Comments on: New Bar Tape for Paris

By: Gavin

Gavin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:36:04 +0000

Now that looks like something I need for my larger lenses!

By: Velodramatic

Velodramatic — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:39:13 +0000

Thanks Dave,

I may find one or two more uses for the tape on my camera gear yet. To be clear I rarely ride with a DSLR and would never attempt it with the 200; that’s about 10lbs of kit. All the recent Rapha stuff and race coverage are shot when I’m “covering” the event and not riding. I wish it was practical to do POV photography during a big ride with my real gear.

By: Velodramatic

Velodramatic — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:34:05 +0000

Yeah… I get two lens wraps out of one box of tape.

By: Velodramatic

Velodramatic — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:32:29 +0000

Looking forward to Best Buddies and wearing one of the pairs of Rapha gloves.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:57:27 +0000

Super sharp! You’ll have to pair it with those white Rapha grand tour gloves!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:06:13 +0000

And to think that a week ago I throw away a full roll of Fi’zi:k microtex bar tape because I didn’t have any use for it.

By: Velodramatic

Velodramatic — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:22:43 +0000

Thanks p, a little sloppy on my end.

By: -p-

-p- — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:19:11 +0000

Did you mean Champs Élysées, or am I missing a French translation there?

By: David

David — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:06:45 +0000

Fi’zi;k may well be interested,they must be wondering why they sell so much tape.

I’ve been using self adhesive bar tape for some time now on all those devices which the makers seem to think it is a good idea to make as slippery as possible. Cell phones which may just as well be made out of a bar of soap etc!

Your 200mm lens looks pretty cool… makes me yearn to get back into cycling photography but all that extra weight on the bike, how do you manage it?

By: Henry

Henry — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:05:11 +0000

Why did I never think of that. Great idea!