07-11-2015, 04:01 PM
Hi painkiller, the only place that I find that kinda feels 'hard' to me after an hour or so, is the top of the bars. I have just moved to 31.8 and they feel a little better, so I was thinking maybe a little more would be great, then I saw a few close-ups in the Tour and it sure seemed like they had done something too.
I looked at the gel strips that you can buy, but they seemed ugly, I also thought about a strip cut from old inner tube under the tape, but Elmore's suggestion of alcohol soaked masking tape may work - I actually do my own club grips and use lighter fluid on those. Just got to save $20 for new tape before I try it, cos my old tape would probably come up short.
I looked at the gel strips that you can buy, but they seemed ugly, I also thought about a strip cut from old inner tube under the tape, but Elmore's suggestion of alcohol soaked masking tape may work - I actually do my own club grips and use lighter fluid on those. Just got to save $20 for new tape before I try it, cos my old tape would probably come up short.
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