# Residue under handlebar tape

**URL:** <https://community.escapecollective.com/t/residue-under-handlebar-tape/5950>\
**Category:** Tech Help\
**Tags:** gravel\
**Created:** [September 24, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/residue-under-handlebar-tape/5950 "2026-09-24T23:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![adamrice](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/adamrice/32/3126_2.png) [@adamrice](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/adamrice)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/residue-under-handlebar-tape/5950/15 "2026-09-25T13:47:21Z")

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FWIW, there is a [Bar tape wiki](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/handlebar-tapes-wiki/2899/4) here on the forum, and some of the contributions mention which tapes are hard or easy to remove.

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