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Message started by slo-rider on Dec 3^rd, 2021, 8:54am

Title: Handlebar tape for Bacchetta tweener handlebar?
Post by slo-rider on Dec 3^rd, 2021, 8:54am

I just purchase a Bachetta Carbon Basso for my wife off ebay. During shipping the tweener handlebar developed an inward bend, so the handlebars are even narrower. I will probably unwrap the handlebar to attempt some bending to restore the intended shape. Then rewrap the handlebars with tape. With the incline on a Bacchetta, there is really no way to rest your hands anywhere else beside the grip shifter. Is there any reason to rewrap the handlebar with tape? Is handlebar tape a vestigal holdover on Bacchetta tweener handlebars? Do I need to rewrap just so it looks like a DF bike? I guess some of the tape neatly holds on to the brake/shift cables, but that's only 1/3 of the taping area.

Title: Re: Handlebar tape for Bacchetta tweener handlebar
Post by jayg on Dec 3^rd, 2021, 9:50am

slo-rider wrote:

The purpose of wrapping is mainly for cable control and appearance. Wrapping does provide very slight cushioning, should the rider bark his/her shins on the bar from missed clip-ins.

Title: Re: Handlebar tape for Bacchetta tweener handlebar
Post by slo-rider on Dec 3^rd, 2021, 3:02pm

Good point, handlebar tape on the Bacchetta tweener bars is probably a better idea than wearing shin guards. I will probably just wrap tape around the section right close to the stem and skip the handlebar section right in front of the grips.