With bar end shifters its best to go from bottom to the top. At least what we have experienced so far. Depending on the bar end shifter it's possible to use the top too bottom technique if you got enough space to fix the shape in there. Otherwise with the bottom to top method go twice around the first loop and pull very tight.
Where did the big gap by the hood come from during the camera cut at 4:00? Using too short of a piece of bar tape for the demo and had to unwind a bit to show how the plug works?
Also, any difference with wrap direction using this method? I thought you normally wrap inside to out (clockwise for right bar) so the tape tends to tighten instead of loosen as you ride in the drops.
Pretty much, yes. We had to film wrapping as I'm not a native English speaker and there have been mistakes so we unwrapped and wrapped it many times. About the direction you get a different direction if you wrap from the top. However we have not experienced any slipping in the drops despite the wrapping direction.
Not at all. After long testing periods with different riders all over the globe we can say with confidence that our tape is not unwinding when wrapped properly. Give it a try 🙌.
@@krimoll you can use tire levers and wiggle out the complete plug (outer and inner) at one and push out the inner part once you have the plug in your hand. We can demonstrate I'm a video.
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Suuuuuper informative and helpful thank you!!!
Well done nice video and thank YOU! Love that cotton bar tape😍🚴♂
Thanks a lot for the comment. We appreciate your comment
Any recommendations on how to finish the tape up with bar-end shifters?
With bar end shifters its best to go from bottom to the top. At least what we have experienced so far.
Depending on the bar end shifter it's possible to use the top too bottom technique if you got enough space to fix the shape in there. Otherwise with the bottom to top method go twice around the first loop and pull very tight.
Where did the big gap by the hood come from during the camera cut at 4:00? Using too short of a piece of bar tape for the demo and had to unwind a bit to show how the plug works?
Also, any difference with wrap direction using this method? I thought you normally wrap inside to out (clockwise for right bar) so the tape tends to tighten instead of loosen as you ride in the drops.
Pretty much, yes. We had to film wrapping as I'm not a native English speaker and there have been mistakes so we unwrapped and wrapped it many times.
About the direction you get a different direction if you wrap from the top. However we have not experienced any slipping in the drops despite the wrapping direction.
Any plan to sell this in North America?
Hi! We have some shops in North America. Check out our Store Finder: grepp.cc/pages/local-bike-shop-finder
Isn't this wrapper too hard for gravel, no glue, won't unwind?
Not at all. After long testing periods with different riders all over the globe we can say with confidence that our tape is not unwinding when wrapped properly.
Give it a try 🙌.
Running this tape over the one that came with my bike and have had 0 problems, works great, and looks much nicer!
@@RubenFRS that's pretty great hack. Thanks for riding GREPP
How do we take the (inner) plug out again? Please show!!
@@krimoll you can use tire levers and wiggle out the complete plug (outer and inner) at one and push out the inner part once you have the plug in your hand. We can demonstrate I'm a video.
I had to pound the crap out of the little black piece that goes into the other black piece to get it in my Schwinn handle bars.
Same with my handlebar. Had to ram it in with a steel hammer.