I just started getting into vintage racebikes when buying a 1985 Kettler Alpha and stumbled upon your videos. They really helped me out with bringing life into this old bike, love your energy and charisma!

@BikeItUK

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your supporting comment and watching glad you are finding the videos useful. Enjoy and all the best doing your restoration 👍🚲

Thanks for uploading this video. I have some Benotto ‘Tresse De Guidon” professionelle - new old stock bar tape to wrap today and had no prior knowledge of how it was done in the 80’s.

@BikeItUK

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support it’s much appreciated. Take your time enjoy 👍

Thanks brother! I think this gave me the confidence to wrap my first set, been staring at the bar tape I bought for a week, haha! The fact you did it on a vintage Raleigh, as I'm about to do a vintage Raleigh Mixte, made it that much more fun to watch! Be well!

@BikeItUK

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks and glad you’ve found the video helpful 👍

HAPPY NEW YEAR MATE! Good to see back.

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you also. Thanks for the support just getting straight from last year so hoping to get a lot more done this year 👍

Good old Bennotto Bar tape... It came in two types smooth and grippy... Was about 3 pounds back in the 80s. used tons of the stuff. had a habit of splitting sometimes if you hit the deck.. ! Tended to go bottom up if it was a handlebar control bike to guide the outer cable.. it also ended up short a lot of the time as you mentioned can happen in the video. :)..

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Love hearing of personal tales of products gone by, thanks for the comment and sharing. All the best and thanks for your support

Great video Andy. When I owned my Raliegh Triathlon I would always wrap my bars this way, personally I found it more asthetically pleasing. All the best for the new year. John.

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John for the support and all the very best to you also Andy 👍

Nice video. Great tips for a tricky job.

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support Rob 😉 👍

Great job and nice demo Andy! the original white bar tape really makes the bike gleam with period correct luster... Crack On mate!

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy and all the very best for the New Year! 👍 Thanks for your support Andy 😉🚲

In the early to mid 80’s all I used on my race bikes was Benotto Celo tape, almost everybody at that time wrapped Benotto tape from the bottom up and used finishing strips .. usually colored electrical tape. We also used two short pieces of the Benotto behind each brake lever .. usually held in place by electrical tape.

@BikeItUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and your experience it’s much appreciated 👍

Hey videos are great have u ever done one where u re spray a frame?

My missus just asked me why I was smiling like an idiot at my screen= easy, just found a new video from BikeIt UK!! She thinks I'm nuts but nice to see you back mate, and Happy New Year 2019!!!

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Mate! nice message thanks and Happy New Year to you and the Mrs 👍😉

This video started out great, but right at the most important part, the "forming an X" (at the brake clamp) the video cuts off to the end of the bar..... :(

Not restoration but been looking at doing this direction again like I tried before on my planet x rtd90 bike

@BikeItUK

3 ай бұрын

Hope it helped thanks for watching

Hiya Andy, happy 2019 to you and yours wish you health to boast about, and all you desire. Nice video video very timely I want to wrap mi risers with bar tape and this will certainly be helpful 😊 thanks 4 the detail and easy information and process. Cheers

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Hay buddy, all the very best to you to Sir. I hope that life if treating you well and more importantly that you are enjoying yourself. I hope to get a lot more done this year so watch this space. Andy

@naujaral2131

5 жыл бұрын

@@BikeItUK 🇬🇧 looking forward to see what's coming Andy, you always deliver the best on what you do so can't wait 🙏🙂

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

@@naujaral2131 Thank you pleasure

Great looking retro ride. Think I'll have to do this on my Dawes (possibly Celeste) project. But toying with the idea of a matching seat, and whether or not to leave the mud guards on????

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks for watching! Regarding mud guards My personal option is a Road Bike looks more sporty and runs better without. However if you ride a lot in the rain 🌧 then they make sense. Thanks for tuning in and watching all the best 👍Andy

@paulgeraghty6041

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy

No se comienza de abajo para arriba?

Hi, great video. It would fantastic if you could list the places you source your vintage parts from. I've got a bike I'm trying to find some vintage bartape for, but I'm finding it difficult!

@BikeItUK

4 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for watching the majority is eBay and recently managed to locate an item on a Facebook group. I hope this helps. Andy

I wrap my bars from the tops to the brake levers, then 're start from bar ends back to brake levers. That way I can change just the to or lower half & have 2 colours if I choose.

@BikeItUK

4 жыл бұрын

Sound great that I’ll have to give it a go. Thanks for watching and the tip on how you wrap your own handlebars. All the best Andy

@Stoney3K

3 жыл бұрын

How do you join the 2 ends up neatly then?

@stevennorth6484

3 жыл бұрын

@@Stoney3K underneath each the brake lever hoods, normally secure them with electrical tape.

I have watched many videos of this form of wrapping , but you are the only one I have seen and specifically state to wind the tape away from the bike in direction, all other videos show it running over towards the back of the bike , is there a reason for this difference ?

@BikeItUK

Жыл бұрын

Short answer…no. Hmm generally I get that it’s wrapped from the bottom up but in the early 80s so many was wrapped from the top. I’d honestly not picked up on if it was away or towards. Thanks for watching

Any idea on how to repair a dropdown handle bar when it is moving within the sleeve. its a Modolo anatomic slope tech bar off a 1990 Cannondale

@BikeItUK

Жыл бұрын

Hi not to sure maybe send us an image via message on our social media platforms. Thanks for watching

That appears to be a benotto tape, if that's the case, here in Mexico you can buy them for a cheaply 30 pesos or 1.5 dollars in all sorts of colors.

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

That is interesting because here in the UK 🇬🇧 they sell for as much as £20. If I fly to Mexico again I’ll have to fill a suitcase 🧳. Thanks for the comment all the very best Andy

I'm still after a pre-Team colours Corsa. This was in pearl metallic and AFAIK only made in 1984. IMO, this Corsa looks better on black bar tape, which is what the near-identical '85 model had.

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Hi the pearl white has become near impossible to get hold of now. I agree with the black it’s what I always remember the Corsa having as a kid. It’s not until now when you study all the brochures that they had slight variations. Thanks for the comment all the best Andy

@lewis72

5 жыл бұрын

@@BikeItUK Thank you !! I do believe that this model is the "Team Corsa". Just looking through the Raleigh '83, '84 & '85 brochures, they made some stunning racers back then. I passed on a metallic pearl Corsa a few years back on E-Bay as it was priced at £230-ish, which I thought was a bit much for that bike. With hindsight, I should have bought it as it would have added to my fleet nicely (although they are mostly '85 bikes from the Raleigh Lightweights Catalogue)

How does one remove adhesive from (fiberglass tape?) .. The previous owner did a shabby job maintaining his bike and used it on the handlebar. Rubbing alcohol/regular hand soap kinda works, but i could use something stronger to save some time.

@BikeItUK

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I personally have use petrol before now. Which is a thinner, I hope this helps

Is that Benotto tape? I remember that well - it was a bit slippery but was easy to clean and was very neat and tidy !

@BikeItUK

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is...a blast from the past hope it brought back some fond memories 👍🚲

good day. What kind of tape do you use for your projects?

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Hello and thank you for your comment, the tape varies from the vintage shiny plastic bar tape to the more standard cork ribbon. I’d say as a general rule I mainly use the vintage leather look but this all depends on the bike. I try and match the original to what was on the bike. I hope this helps all the best Andy

OK I've got several Questions. What handlebar Tape is that what you've used in this video? How about cotton Handlebars? Would you suggest using some shellack on cotton handlebars? What handlebartape would you use for an early 80s bicycle?

@BikeItUK

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the handlebar tape used in the video is Benotto handlebar tape. Yes cotton handlebar tape can also be wrapped in the same way and I wouldn’t recommend using shellack. Benotto or leather handlebar tape was used in the 1980s. I hope this helps 👍

@Schlafanzugmen

3 жыл бұрын

@@BikeItUK Thanks for the answer really appreciate it. I like your videos and projects. It's so satisfying to see how you blow new life into all these old bicycles. But sadly though getting a benotto bartape is pretty hard. So i finally bought some white cotton tape, restoring a cilo right now. Using your way of polishing all the parts right now. So thanks for the good videos and the answer. :-) keep on with that amazing work.

Been a while without any new video

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Hi I’m on the verge of a Kestral restoration and got a special Raleigh on the go. Sorry for the delay 👍🚲

I am blissfully ignorant of the various types of tape and their advantages/disadvantages. I bought my 1978 Raleigh Grand Prix second-hand and it has black tape that, thought slightly scruffy, does not need currently changing from a functional point of view. Can anyone advise me of what would be the best replacement tape brand to use when I do decide to replace the tape? I am quite happy with the existing black colour and I think black might be less prone to showing scuffs and marks. The colour of my frame is Bronze.

@jamesconvey4239

5 жыл бұрын

I'm currently using cinelli's basic cork tape and it's great, although might not be what you're after if you're looking to keep it period correct- it's a lot thicker than the tapes used back then.

@roygardiner2229

5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your help!@@jamesconvey4239

@rudytorres4917

5 жыл бұрын

Roy Gardiner can second that, I just wrapped my handlebars with Cinelli’s black cork tape and it looks and feels great plus it’s fairly inexpensive and easy to install

@roygardiner2229

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your advice @@rudytorres4917 !

Where do you get the vintage benotto type tape?

@BikeItUK

2 жыл бұрын

Generally from eBay is becoming more expensive and harder to find the peal white

I felt like I was watching cycling Art Attack.

@BikeItUK

3 жыл бұрын

😂thanks for watching 👍

Ügyes

@BikeItUK

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

Starts at 2:28

@BikeItUK

2 жыл бұрын

👍

Please dont speed up the rebuild, we are watcing every step. Post more Vids🙏🏼

@BikeItUK

5 жыл бұрын

Hi that’s for the comment I will be doing more videos. I try and keep the restoration videos to around 12 minutes now due to viewing retention. Stripping the bike down is about 15 to 20 but the rebuild can take a lot longer. I am wanting to do a lot more how to videos at a much slower pace. I hope this makes sense. Thanks for the support all the best Andy

Really dislike this method as the tape roles between the top of the bars and the hoods but I'm open to new ideas. So please feel free to tell me I'm wrong Andy

@BikeItUK

3 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for watching, to be honest these are old ideas. In the 1980s many handlebars were wrapped from top to bottom. Looks over efficiency, sounds about right for the 80’s. My modern carbon Canyon bikes are all wrapped from bottom to upwards but my period retro rides generally wrapped as they were back then. In all honesty I’ve not had the issues of the tape slipping either way. I hope this explains things a little more. Thanks Andy 👍

@grahamreeve5209

3 жыл бұрын

@@BikeItUK maybe it's the modern type of tape that slips and that's why we now go the other way. My 1970s Viking is all modern stuff as its my only road bike and the one I do things like Lands End to John O Groats on so I like my modern comforts. I really loved the bike and that frame has a fantastic feel when riding.

Tutto sbagliato. Si inizia dal basso

@BikeItUK

Жыл бұрын

In the 80’s many started from the top. Thanks for watching

Sorry Andy, but I have to say that this is completely wrong. You ALWAYS start from the bottom and up. I have been raising amateur and professionals between 1975 and 1991 in all Europe, and I have never ever seen anyone wrap handlebars top to bottom! Only one time did I see it, and that was in a bicycle shop with some low quality raising bikes. I don’t know where you got the impression that this was the right way on vintage bikes, but those people who had done it this way, or told you this was the right way in the old days were completely wrong. Just ask anyone who have been into real bicycle raising😉

@BikeItUK

3 жыл бұрын

No worries I’ve even had workers at Raleigh and other remorse’s confirm this was right it creates such a debate. Funny, even GCN has covered this on modern ride saying even some pro modern bikes have used this technique. I understand the theory from bottom to top and even have both my Canyons wrapped in this manner. I have many images to back this type of wrapping was done in the 80’s early 90’s. As I say this subject creates such a debate. 😉 Thanks for watching and your support

@peterquest6406

Жыл бұрын

I agree with u31r.but each to there own.if it stays on and the owner is happy with it I guess that's all that matters.

I like your channel, but it's getting sloppy. That was no use, and you did a poor job too - gaps around the front brake lever,. You should spend more time showing people detail, like how to do the "X" (or figure 8) at the lever. You've done lots of vids, you shoud be better than this by now. I've got 50yrs experience, but people starting out need help, and you are not giving it. Check out the Park Tools vid on the same subject, they leave people in no doubt about how to do the job.

@BikeItUK

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and your support sorry you feel this way I’ll take your points on board and try and do better. All the very best Andy

complete wrong!

@BikeItUK

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry please explain? Thanks Andy

@annemone8241

4 жыл бұрын

@@BikeItUK The direction is not right, there is no way to start from the top because the open tape edges always point inwards and peel off.

@BikeItUK

4 жыл бұрын

Yes this is correct however when restoring retro road bikes pre 1988 the bikes you will find were taped from the top downwards because it illuminated the need for extra tape and looked better. My modern rides are all taped from bottom upwards. Thanks Andy

@annemone8241

4 жыл бұрын

@@BikeItUK yes ok, the better way was the so-called harlequin-winding to make maybe synonymous only with a single color handlebar tape to not let the open edges to point inwards. so i have often seen it on high end wheels of yesteryear.