Wrapping wing type bars - full or half?

[Martin318is]

Whats your preference when wrapping bar tape on flat topped road handlebars? Wrap the whole bar up to near stem like normal bars, or only wrap the drops up to the levers?

 

[marathon marke]

I haven't used wing type bars yet, but I think it might depend on how much you use the tops and the conditions you might often ride in. I still like to wrap the tops of my regular drop bars, because I have no practical need not to. More comfyif I'm riding a bumpy stretch and want my hands up there for a while.

 

[Boeing]

I wrapped full. but I like grip and ride with out gloves a lot on summer evenings. another reason is on the bar in question, the cable routing is noisy under the bar with out the wrap

 

[Vegan Dave]

Same here - full wrap. Much more comfy, although bare carbon beats the pants off bare alloy, between those two.

 

[smarana]

Half. The way the tops are shaped they fit my palm perfectly. My gloves give all the cushion I need which is not much. No need for tape at all.

 

[TexPat]

Half. It looks odd with the tape over the oval sections. A mate has the Pro Cavendish bar, which is only slightly oblong at the tops, but fully wrapped. It is very hard to look at.
Never, never, never wrap a Cinelli Ram all the way. The Lion King will hunt you down and devour you.
Joking aside, who gives a toss? Wrap the stem if you want Martin, just be sure that it's done properly.

 

[dsut4392]

3/4 ish, but the "wing" shape isn't that pronounced on my bars. There's a full hand-width of exposed bar on the properly flat section either side of the stem which is perfectly comfortable, but where it starts to curve forwards I prefer to have the extra grip that bar tape provides.

 

[Marva32]

Since I used the Integralter, I have always kept the top part of these bars tape free.

 

[Martin318is]

Half. It looks odd with the tape over the oval sections. A mate has the Pro Cavendish bar, which is only slightly oblong at the tops, but fully wrapped. It is very hard to look at.
Never, never, never wrap a Cinelli Ram all the way. The Lion King will hunt you down and devour you.
Joking aside, who gives a toss? Wrap the stem if you want Martin, just be sure that it's done properly.

Nobody who has ever seen my haircut would acuse me of doing things because other people tell me thats how they are done. But I appreciate the thought!

Actually, I was just interested in people's general opinions. For instance whether the flat shape meant less need for tape padding, or more need for tape for grip, etc.

 

[Marva32]

Nobody who has ever seen my haircut would acuse me of doing things because other people tell me thats how they are done. But I appreciate the thought!

I am afraid to ask how your hair looks

 

[Martin318is]

I am afraid to ask how your hair looks

very very boring - its kind of a reverse reference to everyone ending up doing the same thing because its supposedly the cool thing to do.

eg the Beckham mohawk craze or long shorts with black socks, etc.

If I set up my bike a certain way it will be for function - if that means double wrapping my bars - I'll do it.

 

[Marva32]

eg the Beckham mohawk craze or long shorts with black socks, etc.

with sandals!