The only time I ever felt like the tape was slippery was after I applied sunscreen and did not wash it off my palms before riding, but when I decided to wash the palms of my hands immediately after applying sunscreen and before I started riding the issue was less prominent. The tape has a nice cushy feel and was always grippy, even when wet. How Much Grip?įor grip, the Zipp Service Course CX tape impressed me, particularly in wet conditions. This has happened with almost any tape I’ve used, though, except the Lizard Skins DSP’s finishing tape which allowed me to re-wrap my bars multiple times before I ended up replacing it. The only part of the tape that did not last was the finishing tape, which stopped adhering well after it was reapplied and was replaced with a clean wrap of electrical tape. I think the tacky material under the tape helped here, as opposed to the sticky and unforgiving adhesive found on many other tapes. I was able to slowly unravel the tape without it ripping in any way (this has happened to me before with cheap bar tape), and then wrapped it again without any issues or slippage when riding. Those areas did get quite worn but were still grippy regardless.ĭuring testing, I had to warranty a brake lever on my commuter bike, and later on, adjusted some cables, so I decided to re-wrap the bars instead of purchasing new tape. Zipp Service Course did not budge at all, and I never needed to re-wrap the bars due to slippage. When I ride a road bike I primarily spend my time in the hoods, and a common trait I’ve found about many bar tapes is that even when you pull them snug as you wrap the bars they tend to slide around the bends of the bars, necessitating a re-wrap of half the tape. I tested Zipp Service Course CX Bar Tape on two different bikes: my all-weather commuter, which sees daily use in both fair weather and harsh conditions, and my regular road bike, which only gets ridden on dry days. I can’t say I’m a fan of the bar tape, though, as it’s not very flexible and it would fold or crease easily when trying to tape the ends. The bar plugs tapped in easily with a mallet, and the finishing tape wrapped and stuck cleanly without trying to peel itself up at the end.
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I’m no professional when it comes to wrapping bars, and if I realized I had to redo a section before finishing it was easy to unwrap and try again without anything tearing. When installing it I pulled the tape snug (but did not stretch it!) as I wrapped and it did not try to constantly unravel itself like many cheaper tapes I’ve used before. The underside of the tape has a sticky strip like most tapes do, although it feels tacky like that material which holds fake credit cards in your junk mail much more than super sticky like strong adhesive. Installation of the bar tape was typical of any other bar tape. The rolls of bar tape were curiously labeled “L” and “R”, which I can assume is for left and right, although I am unsure what the difference would be aside from logo orientation.
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This is pretty standard fare for any other bar tape I’ve purchased, regardless of price point or brand. Inside the box, you’ll find two rolls of bar tape, two pieces of finishing tape strips covered in the Zipp “Z” logo to cover your ends, and two bar plugs also containing the Zipp “Z” logo.