How To Wrap Bar Tape Like A Team Sky Pro Mechanic

While at the Tour Down Under, Jon chatted to Team Sky pro mechanic Ian Sherburne about one of Jon's favourite topics - wrapping bar tape! Are you this particular about your handlebar wrap?

Out to in, in to out? The figure of eight or use the little strip? Jon covers this and loads more with pro mechanic Ian Sherburne while discussing how they think bars should be wrapped.

How do you wrap your bars? Do you use the same directions as Ian from Team Sky? Let us know in the comments. 👇

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[D.Eldon_]

I almost skipped this video, thinking it would be boring. What a surprise! I'm so glad I watched it! Ian is both hilarious and pragmatic in the same breath! Great vid, Jon. Please do more videos with Ian!!!

[Mersuharrastaja]

Best way to wrap your handlebar is that what Park Tool's Calvin Jones teached, swap the rotation/direction at the hoods-point.

[monkfitz]

Nice to hear from proper pro mechanics with huge experience instead of hearing opinions of guys who have only a bit of an idea! Decent vid

[prestachuck]

I’ve been wrapping bars exactly the same way he does and for the same reasons since the 1980’s! Nice to see that I’m not alone on this one. Great interview, Jon!

[Darkswatt]

Best video ever on "how to wrap a bar tape like a pro" without recording any wrapping bar tape action !

[tomshield]

I wrap according to Park Tools demo, it's very good. I've switched to using silicone tape instead of electrical tape at the end as it's nicer stuff.

[seadbiberovic]

This reporter of GCN is very
witty an interesting.He is
the best I ever seen.

[AOH]

I just sent this to everyone of my junior mechanics as a pro level justification for my insistence that they wrap bottom to top. Thanks GCN!

[julianidrobo]

This is the video about wrapping bar tape with the least bar tape wrapping I've ever seen, and yet so useful.

[andyc]

I saw this straight after the Park Tools vid. There’s no “right” way to do it, it’s personal taste and what works for you. I think the Park Tools vid is more useful because it’s a practical demonstration. All said and done, I still watched this all the way through. 😊

[uomorana]

some useful tips, but i was expecting to see him in action wrapping that handlebar and not just talking

[gradyzyner]

Rapping about wrapping with Jon and demonstrating the proper technique to surgically snip the end bit tips properly for lifelong handling. Great clinic, Jon.

[linslins]

This is most precise and accurate, how to bar tape that ive ever seen. Very very very detailed.

[fredmcgough]

Thanks Jon! I appreciate your enthusiasm!

[sweepsp]

My first bike with drops had engraving and I did not want to hide that years later I gave into bar tape and wished I had used it before. I have wrapped it both ways and both worked ? loved the video

[izi]

I do it both..bottom-to outside, 8figure so, that the top of the handlebars are fastened to the back.

[pknark]

I just recently did the bar tape on my road bike for the first time, I accidentally did it the pro way, yay me. Tell the pro teams I’m available

[mikefreitas]

"The microphone is mine!!! I want him to explain things but i wont reach the mic to him!!!"... Hahahaha... great video, pour sound...

[palooza]

Super interesting, more videos of just talking to pro mechanics please.

P.S the more opinionated the better

[leogrubl]

The Bike color with the black and the blue Shine ist so f***ing amazing 😍