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When you’re out on your bike on a long road ride, you need to feel comfortable, after all, your hands are going to be gripping those handlebars tightly for the next few hours. You may not give it much thought, but you really do need the right bicycle handlebar covers. You might want to give Cinelli handlebar tapes are try.
Cinelli, a company started by Cino Cinelli, has become part of a world-class high-end bicycle manufacturer. Cino, the company’s founder, raced road bikes for 15 years before becoming the President of the Italian Association of Professional Cyclists, as well developing the first aluminum handlebars, the first saddle with a plastic frame, as well as the first foot straps and first clipless pedals. Not a bad track record?
Today, this impressive pedigree is reflected in the high quality of Cinelli handlebar tapes.
2009 Cinelli Cork Handlebar Tape
This cork handlebar tape from Cinelli, which weighs 68 grams, has been the leading choice of handlebar covers for decades now. With its natural cork construction, this Cinelli handlebar tape is soft, absorbs sweat, and is grippy, so your hands will always stay on your handlebars. While they provide great grip, the feel of the cork tape is also quite soft so you’ll enjoy your ride no matter how long you’re out there in the saddle. It has an adhesive backing so it’s simple to stick on and you’ll find it available in a range of colors to suit your bike and your personal tastes such as black, blue, yellow, tan, white, red, green, and orange.
This cork compound, sweat resistant, non-slip, shock absorbing handlebar covers have 1750mm of tape per side.
2009 Cinelli Gel Cork Handlebar Tape
This gel cork Cinelli handlebar tape weighs 71 grams and has the grip of the standard cork handlebar tape along with the smoothness and added shock absorption of the thin layer of gel on the inner surface of the tape. It’s thicker and softer as well as being more shock absorbent. The tape includes plugs, finishing strips and you’ll find enough tape for a full drop bar.
You can choose from black, blue, white, yellow and red tape to go with the color scheme of your bike.
Cinelli Leather Handlebar Tape
If you want the classic look and feel of leather handlebar tapes, then Cinelli has the handlebar covers for you.
They are extra thick which makes them great for absorbing the shock that rough roads can dish out while the long grain of the leather provides an impressive feeling of comfort and softness while maintaining grip and reducing sweat. Available in black and brown, you can just smell that luxurious leather!
Other Cinelli bicycle handlebar covers
The Carbo handlebar tape from Cinelli is a polyurethane tape that includes a backside and center adhesive strip making it easy to wrap around your handlebars. These Carbo handlebar tapes are available in black, white and silver carbon-weave.
The Air Tape is perforated PVC and is soft and light with a backside adhesive strip for quick and easy mounting on your handlebars. These handlebar covers are available in a hi-tech silver color.
Are you a bit of a lair or like to show a bit of flair? Then you may just want Cinelli’s glowing bar tape that actually stores light and then gradually releases the stored up light once it gets dark. It’s a polyfoam-based tape with a self-adhesive strip on the back and comes with reflective plugs, finishing strips and you’ll get enough tape for a full drop bar. Not for everyone, but it will definitely make your bike stand out from the crowd.
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