BikeRibbon is an Italian brand that’s been producing unique handlebar tape since 1975, helping to pioneer the concept of thickly padded tape that tapers at the edges to let it wrap flatly around the bar. Since then, they’ve branched out into mountain bike grips, new materials, saddle bags and other accessories.
Their Loop bar tape is a washable, soft fluffy cotton terry material with stitched edging. It’s 3mm thick, 3cm wide and comes in 170cm long rolls. Grab hold of more materials and colors below, along with a random assortment of new cables, housing, handlebars, tires and more…
Their SiO2 silicone is grippy, stretchy and cushy and comes with color-matched silicone end plugs with reflective bits and silicone finishing tape. It, too, is washable, and it’s hypoallergenic.
Their Scrub tape has a sanded eco-leather outer layer over polyester with an adhesive backing. It’s thinner than the other tapes but still had a little give.
Mountain bikers have two options for adding a little comfort to their bars. The EVA grips use a polyethylene and EVA foam blend to create a lightweight grip with plenty of cushioning and vibration damping. Weight is about 80g, outside diameter is 25mm. They’re waterproof, too, so they won’t gain weight in the wet.
The SiO2 silicone grips use an open cell foam to maintain their squish and vibration damping even in very cold temperatures, and they’re lighter than the EVA grips, coming in at 50g for the pair.
Their new tubeless kit comes with two forms of rim tape, a standard adhesive backed tubeless tape and a thicker, stronger overwrap that stretches around the rim. They say that allows safer use of a tube in the event you really gash your tire and the included sealant can’t close the hole. The kit also comes with two valve stems.
