How To Wrap Handlebar Tape On A Drop Bar Bike

Change your bar tape without any worries using our in-depth expert tutorial. Ollie shows you the best method to wrap bar tape for road, gravel and cyclo-cross bikes, including a special hack to keep it neat around the hoods. Your handlebars will be left looking super fresh and ready to ride!

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00:00 Intro
00:37 What you need
00:45 Prepare the handlebars
01:28 Wrap new tape
02:34 Bar end plugs
05:10 Wrap around the hoods
07:46 Repeat for left handlebar
08:39 Reposition shifter hoods
08:57 Wrapping the tops
10:18 Finish with electrical tape
11:14 Finishing tape
11:41 Tack weld to secure
12:19 Summary

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