Cinelli Cork Gel Bicycle Handlebar Tape in Multiple Colors

I've been impressed with this bar tape. For reasonably priced tape, it is easy to install, looks and feels great, and has held up really well for the last several months. I really appreciate that it's got a grippy strip on the backside rather than a full adhesive so it's easy to redo if you make a mistake or if you've got a complicated wrap, and I haven't had any trouble with it slipping out of place once installed. They supply you with plenty of tape for most handle bars (I was able to fully wrap a set of corner bars without cutting any tape off). The bar end plugs aren't anything special, but they at least stay in place well. I think this will probably be my go to everyday bar tape for future bikes.

I really like this tape. It's easy to put on, thick and soft, pliable with enough stretch to get it tight around your hoods, and just comfortable to ride with. The thickness can make it a bit of a challenge to put bar end caps in once you've finished the job, but that's honestly the biggest downside in my experience. I now have this on both of my bikes, and would likely buy again if I find myself in a spot where I need to replace my bar tape.

I needed to replace the original thin plastic bar tape on my vintage road bike and this was a perfect choice. Enough to wrap the entire drop bar. It has a double tacky strip inside the tape to help secure it but thankfully no adhesive strip so it is easy to rewrap if you are new to wrapping handlebars. Easy to unwrap and fix your mistakes. I didn’t use the supplied end caps which simply push in but reused my better quality original screw in caps instead.

The tape itself is wonderful. Beautiful color, gripy, and supportive. The plugs on the other hand are small, shallow, and unusable. I like the tape better than SuperCaz, but they include far superior plugs. I kept the tape but bought new plugs.

Used this many times over the years. There is nothing to beat it for comfort, long-wearing life, ease of installation, as long as you use electrical tape instead of the finishing tape supplied (but that is true for all bar tape, in my experience). Additional tip: get SaveMyBar end caps from Close The Gap instead of using the bar plugs supplied. Makes installing the bar tape so much easier. Just slips over the end of the bars, secured with electrical tape and you wind the bar tape around it, instead of struggling to tuck it into the end of the bars and fix the bar plugs. Again, this applies whichever bar tape you use. As used by Visma LeaseABike, so can't be bad!

Really nice bar tape. I really like the texture that the cork imparts, and the gel is noticeable in the way it helps isolate road vibrations from your hands. The plastic end caps are nothing special, but I suppose they are functional. I did not use them, instead I have a nice pair of metal ones that expand inside the tube. The gel did NOT add too much diameter to the bars, which I like. The logo is subtle and most are either covered or partially covered. The tape has a thin adhesive line down the center, and the set includes two ample rolls, one for each side, along with two small strips to cover the spot behind the hoods. And the set also includes two sticky strips meant to seal the inner (loose) ends of the bar tape. These appeared to be well made, being heavy plasticy material with a strong adhesive. However they almost immediately started to come loose, and it was difficult to remove them without tearing the underlying bar tape. I did finally get the strips removed and replaced them with electrical tape covered with self-sealing, non-adhesive silicone tape, which looks and works really well. I got the white tape, so I shall see how it holds up under use and if it stays reasonably clean. I sweat a lot and normally ride road bike without gloves. I was happy with the grip they allowed, even with sweaty hands. And my hands don't go numb quite so quickly as they did with the old regular tape (probably also Cenelli, but not gel or cork).

High quality and thick wrap with thats comfortable and easy to grip. 2 good size rolls with plenty of material to cover all that you'll need. When wrapping just make sure its spread out properly to not give you lumpy or bare spots.

Insufficient grip, returned

Uso nastri Cinelli da diversi anni. Perfetti. Nulla da dire.

Bellissimo e di qualità

Einfach zu wickeln, Länge ausreichend und komfortabel. Der Klebestreifen auf der Rückseite haftet nicht besonders gut, was aber bei richtiger Wicklung keine negativen Auswirkungen hat, es ist trotzdem rutschfest. Dafür bekommt man das Band bei Änderungen am Lenker auch wieder vernünftig und intakt ab und kann neu wickeln.

Buona aderenza ,lo consiglio

This tape is simply incredible. Way better than that $70 lizard skin junk. It's easy to wrap and super comfortable even off road on my cycle cross bike