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You can install the tape without any tucking:
http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/handlebar-tape-installation-drop-bar"An alternative to overlapping the tape at the end of the bar is to first install the bar plug. Next, cut a taper at the end of tape. This allows the tape a smooth and even beginning, rather than a lump from the extra tape."
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stick these under the top tube, don't bother with having no outer cable in the middle because if it means that you got to have huge silver clamps around the top tube, it would be pretty conspicuous and ugly.
They are made by BBB and are smaller than they look in the picture.
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However, a bit fragile. A friend of mine snapped one off by carrying her bike cyclocross-style up the stairs to my flat.
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Prices include worldwide shipping. A colleague of mine had to pay 5€ for postage to Denmark when they were provided for free*. *Thats roughly a 50% increase, but like you said, still cheaper than a whole new set