Brooks Leather Bar Tape

by Brooks

Product Features

• bar tape is made of natural leather to make it the perfect complement to your BROOKS saddle
• 2 strips of light, perforated leather bar tape
• 2 natural cork and wood bar end plugs
• 2 adhesive cloth strips

Product Description

Brooks Leather handlebar tape is natural leather and includes bar tape, cork end plug and finishing tape.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000OUA3GW
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,420 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #14 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Components & Parts > Grips

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classy, Classic, Comfortable, October 16, 2010

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Michael G. "Make it hot" (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Brooks Leather Bar Tape (Misc.)

I have these on two of my bikes in the "honey" color. They've worn well and, as all good leather products should, have only gotten better with age. Much like leather wrapped steering wheels they are very comfortable and easy to grip - not at all slippery like I had feared.

The set on my daily rider was put on in 2007 and shows no signs of wearing out any time soon. After thousands upon thousands of miles they have more than paid for themselves while taking on a nice patina.

Together with my matching honey Brooks Professional saddles and D-Shaped Bag it makes a very striking combo and I commonly get compliments. It looks very retro in a classy/classic way.

To care for these I put on a little proofide two or three times a year, otherwise the parts of the leather I never touch starts to show visible cracking/drying. I feared this would cause them to become slippery but if I leave them for a day after wiping the excess off they are good as new.

They are very forgiving during installation and I was even able to remove and re-wrap them multiple times. I've done this three times, twice during the initial install then once about six months after initially putting them on because they started to slip out of place - after that I figured out the trick of wrapping them very tight with plenty of overlap and they haven't moved since.

The only real problem I've had, and it's an annoying one, is that on both sets the cork plugs broke. Specifically the wood cap separated from the cork on three of the four plugs. Where I live it is very dry (New Mexico) so it could be that the cork simply dried out, that's my theory at least. Luckily they didn't fall off mid-ride but instead while being stored so I didn't lose the caps. To fix this I used a bit of wood glue and they've all stayed in place since.

If you're looking to bling out your bike with something that will also add comfort while not breaking the bank I highly recommend this tape.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MAYBE THE LAST BAR TAPE YOU EVER BUY, February 24, 2009

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THOR R CASPELL "TODD ROYALL CASPELL" (Port Orca, Wa. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brooks Leather Bar Tape (Misc.)

Feels great. Lasts long. Unless you crash it is indestructible. Pretty spendy but if you consider it will out last 3 wraps of corks is worth it.
RAIN WARNING If you let it get wet and ride it before it dries the leather softens and it can get messed up.

5.0 out of 5 stars Black Bomber!, January 17, 2012

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Stale Coffee - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Brooks Leather Bar Tape (Sports)

I have a 2011 Allez double. It is black and had white grips - I wanted to black it out, and have the luxury/class of leather grips. These things are awesome. The only thing is that they are a little slick - which I'm sure oiling or treatment would remedy. They're gonna last forever and age with grace! They are NOT as padded as foam grips - but I kinda like the feel of the road a little more. My chromo bike absorbs shock well enough - doesn't bother me that much. Love them.

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