Wrapping Vintage Schwinn Handlebars Factory Style
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- I unwrap the handlebars on a vintage Schwinn Continental bike and rewrap them using the same factory pattern using plastic handlebar tape.
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I was pleasantly surprised to find this video - I thought there was a slim-to-none chance this very specific type of tutorial would be online, but bingo, here it is! Thanks RJ!!!!!! This tutorial rocks!!!
This isn't the correct way to install the tape. And I'm not sure of how the bars get "factory wrapped", since every one of the thousand or so Schwinns I put together out of the box had NO bar tape, I had to wrap them all myself! (age 70, own too many bikes to count, and worked at four Schwinn dealerships in all, from 1970 at age 16 up to 1996, when I went into another line of work.) Anyway, before doing any wrapping, you cut about 3-4" of tape from each of the two rolls. This gets wrapped onto the brake lever post (a little clear adhesive tape helps), around the backside of the handlebar, so that it covers an otherwise-bare spot on each side of each brake post's base. Then, when wrapping the bar, a loop of the main roll goes around the circumference of the post, which is sometimes called a "Schwinn wrap". There are literally hundreds of photos online where examples can be seen. Now, no one has to wrap them this way just because I'm saying so, but if someone wants their old Schwinn to look truly original, it's just best practices I'm only sayin'.
This is my next project for my Raleigh Record... I love your methodical ways working with old bikes.. Thanks Martin
Can confirm that contemporary English bar taping practice was just about identical. My 1967 Hercules Hustler's bars were certainly factory-taped in a very similar fashion. When I came to redo them, you wouldn't believe how much tape was stuffed into each end - must have been over a foot.
Craftsman @ work. Well done! Thanks for sharing.
Just bought a kool lemon le tour. been doing research and im glad i came across your video
thanks for the tutorial. getting back into bikes, very interesting
take a shot everytime he says "here"...
As always, superb video...
Holy cow! I have one that’s the same color except it’s a size taller.
Very helpful
Good job RJ! Love these videos.
I was going to wrap my bars today and I have an og schwinn thanks!!!!!!!
2 inches from gooseneck was standard on Schwinns. 50% overlap. 1 full wrap around the lever too.
I always cut the tape at an angle so it looks neater but also it is not to big at one end, when you try push it in the hole.
Good work!
i have the exact same bike but bright green!
I just bought a 74 Le Tour that still has the original tape on it. Words can not describe how unpleasant feeling it is. Zero padding whatsoever. 5 miles on that thing I was giving thanks to the cork gods. Other that that it's a cool bike. Steal certainly is real.
great work cool tutirial
If you add dawn and hydrogen peroxide in to a zip lock bag you can clean and refuse the original bar wrap as long as it is not torn.
Wow looks good!
Hello,i bought used vintage handlebars with the same type of tape and they come with the long type of brakes for road bikes that are WEINMANN brand and i dont know how to pur rhe cable because tje cable that i use is that one from like a "bmx/fixie" brakes.
It's wrapped the way it's should be done ! . this was it does not come loose
Thanks man!
OK thanks bro all check that out
Hey RJ! How many bikes have you got? :Maybe you can do a tour of them in a video :D
+Alin Iordache Bunches. I only keep the ones I really like. I will not be keeping this one. I will list it for sale in the Spring.
+RJ The Bike Guy ohhh!!! but could you do give us a tour of your favorite or your rarest bike? for being a such a good mechanic it would be intresting to see what you like
My rarest bike would probably be the Zeus Professional that I am currently gathering parts for. Or maybe the F Moser 51.151 that I am also in the process of building. Though I also have a Raleigh Technium Competition that seems to be uncommon.
RJ The Bike Guy wow that is really cool!! All i got is a schwinn varsity, and a panasonic..... and not even there rare ones haha
How can i put the bmx cables into the otger brakes?!!!
Interesting handlebar shape.🤔
With a little upward curve like that, it would generally be known as a "Randonneur bend".
Hey rj,I have a vintage road bike..I'm planning on putting a trigger shifter from a mountain bike,are the diameter of their handle bars standard? mountain bike and road bike?
Trigger shifter are way cheaper than sti shifter,I just want to hack some shifter to it so I could enjoy my bike more..
I am assuming you mean put them on drop bars? Don't do that. It's very ugly. The brake levers will be poorly positioned. You will need to change the front derailleur. It's a crappy hack.
Yeah it's ugly,but its only the one I could afford..haha
Anyways,are the diameters of them the same?
Have you noticed any difference in the way the spokes are laced into the hubs compared to modern hand lacing techniques?
+John H I don't understand your question?
+John H There is a difference. Older style is under-under-under and new one is under-under-over. I don't really understand why because it just adds unnecessary sideways tension.
I see a lot more 4 cross lacing on older bikes as opposed the 3 cross now.
+RJ The Bike Guy I'm trying to replace the spokes in my 73 Super Sport. The hub is worn(rub marks on the flange) where the old ones were laying. Using the videos I've found on the internet, with a 3 cross method, I cant seem to get the spokes to line up with the old rub marks. In researching I've read that production builders lace all the spokes into the hub at once. I was wondering if this could be the cause. I haven't tried yet but if half the trailing and crossing spokes are spun in an opposite direction from the opposing side would it matter? Perhaps I'm over thinking it. Thanks for all the great videos. =)
I have no idea how production builders lace wheels. It could be they were laced 4 cross. I am not an expert on all the methods of wheel building.
I have an old new to me Schwinn, and want to re-wrap the bars. Was thinking of going to cork tape but now am thinking of trying to find some vintage style tape. Do you remember where you found yours?
Ebay or Amazon I am pretty sure. Don't wrap top down with cork type tapes. The tape with roll at the edges.
@@RJTheBikeGuy Thanks RJ, you are a top notch guy! I watched your vid on the cork tape re-wrap with the safety lever brakes...Maybe I'll go that route...I really do like the feel of the modern tape.
I have always wrapped my bars this way don’t understand why some make a big deal over bar tape wrapping methods.
This method works for plastic tape. It won't work well for modern cork tapes.
what is the bar tape name? plastic bar tape? i can't find on ebay,
I searched for "plastic handlebar tape" and found lots of them on ebay.
Hey RJ, where did you find the vintage tape?
I think I got it on eBay.
Why did the way of wrapping the bars change?
Because they went from stiff non-stretching tape to softer, cushier tape that will roll at the edges under hand pressure. ua-cam.com/video/9OrKpze98jc/v-deo.html
RJ The Bike Guy my Tempo has a white tape that isn’t quite as cushy as tape today but it’s definitely not like tape you’re using here... it’s definitely a step more comfortable but who knows if still available... it looks like they started wrapping at the top... it’s original and it’s never seemed to get funky from usage... does that sound right? I like the no electrical tape look especially with white wrap... what to do?! ....
hi,
isn't that gonna be decomposing because of the reverse wrapping?
+servan doğan Do you mean wrapping from top to bottom instead of bottom to top?
+RJ The Bike Guy yes. is it because you wanted to mimic the original one or does that material stay the same without decomposing? sorry about my english. :(
Modern tape is thicker softer and tends to roll up at the edges when wrapped top down. Older plastic and cloth tapes did not have that problem. I thought I mentioned that in the video.
+RJ The Bike Guy yes but you only say how that is reversely taped at 0:40 but you don't say that it doesn't roll up at the edges doing so. i was wondering if the same problem would happen here. thanks for the answer...
How long was it tape on there?
RJ raptor the same way it was so where is the problem I have a new bike in the tape lasted one year and look like crap
what brand tape is that
+Jjthebikedude 123 I bought it on ebay. The brand is Cycle Sport.
nope!
What year is the bike
Early 70's. Not sure what year.
What are the 2 letters in the serial number?
I no longer have the bike and it isn't relevant anyway.
That wasn't factory taped....they didnt have plastic plugs lol
That's why he used the original metal one! Stating "I didn't want to use the plastic ones that came with the new tape".