Silca Nastro Cuscino Bar Tape Review

Nastro cuscino is a tri laminate 3 75 mm thick tape that provides cushioning and comfort equivalent to 5 mm of traditional bar tape foam.

Silca nastro cuscino bar tape review.

The resulting tape has a softer more comfortable feel higher wet and dry grip better vibration isolation and 3 5x the durability of existing tape materials. First off like all things silca the packaging is great with clear concise directions right there on the box. Cuscino has a strong texture medium high tackiness and printed silicone graphics which adds comfort and grip in both wet and dusty conditions. After installing the tape and going for a quick glove less ride i can tell you that it is indeed very grippy and feels quite nice though it s impossible to tell if it lives up to the vibration and energy return claims at least for an initial review.

Nastro piloti is the ultimate tape for the most discerning performance minded cyclists. Using a laminate of silcathane silcalon and 3m visco elastic adhesive instead of a single foam extrusion the tape can be optimized across a range of desired features. Nastro cuscino is a full 3 5mm thick and made of three layers for maximum cushion. Like everything silca does this tape is made with ridiculous attention to detail and classy execution.

Now it is even high tech. All this depends on you being able to fit it well in the first place. It stayed in place well and gave a confident grip. The colors and thicknesses are quite varied and you can pretty much have it your way.

At the time silca made two tapes. As silca claims it s a good comfortable bar wrap that s not overly bulky. Inside you ll find two generous lengths of bar tape two butterfly shaped brake shifter clamp covers two expanding bar ends and two strips of finishing tape. It is also a disposable item so it is not unusual to go through a set of bar tape each.

I installed silca nastro fiore on my endurance bike a few weeks ago. Quick review by grannygear. Silca announced two new bar tapes in their nastro lineup claimed as the thickest and thinnest available. Tour magazine s 2020 test winner.

Bar tape has come a long way since the thin fragile cork type tapes of days past. Nastro aero is a mere 1mm thick offering high grip for track triathlon and time trial bikes. Silca nastro cuscino bar tape apr 28 2020 article images by nick salazar when we built up our review bike to test out sram red etap axs we simultaneously tested out silca s new bar tape offering.