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Review on 🚴 Deda Mistral Tape Leather: Premium Quality Handlebar Tape for a Superior Cycling Experience by Ryan Lawrence

Revainrating 5 out of 5

looks great. Great

Now put on 2 bikes, looks great. Feels good. There's not a lot of padding, but it doesn't claim the comfort of a gel grip. For proper spacing, place the edge of the tape between the 2nd and 3rd rows of perforations, leaving 3 rows visible. You can overlap the drops a bit (leaving 2 holes visible) but you need to stretch them and place them further up. I do this in drops for extra padding, but even wrapping requires 3 holes. The kit includes 2 extra pieces for the brake levers: cut them in half and set them aside. However, the logo tape is rubbish. It doesn't stretch, it's very small, the logo comes off when you bend it, and here it's unreadable. Just use regular tape and lay down strips of tape.

Pros
  • High quality construction
Cons
  • Little things