Silca Bar Tape Review

When we built up our review bike to test out sram red etap axs we simultaneously tested out silca s new bar tape offering.

Silca bar tape review.

8 10 it s a comfortable tape with high levels of grip people who move their hands around a lot may even find this a bit much. Silca nastro piloti bar tape. Silca bar tape guest review may 5 2020 anne gentle gear tech i never thought of bar tape in terms other than thicker plusher fatter or maybe more or l ess likely to tear when i dump a bike and the handlebars along with various body parts get dragged through crushed rock. Signup to be the first to learn about new products events and technical tips and tricks.

Thicker tape between 2. Bar tape comes in a variety of thickness to suit feel and comfort. Nastro aero bar tape. Silca nastro piloti bar tape features expanding bar plugs dual grip options butterfly brake clamp cover and substantial finishing tape.

The piloti tee 14 00 24 00. Traditionally racers prefer a thin wrap which offers a close road feel and a direct response on the bike. Silca introduces nastro bar tapes 4 min read posted by kevin curry on may 7 2019 0 comments silca is on quite the product release streak quickly expanding their range of bicycle accessories from inflation to packs to tools and more. Quick review by grannygear bar tape has come a long way since the thin fragile cork type tapes of days past.

Silca recommends regular wrapping of bars specifically highlighting the benefits of regular tapings. Now it is even high tech. Today they re announcing a new line of bar tape called nastro. Nastro aero bar tape 15 00.

The bar end plugs are excellent as is the finishing tape for the other end which is probably the first time i ve found one worth using. Win a silca prize pack. The fiore tee from 14 00 24 00. Winner will announced on october.

In an e mail from silca ceo josh poertner we learned of their laminated construction which allows for more exotic foam to be used. Bar tape is all new for silca who is better known for their work in high end pumps. The thinner nastro piloti italian for pilot s tape went on the alpha one base bar and their thicker nastro fiore flower tape went up on our gamma extensions. The result is a soft comfortable feel better grip in wet and dry conditions and.

The colors and thicknesses are quite varied and you can pretty much have it your way. They didn t want to sell any old bar tape however and sought to re think the project from the ground up. This tape is made from a proprietary material that silca created by blending a few of its in house synthetics. Rate the product for performance.