'Tis the season to refresh the bikes. First bike on the list is the road bike. This 'tool' by far sees the most ride time throughout the year. I tend to swap out the bar tape about 3 times a year. First round this year is the Fi'zi:k 'apple green' bar wrap. Yes green. Why not.
It's not your traditional cork wrap....but rather similar to what is wrapped around the handle of most stick or racket sports. It has a super kung-fu grip when the conditions get wet. Since this tape does not offer much in terms of padding, I left a thin wrap of the old cork tape under neither the new green tape. It appears it will work out quite well.
It was getting time to replace the saddle as well. I was running the Arione that came on my old Cannondale....but it was starting to kind of fall apart after about 4 years of riding and training. Enter the new Fi'z:k Antares. It's the latest offering coming out of Italy....and the brother...or sister to the Arione. Now, we'll just have to see if my bits agree with these new bits.
