The best accessory that a bicycle can get so that rider can have a comfortable and effortless ride is a good handlebar tape. Undoubtedly, Brooks Bar tape is the best one to opt for! A good quality leather handlebar tape has the qualities of being smooth, being durable and being safe. Brooks bar tape has been in the market for several years now and has earned the reputation of being one of the best handlebar tapes. It is scratch-resistant and provides good grip.

The best feature of Brooks leather bar tape is that it is made of leather and leather for many reasons is a wonderful material. The ‘Brooks Leather Bar Tape Honey’ gives you the perfect feel and also doesn’t get slippery during the rains. It is actually much more durable than other synthetics materials and is suitable for all weather- conditions and riding-conditions. It also has the added advantage of presenting a nice, exotic smell. You wouldn’t need hand gloves; you don’t sweat and it makes you feel cool. It is more benefiting on steel handlebars as steel bars can be very painful for long and rough rides. There are other Brooks Bar Tapes made of materials like plastic but leather is the most preferred one.

This super-comfortable tape comes in two sets of two rolls of perforated leather bar tapes, plugs, finishing tapes, , cork, wood bar end plugs, adhesives and under break pieces.The standard tape size is 30 mm wide, and 2 mm thick. These tapes also come in numerous sizes and thickness to suit all kinds of handlebars. Incase there is a damage, wood, additional installation tapes and cork plugs are available as spare parts.

Wrapping the tape is also an easy task except that you need to take a bit extra care to ensure than there are no folds while wrapping. Using a new Brooks Bar tape or replacing Brooks Bar tape is a simple process. After removing the plugs, lift or bend the brake lever, unwrap the tape by removing the adhesives and dispose it off. Start wrapping the new tape from the open end of the handlebar, and wrap it till you reach the brake lever. Use additional plugs to cover the lever and resume wrapping the rest of the bar with the tape. After reaching the end of the bar, wrap a few more times in the end and cut the rest off. Cover it with the end-plug. Do not apply too much force in wrapping the tapes and using plastic end-plugs is suggested. You can wrap in over many times to add to the padding.

Brooks bicycle bar tape comes in various colors like Honey and Dark Green while the most popular one is the tan. You can choose the perfect one to enhance the look of your bicycle!