Mikes Bikes:Re-use Old Tubes for Bar Tape

[patr1ckf1994]

dont tell my ass what to do! ha

[mocoyotzi11]

Make your ass..LOVE you :D

[CFKDW]

Hey Mike, Nice jacket, where did you get it?

[SenorDingles]

@CFKDW rei

[CFKDW]

@SenorDingles REI?



[ZomgItsDustin]

@SenorDingles Really great looking jacket! What model/who makes that jacket?

[ZomgItsDustin]

@SenorDingles What model is that jacket?

[SenorDingles]

@CFKDW actually i don't haha

[kengotit]

How about the rubbery smell? Or just get over it and ride?!

[SenorDingles]

@kengotit it goes away

[xxJ4V1xx]

Hey ummm... I know what im going to ask you is pretty easy but i actually dont have anyone to help me out with it...

But can you make a tutorial on how to remove tires? Im having a lot of trouble taking my tires off of my Super Deep V and i was hoping if maybe you knew a easy way to remove it?

[SenorDingles]

@xxJ4V1xx i can soon i have a list of videos i wanna do but thats a great one ill add to the list

[vald281]

Really good idea to recycle old tubes. But, maybe patching the tube up would be just as economical and eco friendly. Anyways, I think you're wrapping the tape in the wrong direction. You're going counter clockwise when you should be going clockwise. This prevents you from unraveling your tape as you ride.

[MincedFeet]

I did the same thing! :D Just put the innertube over the old gel tape. Works great, looks pretty fucking sharp.

[DanDavis10]

I imagine this doesn't breath very well and in turn makes your hands rather hot and/or sweaty. Am I mistaken?

[SenorDingles]

@DanDavis10 i never had a problem with it

[IhateJohnMayer]

what jacket IS that??

[SenorDingles]

@IhateJohnMayer its and REI jacket

[dwayneb9584]

what jacket is that?

[lalala11t6]

I wear $150 jackets to save 5 on fuckn bar tape

[SenorDingles]

@lalala11t6 It costs that new yea but you can find them cheap second hand ;)

[GiZMOSOLiD]

@SenorDingles What jacket is that anyway?

[GiZMOSOLiD]

I had done this before with road tubes onto flop and chop bars. The powdery stuff on the inside of the tubes lessens friction which causes the tube to slip aroun as bartape. I suggest attempting to rinse off that side before wrapping. As for real tape over the tube - that's something I've yet to try.

[MetechStudios949]

Thanks Mike! good work on the vids. Any plans to make one about swapping forks? I think that may be a pretty common upgrade for people and might make a good tutorial vid.

[SenorDingles]

@MetechStudios949 thanks man yea i have a how to adjust your bike seat video that im working on next but after that ill do a how to install/change your fork video