Just wrenchin' on my ride
May. 5th, 2007 02:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
roadrunnertwiceI wrapped a handlebar! I know, you're all thrilled.
I was kind of nervous about it, since the materials are a wee bit unforgiving and you can't just unwrap and try again, but I think my first attempt turned out pretty great. Credit my high-level knot-tying skills.
The original wrap was made out of a cut up innertube. No joke.
The right-hand bar got replaced first because the plug had fallen out, allowing the innertube "tape" to come unwound and resulting in an unsightly dangly bit knotted to the bar. I'll ride it like this for a day or two to make sure there aren't any substantial gotchas I need to watch on the second go-round.
Things: Leave more tail when I start the wrap next time; the plug can handle it, I've got enough tape, and it'll make my job easier. The locking tape could be straighter, but whatever. The direction-switching method isn't actually hard at all. The end.
I was kind of nervous about it, since the materials are a wee bit unforgiving and you can't just unwrap and try again, but I think my first attempt turned out pretty great. Credit my high-level knot-tying skills.
The original wrap was made out of a cut up innertube. No joke.
The right-hand bar got replaced first because the plug had fallen out, allowing the innertube "tape" to come unwound and resulting in an unsightly dangly bit knotted to the bar. I'll ride it like this for a day or two to make sure there aren't any substantial gotchas I need to watch on the second go-round.
Things: Leave more tail when I start the wrap next time; the plug can handle it, I've got enough tape, and it'll make my job easier. The locking tape could be straighter, but whatever. The direction-switching method isn't actually hard at all. The end.