ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape Reviews
Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £22.99 (RRP: £22.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.
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ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape features
ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape
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Spec 1
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Colour: Red – White, Lime – White, Blue – White Other Handlebar Tape found with this Spec: 1 |
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Feature 1
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Thickness: 3.5mm Other Handlebar Tape found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Includes: Finishing Tape and Bar End Plugs Other Handlebar Tape found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 3
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Extra soft and tacky elastomeric outer layer for excellent traction in all conditions Other Handlebar Tape found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 4
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Includes both high and medium density backing for improved shock absorption and a smoother ride Other Handlebar Tape found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Cut away outer layer provides improved gripping power regardless of condition Other Handlebar Tape found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Ultra light weight construction Other Handlebar Tape found with this feature: 2 |
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Price
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£22.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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5 |
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Review Score
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3.6 / 5 Average score in category: 4.0/5 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Handlebar Tape. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape.
The first thing is material. Looking at what ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Handlebar Tape. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Handlebar Tape. Brands like ODI are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Handlebar Tape category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Handlebar Tape.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £22.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Handlebar Tape
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Handlebar Tape.
We found 134 in the Handlebar Tape category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £18.54, making it above average at £22.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Handlebar Tape. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £40.49, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £3.99.
With 134 products available we worked out that 37 cost more than ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape and 94 were cheaper.
Cost of ODI products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 25 products from ODI, of which 2 were in the Handlebar Tape category.
For now though we’re looking at ODI branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £20.48 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest ODI product we found was £9.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £29.99.
Of the 25 from ODI, 10 were more expensive than ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape and 14 were cheaper.
How much are ODI Handlebar Tape?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at ODI products that are listed in the Handlebar Tape category.
The average price of the 2 products that match this search was £22.49, with the cheapest coming in at £21.99 and highest price was £22.99. With the average being £22.49, ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape comes in above average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape and 1 were cheaper.
ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Handlebar Tape category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.0 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape or another similar product, like ODI High Performance 2.5mm Handlebar Tape reviews or Cinelli Caleido Bar Tape reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Handlebar Tape.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Handlebar Tape. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with ODI, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.0/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010907745
- Product ID 2: 492533UK
- Brand: ODI
- Model number: HGODRDXB
- RRP: £22.99
- EAN: 711484175558
- Description: ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar TapeThe world leader in grip technology brings their extensive product knowledge to produce this high performance Road/XC tape.Features: Thickness: 3.5mm Includes: Finishing Tape and Bar End Plugs Extra soft and tacky elastomeric outer layer for excellent traction in all conditions Includes both high and medium density backing for improved shock absorption and a smoother ride Cut away outer layer provides improved gripping power regardless of condition Ultra light weight constructionBuy¬†ODI Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Handlebar Tape
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Other options for Handlebar Tape
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Handlebar Tape. 134 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching ODI High Performance 3.5mm Handlebar Tape included,
PROLOGO Onetouch-2 Handlebar Tape reviews, PROLOGO Onetouch 2 Gel Handlebar Tape reviews, or we really liked the look of Brooks England Microfiber Bar Tape reviews as another alternative.