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  • I like the look of the taped up bars that match the stem and saddlebag.
    Definitely turning more and more into a brexit rivendell!
    For ultimate rivification, you could swap the shifters around and mount them on the underside of the handlebar - i've found it adds a nice usable hand position just forward of the brakes.
    Like so:

  • Thank you! I’m surprised I didn’t mess up the bar tape knowing how clumsy I am. I have noticed a lot of builds doing this and I might give it a go! Sometimes the shifters can be a little uncomfortable in the position they’re in now

  • I found cotton tape to be quite forgiving in that aspect.
    Personally I've found the shifters to work better that way - feels more like a regular thumb shifter.

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