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Review of Lizard Skins DSP 3.2mm Bar Tape from roadcyclinguk.com:
“New bar tape is one of cycling’s little guilty pleasures. And it’s another one of those little choices that can have a real impact on bike comfort, especially if you like to ride without gloves…
Lizard Skins have built a reputation for making excellent quality bar tape that has a seriously grippy texture to it. The DSP in the title stands for DuraSoft Polymer, a completely different type of material to the usual cork or cork substitute used by many brands.
One very good thing about the material is that is has a lot of stretch, which makes installation easy as you can get really good tension in the tape…
In use, the DSP tape is a really interesting bit of kit. The sticky texture give a completely different feel whether you go gloveless or not, and with winter gloves on, the friction pads on the gloves combine with the tape to give almost unparalleled grip. Plus the 3.2mm cushioning means that even if you’re new to riding without gloves, or you forget them when you leave the house, you’ll have no issues with comfort…”
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Find DSP bar tape in the extra thick 3.2mm (MSRP $60 CAD), plus standard 2.5mm (MSRP $55 CAD) at your local Live to Play Sports dealer.