By David Appelhans
From Lafayette
Oct 23, 2012
| Josh Hutch wrote: No, thats a serious question. The tape on my bike always soaks up sweat off my hands. Why wouldn't it soak up melting ice? I'm in CA, alls we got is drippy ice
I know it was serious. I didn't mean to brush you off. I haven't used the bike tape before (except on a bike) so I'll just have to see. | 
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By Ray Pinpillage
Feb 10, 2013
| I've used the 2228 on other tools but recently made the switch to Temflex. It's a little lower profile, a little less sticky, and still seals to itself. The biggest issue I had with 2228 was how thick it got when wrapped over itself doing 50% overlays. |
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By beccs
Feb 11, 2013
| Plumbing tape is the standard. The stuff I've always used is called Magic Wrap. |
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By Unassigned User
Feb 11, 2013
| beccs wrote: Plumbing tape is the standard. The stuff I've always used is called Magic Wrap.
Where can you get this tape? Anywhere like a Home Depot, Lowe's, etc? |
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By whittlesticks
From eldorado springs
Feb 11, 2013
| As a alternative I use electrical friction tape. I have a wrap job that has lasted 4 seasons on my bd reactors. I also use it on my cobras! It is lightly tacky, and seems to be pretty resistant to abrasion which will keep the carbon fiber looking new over the seasons. |
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By Adam Burch
Feb 11, 2013
| The 2228 is great, except it doesn't seem to last on the high-traffic areas of my tools - "melts" off from use. Great insulator/sticky, but a little thick and the melting has me looking for an alternative. |
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By beccs
Feb 11, 2013
| Michael Urban wrote: Where can you get this tape? Anywhere like a Home Depot, Lowe's, etc?
Yup, usually in the plumbing department, though I guess sometimes it's stuck with other assorted tape.
This is the closest you'll get to the factory grip tape that comes on something like what the Nomics have for their upper grip from the factory. |
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By Dave Deming
From Grand Junction CO
Feb 11, 2013
| I used deck tape, easy to apply, waterproof and lots of friction. |
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By Ray Pinpillage
Feb 11, 2013
| Michael Urban wrote: Where can you get this tape? Anywhere like a Home Depot, Lowe's, etc?
Lowes or Home Depot. It's 3M 2228. Petzl uses a version of the 3M Temflex which is also a self sealing insulation tape but is a little thinner than 2228 and not as wide. |
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By Phoenix
From louisville, colorado
Feb 18, 2013
| whittlesticks wrote: As a alternative I use electrical friction tape. I have a wrap job that has lasted 4 seasons on my bd reactors. I also use it on my cobras! It is lightly tacky, and seems to be pretty resistant to abrasion which will keep the carbon fiber looking new over the seasons.
+1 find the textured stuff, after 5 years of ice, mixed, and summer drytooling, I'm almost ready to re-tape... Almost.. |
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By Unassigned User
Feb 18, 2013
| I just bought and used some hockey tape and it worked great! Wrapped both of my Viper's with it - comes in various colors - went one fast and easy and sticks very well. Cloth tape - so it makes for a good grip. Color matches my tool very closely (not that it mattere to me) and you can barely tell the tool is even wrapped! |
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By Ray Pinpillage
Feb 18, 2013
| Cloth hockey tape absorbs water and is a poor insulator. The reason why ice climbers are recommending pipe insulating tape is because it self seals, does not absorb water, insulates well, and does not create a sticky adhesive mess when removing. On dry (or even wet) warm days, hockey tape will do fine providing plenty of friction but once it gets cold and wet you're going to see a lot of heat transfer through your gloves. Look at what Petzl uses, for example, they could easily save money using a cloth tape but instead use a rubber foam based tape that insulates and is water proof (Temflex).
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By Ryan N
From Bay Area
Feb 18, 2013
| The best tape hands down is the tape that Ouray Mountian Sports carries. Not sure the maker, but it's rubber like with very fine micro dots that give excellent grip dry and especially wet. It's flexible so you can mold it around awkward shafts( I wrapped my cobras ). Whish I had a pic or more info about brand, but next time your there talk to Bill about it. |
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By Garret Nuzzo-Jones
From Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 19, 2013
| whittlesticks wrote: As a alternative I use electrical friction tape. I have a wrap job that has lasted 4 seasons on my bd reactors. I also use it on my cobras! It is lightly tacky, and seems to be pretty resistant to abrasion which will keep the carbon fiber looking new over the seasons.
I also have this on my nomics. It was super tacky at first, now it's just sort of a cloth tape feel. Not quite as grippy as the 2228 tape, but good enough to give a little extra friction when choking up on the shaft on easier terrain. I do like that it's thin and low profile though. |
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By Luc
From Montreal
Feb 28, 2013
| I just noticed 3M Gripping Material on the 3M website, has anyone seen this material?
3M gripping Material
I'll probably stick to 3M 2228 for now. |
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By scott cooney
From La Casa Taco
Feb 28, 2013
| I haven't used the gripping tape, but right now the 2228 works and I'm questioning why go other routes... tried the friction tape just for yucks, bad bad bad idea if your usual routes involve snow.
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