Posted by Rick Denney on November 05, 2002 at 16:08:41:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tuba Protectors???? Rick Denney??? posted by Chuck(G) on November 05, 2002 at 15:21:28:
You put padding on your handlebars? How very tourist of you, heh, heh.
Yes, I remember Grab-Ons. But I preferred the tried-and-true cloth tape, with the padding in my gloves.
Now, with smaller frames and more drop to the handlebars, I need more cushion and I use Cinelli cork-filled bar tape. I suppose that would work on a tuba, but probably not, unless you went over it with tape.
My concern with cloth-backed neoprene is that it doesn't curve on the bias easily, and it would be wrinkly. Also, I don't think it would hold up on the bottom bow. But if you just put a strip along the bottom and covered it with cloth tape, it would probably be fine.
Rick "who has closed-cell foam on his tuba stand instead of his tuba" Denney