Subject:RE: Carbon fiber bars....do I wrap them?????
Those are some cool looking bars!
Not sure the answer to your question. You could try riding without them and see how it feels w/o tape. Would you be racing tris with this set-up? Just curious, because, at least for shorter distances most people don't wear gloves. I'm guessing no gloves and no tape might not be too comfortable.
Subject:RE: Carbon fiber bars....do I wrap them?????
I'd wrap them. Difficult to tell from the pic how far up I'd go - where's the cable routing, if it's external then you'll have to wrap them to keep your cables in place.
WFIW - I'd always wrap them, but then I don't wear gloves (less to forget in transition I figure)