Adding new handlebar tape to your bike is probably one of the easiest transformations you could give it. You’ll get an instant noticeable change in style and a more comfortable, better grip.

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There are so many options out there to chose from, our favourite has to be the funky harlequin pattern (which takes some concentration and skill to apply) which is used by wrapping two coloured tapes together at the same time.

Some of these might take your fancy:

• Vel Leopard Print Bar Tape: £15.99, available from Leisure Lakes Bikes.
• Bike Ribbon Cork Bar Tape: £9.99, available from Tredz.
• Deda Elementi Carbon Silver Handlebar Tape: £5.99 (RRP £7.99), available from Chain Reaction Cycles.