Warning: this blog entry will repeatedly endorse white bar tape.
White bar tapes look best, period. It is very rare to see riders win races with bar tape colors other than white. Even when that is the case, the first bike with white bar tape across the line still wins.
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| Pozzato won the 2006 Milan-San Remo, or did he? |
In this picture, it is clear that Filippo Pozzato (Quick Step) does a classic victory salute, and Tom Boonen (Quick Step) throws his arms in the air to celebrate his teammate's win, but what was Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) doing? This photo proves that he was the first rider with white bar tape to cross the finish line, so Ale-Jet was the actual winner that day, which is why he was initiating his own victory salute. Now that the real reason is out there, Boonen just looks silly.
Some riders refuse to use white bar tape because it gets dirty too quickly, but that is the same as saying "I don't want to be stylish because I'm not cool". It is totally worth spending the time to clean your bar tape and replace it when necessary. In cyclocross, riders and their bikes get dirty all the time, but that doesn't stop top riders like 'cross world champion, Zdenek Stybar from rocking white bar tape.
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| Stybar and white bar tape covered in mud, awesome. |
White bar tape works best when matched with a white saddle. Mismatching white bar tape with a black saddle is okay, but not as stylish as the white/white combination. A hot girl in a mismatching bikini wouldn't look as good on the beach... wait I take it back, that's a different story.
u r too much Chris... ;)
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