Cinelli Original Cork Bar Tape

Cinelli Original Cork Bar Tape In 1983 Antonio Colombo invented an entirely new feeling in the history of cycling bartape: Cinelli Original Cork Ribbon. Upon its release this grippy; spongy yet durable and ultralight mix of EVA and natural cork immediately rendered other bar tapes of the day (made from cotton or vinyl) technologically null. Within the space of a few short years the tape became an industry standard; spontaneously adopted by professional and amateur rider across the globe and copied (badly) by every major cycling brand in the world. Cinelli were imitated so much; by everybody in the industry; who didn’t just make their bartape from EVA (Ethylene-Vinyl-Acetate) but also shamelessly sprinkled cork into their mix; making an almost identical imitation. So Cinelli started writing Original Cork Ribbon on their boxes for those who couldn’t remember! If it’s not Cinelli; it’s not original cork ribbon. Winner of the Consumer Choice Award