.

 

I think I am almost fluent in Anglo-Dutch garage vernacular. 

[Malpiet]

Lol

[Ferro]

Picture of the finished job?

[dev null]

Sorry, lightning in my man cave not to friendly to my iPhone camera.

 

 

 

 

[Ferro]

Looks proper. Nice job!

 

Edit. Better than my attempt, which ended in me binning the tape and taking bike to LBS.

[dev null]

Looks proper. Nice job!

 

Thanks, but I usually do a better job with this. I like to terminate the job on the bottom of the bar and closer to the stem by about an inch. I just did not have enough tape to work with.

[Thomo]

Perhaps they are catering for carbon ergo bars where a lot of the top is left exposed.?

[Zeffer]

Totally agree. Had the same. And they really expensive.

 

Bought the tape which changes from black to white. Looks great but defintely too short

[Jewbacca]

Totally agree. Had the same. And they really expensive.

 

Bought the tape which changes from black to white. Looks great but defintely too short

(Waiting for someone to tune you about how impractical white bar tape is)... 

[Long Wheel Base]

(Waiting for someone to tune you about how impractical white bar tape is)... 

Only in cape town where you can't wash it. Up here we got plenty water to wash thoroughly after each ride.

[Spinnekop]

Love mine.

 

Fizik cost the same.  Lizarskin cost the same.  So to me, cost wise, they are all in the same boat.

 

Just the SC lasts and last and last.  And it does not get ugly over time like my Fizik tape did.

[lechatnoir]

Only in cape town where you can't wash it. Up here we got plenty water to wash thoroughly after each ride.

 

you know where you can fit your comic sans hey... 

[Long Wheel Base]

you know where you can fit your comic sans hey... 

Sorry, I have a dry sense of humour.

[dirtypot]

If you start at the bottom (where you're meant to start  ) then you can pull it really tight to stretch it a bit for the lower section where you don't need lots of padding.  Then you should have plenty left over to do the top and end it off neatly.  How many wraps did you do around the hoods?

[dev null]

If you start at the bottom (where you're meant to start  ) then you can pull it really tight to stretch it a bit for the lower section where you don't need lots of padding.  Then you should have plenty left over to do the top and end it off neatly.  How many wraps did you do around the hoods?

 

As little as possible. I could not even do the figure 8 move to do a proper job as it is meant to be done.  I only used a half overlap at the bottom, and pulled as tight as possible.

[Clinton H]

I have it on all my bikes never had an issue and fit it myself . 

I don't think the tape is the problem here ........