ESI GripsRCT Road/Cyclocross/Triathlon Wrap

Hubby installed- said it was easy to work with - it was his first time doing this. We did order the Black but they sent the gray - hubby decided to just keep- matches the bike great. Update- we ordered the black and thought they sent gray by mistake but come to find out after anther order placed they call the gray black . It is NOT a true black . It looked great on hubby’s bike but I needed a true black for my bike

I had Lizard Skin brand tape on all 3 of my road bikes and it feels good and gives plenty of grip. The problem I have with it is that because I'm not comfortable riding in the drops I'm always on the hoods and where my palms contact the handle bar I've had a lot of wear. The Lizard Skin is a white cushion foam with a thin layer of a colored skin which grips well. This thin layer is wearing off after a few months to a half of year exposing the white foam underneath and it looks bad, and this is with splitting my riding between the 3 bikes so it is not too durable. So I decided to try something else. I think the ESI Grips RCT and the Lizard Skin cost around the same amount of money but the ESI Grips is a solid wrap instead of outer skin wrapped around foam and it wraps around the bar better because you can pull it tight which is something your not suppose to do with the Lizard skin. The ESI has a little less grip and a little less cushion but still feels good. As of today I only have 126 miles on it so this is just a first impression. In that I split my riding between 3 bikes I'd like to get a year out of it before it wears out to truly be happy with but so far so good.

other folks have managed to create actual black silicone, but not ESI. they match the grey (labeled black) grips I have on the bottom of my drop bars where the top of them is this silicone. which I LOVE. install is super easy b/c it does not stick onto itself. so removing to readjust was cake. taking off to do cables is also not going to be a big deal. too bad for the LBS who always tries charging me to rewrap with new tape instead of trying to reuse, no excuses this time. excellent cushioning over bumps and better control of bike. if only it were truly black in color not charcoal grey.

Easy to install because it lacks the adhesive that most bar tape has. I was able to take it on and off several times while giving the fit just right. There’s an online video showing how to do a clean install, and the kit comes with everything you need to finish the job, including bar and plugs, and tape for the top of the handlebars.

I'm a long time cyclist and do a bit of my own maintenance, but I've never been great at installing bar tape. This stuff goes on easily and professional-looking. Just follow the bevel and hold it reasonably tight. The sllicone sticks to itself a bit, which makes it stay tight. I can't speak to the durability yet, but I am very pleased about how easy it went on, the looks, and the comfort of riding with it for a couple months.

Love this bar tape! I commute on my bike year round on broken city streets and this tape does everything well. It soaks up the vibrations, it sheds the rain and sweat and looks great even after 5000 miles. The only reason I'm replacing it is that I made the mistake of using the included tape to secure the ends of the bar tape. The included tape will bond (vulcanize) with the silicone bar tape making it impossible to remove without ripping the bar tape. This makes it difficult to re-wrap the bar tape after replacing the cable housing. I replace shifter housing twice a year and break housing once a year. I now use good old fashioned electrical tape to secure the ends and I expect I will get 10,000 miles out of this wrap, unless I get tired of the color.

A pleasure to install grips the bars well and the chamfered edge makes it easy to get a consistent wrap. Bar end plugs are very tight might prove annoying to some worked well on my Jones h bars. enough tape to wrap I just goofed when cutting them so they aren't quite even. Only potential source of annoyance is the tape gets thinner the tighter you wrap but it's very easy to start over since there's no sticky backing.

I wrapped my bars 3-4 months ago and loved the tape at the time. I wasn't able to ride for a bit and the bike sat for a few months. Came back to ride the bike again yesterday and the tape had broken apart. Money down the drain. Going back to cheap bar tape for me.

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