While we don't doubt that 20 years from now we'll be riding 6lb bikes with telepathic shifting and hydraulic braking, we're fairly sure we'll still rely on cork handlebar tape. Cork is just thick enough to absorb a bit of road shock; it's just tacky enough so your sweaty hands won't slip when you... read more

The Arundel Gecko Grip handlebar tape offers the one-and-only possible qualitative improvement over cork tape: While it has the same cushy feel of Arundel cork, instead of cork you get tiny square indentations in the tape. These indentations have the effect of creating a bit of added "stiction"... read more