Brooks England Microfiber Bar Tape

UPDATE: Even better than I thought. Very strong. A total joy to work with. Took lots of stretching and never broke. Very comfortable. Looks great. Very happy. I'm sure this is a standard in modern bike wraps, but I had never worked with them before and the design really impressed me. It is tapered so that it is thinner on the sides, which is awesome, because it maximizes cushioning while minimizing edge wear. Interestingly, it was blue on the inside. And the material was quite spongy - felt great even before install. I got the antique brown and the color was much nicer than other pictures made it seem. Other pictures made it look uncannily poop-colored. In reality, the color is redder and the finish is less shiny. Not as dark as the advertising picture, which might be what you're looking for. These should get darker with time, even if faux leather.

This tape is very nice and adds some richness to my 7th grade vinty velo! Comfort: uuuh, Wear padded gloves... grippy and nice to touch but they don’t absorb vibration from a steel frame well, but it’s vintage so what do we expect other than a vintage experience? Adhesion: Its very sticky, but its leather (no, it’s microfiber and it can pass for leather) and no real stretching. You really have to pull this one to lay flat. Durability: After finally getting it on, I don’t believe I will need to change this anytime soon unless I just want a different look. I will post an update on this. I love the cloth finishing tape and rubber bar ends. I do however wish they were the typical wooden bar ends, but that is a perk of the leather tape vs microfiber. It all looks very swanky with my other kit!

First Impression: I’m writing this after my first short jog ( 5 miles) on the grip tape. I’m new to road biking and bike commuting, but I’ve always ridden mountain bikes for exercise and weekend trails. This is my first time wrapping my handle bars, but the online video park tools put out made it pretty simple to follow that even a first time can be pulled off decently okay. I replaced the bar tape on my 1977 Schwinn World Sport that I found on offerup, and these are an amazing improvement over Carter Era grip tape ;). These made the handlebars on my vintage road bike look amazing. I don’t have a lot to compare these to, but I found these to be really comfortable and I could see myself easily do 30-40 miles on these no problem. It has a layer of foam and a small adhesive line which I found more than sufficient to install and be fine for the first test run of them. These look great on a vintage road bike, and I’ll be updating later after I’ve put some miles on the grip tape. I can’t recommend these yet because I can’t say how durable they are, but my first impression is 5/5!

This bar tape looks great! It is thick and has a nice cushioned backing. It really went well with the vintage Raleigh I just finished restoring! However, I have to be honest and say that it was not the easiest to put on. If you are new to wrapping handlebars or have little patients I would suggest having your local shop put this tape on for you! I have wrapped quite a few handlebars over the years and this is by far the most difficult tape to work with. It is thick and not very flexible, so it takes a bit of time and skill to get it on correctly. Also, the end plugs are too big for vintage style handle bars. I had to use a utility knife to whittle down the rubber plugs so they would fit. I even ended up having to use some lubricant so they would push in to the ends of the bars! The end result was nice but not sure it was worth all the effort!

I bought the 3mm black version, which turned out to be ideally suited for gravel riding. The installation went easily, pulling enough to pick-up the slack, but not excessively so. The end plugs are supple, facilitating their insertion. The tape is very comfortable and provides a bit more grip than other popular tapes, which I appreciate off-road. And it looks great, thanks to its texture and satin-like finish. Great product!

I really liked the feel and look of the tape itself. The bar ends were nearly impossible to install. They almost seemed to have dry rotted. I installed them on a vintage motobecane and had to really go at it with a mallet. They only seemed to have gone in because the inserted part was all breaking apart. Disappointing product flaw from a company I really respect.

Been using the same tape for 5 years. I've had to replace it a few times due to heavy use, crashes, etc. But it's always so comfy and it's super pleasing to the eye. I get compliments on it all the time. It rejects rain better than the real leather or any cloth tape, plus you don't have to kill a cow for it (I'm not vegan, but if you are, hey, this Brooks product might be for you). It's just one of those classics, like when you find a good shoe for yourself, that I just keep ordering again and again. I can't really imagine riding with anything else.

I thought I was mostly paying for branding, but this tape is super durable and looks good. For me, it lasts at least twice as long as generic equivalents, or even other well known brands. It sort of surprised me. If you have a Brooks saddle, or even if you don't, it's worth it.

Facile à installer Embout un peu juste mais avec un peu d’insistance ça rentre

Sehr schönes, qualitativ hochwertiges und leicht anzubringendes Lenkerband. Passt hervorragend an alte Stahlrenner!

La resistencia de la cinta se percibe muy buena, a diferencia de las de corcho la puedes tensar sin temor a que se deforme o a quebse rompa, muy elegante a la vista y si vas a pasar mucho tiempo sobre la bici se agradece que tenga un gosor considerable, por el precio de oferta al que la compre me parece una excelente relacion costo-calidad, altamente recomendable

Muy buena calidad y fácil de poner

Con la experiencia apropiada no resulta difícil de colocar. Puede ser un poco pesado, lo que supone unos ínfimos gramos bien empleados, ya que la comodidad que nos brinda a cambio es más que destacable. No importa el material, Brooks no defrauda. El marrón resulta un tanto oscuro (completamente fiel a las fotos), un tono que , personalmente, me encanta.