so cory taught me this wrapping technique when we were living together in france interning at alex singer. he claimed to have taugh alex himself. while this may be doubious, what is sure is that nobody freestyles better than mr singer, and nobody can reach a falsetto as high or as clear as cory’s. now, while the bagettes are still warm, let me proceed with my tale.

ahh, the seine had never smelled so sweet that night cory took me into the shop and taught me what it meant to be a man. er… by that i mean how to wrap bars with the godly hand of perfection. first off, dont trust bar plugs unless they are champagne corks or hand crafted out of burled walnut by a guy named “kauf”. start at the end of the bar, but dont tuck any in, as per above picture.

proceed up the bar, keeping shit tight and shit. pull harder than you think you should, but not enough to tear something. thats what cory whispered in my ear. in french so it sounded straight.

as you approach the lever, panic. did you prewrap the lever with that little bit of tape they give you? i did, sucker! clark cycles, represent! also, have some precut 4 inch pieces of electric tape stuck to the top tube for easy access. also large scissors. or a blade of some sort. cut the tape with enough of a tail to kind of tape down under the hood.

see what i mean? ok run some electric tape all the way around the lever. it likes to stick to itself best.

now start on the top side of the bars, wrapping backward. now you see why this is dope. non-showing electric tape, da.

bring it back down and get those scissors ready for the time of their life!

same proceedure as before. leave enough of a tail to tuck and tape. tape it good now.

quasi close up of the tape job. i bet you can smell the seine as you read this now. i didnt wash my hands for weeks after that night.

apply shellac, of the amber tint, carefully and cognatively. mainly carefully. 3 coats will do, 30 minutes or one Mon Claire A Von Whure album between coats.

what a wonderful night. we finished the evening with some PBR and crepes.

*disclaimer. cory is as far as i know not french, although he is a COMMIE DEFECTOR.

**cory didnt teach me this. the river seine did.