+1 for that, too, if only for being less faff and more aesthetically pleasing than bar tape. I find that if it's wet enough for the foam to hold significant water, my hands would be soaked anyway, which reduces it to a cold-weather glove problem.Top tip: don't use fairy liquid or similar as a lubricant to apply the foam, as it'll become slippery again on contact with water. Plain water or something alcohol-based is better.
Quote from: Kim on 12 March, 2012, 12:55:27 am+1 for that, too, if only for being less faff and more aesthetically pleasing than bar tape. I find that if it's wet enough for the foam to hold significant water, my hands would be soaked anyway, which reduces it to a cold-weather glove problem.Top tip: don't use fairy liquid or similar as a lubricant to apply the foam, as it'll become slippery again on contact with water. Plain water or something alcohol-based is better.The 80s is calling, it wants its foam bar grips back! I used to love this stuff back then, but changed back to normal tape after a couple of hot summers - I found that sunblock cream made it dissolve, so if I topped myself up with cream mid-ride and didn't have facilities to wash my hands, I'd end up with black sticky fingers and significantly less padding from the foam.
