| A BDop Primer on How to Wrap Your Bars (with pictures). |
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| TOOLS NEEDED: |
| 1. |
1 Roll BDop Bar Wrap |
| 2. |
Roll of electrical tape |
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Utility knife |
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Scissors |
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Something cold to drink (not pictured) |
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Something to entertain the 2 year old who will insist on helping you. |
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STEP 1 |
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Remove all the crap and corruption left over from previous tape jobs and roll up the bottom of your brake hoods. |
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Sip beverage. |
STEP 2 |
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Cut a piece of tape from the roll approximately 8cm long. Place it somewhere within reach. |
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Sip beverage. Replace as needed. |
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STEP 3 |
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Starting at the drop, do one lap around the bar (to the inside) leaving about half a tape width of tape protruding rearward. Try to get the actual adhesive on the tape as close to the end of the bar as possible. |
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Sip beverage. Replace as needed. |
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STEP 4 |
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Begin wrapping inward overlapping each previous width of tape by about half. Make sure the adhesive is contacting the bar and not the tape. |
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Sip beverage. Replace as needed. |
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STEP 4 |
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Continue until you reach the brake lever. Reach over to where ever you left the piece of tape you cut in step 2 and pick it up. |
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Place this strip over the clamp that holds the brake lever onto the bar. |
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Continue to wrap the tape making sure that there are no gaps and that the clamp is not visible from either the inside or outside. This may require a few attempts. |
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Continue wrapping towards the stem. |
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Sip beverage. Replace as needed. |
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STEP 5 |
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Once you get to the point on the bar where you want the tape to stop do two more laps around the bar. Then place a strip of electical tape around the bar so that it covers the exact spot you want the tape to end. |
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Sip beverage. Replace as needed. |
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STEP 6 |
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Take the utility knife and cut the tape, all the way around the bar, where you want it to end. You should also be cutting the electrical tape. |
| Be careful as you cut over cables. Also be mindful of not maring the surface of your bar by using too much pressure. |
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Sip beverage. Replace as needed. |
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STEP 7 |
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Remove the tape that you have cut of and apply the finishing strip. Make sure the ends of the strip meet under the bar. |
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Sip beverage. Replace as needed. |
STEP 8 |
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Insert Bar end plugs making sure to tuck all of the protruding tape in the with it. If there are graphics on the plugs be mindful of their orientation. |
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Sip beverage. Replace as needed. |
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STEP 9 |
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Stand and marvel at what an excellent job you've done. Try to impress this fact upon a significant other dispite their obvious lack of interest. |
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Sip beverage. Replace as needed. |
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