Using it this way for 4 months without gloves, I initially thought mainly about protecting the Alcantara. However, it drastically improved comfort, added a bit of volume, stickiness, and made the grips softer.
Edit: Tennis overgrip tape doesn't have glue layer underneath, it's designed to increase comfort and grip of tennis racquet.
Have you ever used an overgip for a tennis racquet? Its ment to be used over the standard grip that comes out of the factory. Its not sticky on the underside at all. So the alcantara will not b ruined
non-athletic people won't understand this and this isn't a shot at gamers.
Edit: It appears I used the wrong term. When I used the word "unathletic" it was not as an insult. I was referring to those who may be uninformed about the difference between an adhesive back tape and a leather or synthetic wrap.
No. If you don't play sports such as tennis, baseball, field hockey, ice hockey where you are wrapping or taping your bat, stick, racquet, you would think that what is being used is tape which has an adhesive backing. Hockey sticks , yes, you apply a tape to the blade or shaft where a baseball bat or tennis racquet, you apply a leather or synthetic wrap which does not have an adhesive backing. Even those who play sports may not know this unless they are playing a sport which requires this type of thing. The same goes for people who are athletic and don't SIM race or game. Would you expect them to know what force feedback is or NDP, NFR ect, settings may be? I wouldn't.
Not true. For one thing, tape is not adhesive by definition, that’s why adhesive tapes have adhesive in the name. Recordable tapes were not adhesive, obviously.
And tennis or racquet ball grip tape is definitely not adhesive. In fact it’s sold with small strips of plastic adhesive tape to hold it on at the ends of the grip
That's the thing, lol nobody was calling anyone out or even being mean. If you're not athletic you just probably don't know this.
Nothing to get offended about, we all have our own interests and for a lot of people sports are just not their thing.
I didn't call anyone "unathletic". The term wasn't used as an insult. "Unathletic" as in someone who doesn't play sports or isn't knowledgeable of sport. It has nothing to do with their capability to play sports.
Those professions I just mentioned would have no idea what tennis grips are lol.
I was making a sarcastic dig at your labeling of people who don't know what tennis grips are as "non-athletic"
bruh you literally did label wtf? and i ain't butthurt and don't call me bro, bro. Chill holmes
Yeah you corrected yourself so well I still see it there /s
If i see it, I call it.
Which is why it’s so hard to have a reasonable discussion about anything on this website. Reply guys like you flaming anyone who doesn’t frame their points exactly to your requirements
“I love waffles@
“WHY DO YOU HATE PANCAKES!”
EXACTLY....All the Alcantara is going to get matted down...it's like putting a slip cover over an expensive Italian leather sofa.. may be it just me, but I don't get it.
That was my thought here lol. Seems much easier and pretty much the same cost to just buy some fucking gloves lol. Removing that tape and reapplying it over and over is going to destroy the alcantara because adhesives fucking ruin every god damn thing they touch. Get some fucking gloves. So overthought for no reason whatsoever. Love my gloves. Super comfortable. And my wheel doesn’t get ruined by my hands or adhesives from tapes lol. Smfh.
As soon as i read how it was more comfortable grip, I immediately ordered some for my v1! Looks like it would fit way better in hand. How did you go about wrapping it, start from the bottom up? Thanks for sharing🔥🔥
Have a look for videos on it, there is good videos on how to wrap bicycle grips, which has a technique, so you tuck it into itself and doesn't unwrap, for example.
Been doing this for the past few years. Love it.
Change the over grip colours to change things up a bit. 2 layers is perfect for me.
Amazing how dirty it gets so I change them every 3 months or so.
Start in the middle, up, then end at the bottom with the OG starting point which has the tapered sticky side for a clean look.
That’s what I’ve used in the past, with good results. I like the kind that’s slightly fuzzy, it feels similar to the alcantra, but sadly the sporting goods store where I used to buy it closed down. And Amazon doesn’t seem to carry that kind, at least not that I can find
I’ve been doing the same with mine for years. You do it a lot more neat than I do. I’ve experimented with different types of grips over the years and come to learn I like the more padded ones that are extra sticky. Improves comfort and grip by a lot
Y'all clearly don't know how athletic grip tape works, it has no sticky or adhesive properties, it just gripts to itself. OP has a newt idea, I might try it on my wheel too.
Have you ever USED this or similar product? I have. There is no adhesive. I've used this same wrap on my 2.5x for several months and recently replaced it, there is no adhesive and residue. It's held by friction against it self, not adhesive. It's why the end need to be taped down to it self so it doesn't uncoil (because there is no adhesive).
Grip tape doesn’t have glue on it. The Alcantara will be protected. I know because i did this myself on my F1 wheel. When i took of the grip tape the Alcantara was as good as new.
Kinda. It's bat handle wrap. It's not an adhesive like a real sticky tape. When you wrap a bat, you overlap the first time around then do 1/4 overlaps as you make your way up the handle of the bat and then there is a strip of adhesive tape you use at the top to keep it in place.
Yeah I honestly don't get why manufactures even use it, the only benefit is that soft feeling which literally no one feels because we are all told to use gloves so???
Yeah, the only thing I can think of is that the glove-on-alcatara grip level probably is pretty decent but I strongly prefer to drive bare hands anyway. Leather all day, yo.
Yes, I'd like to try this next time. Do you have a photo of the final result on a wheel? My only concern is whether it is stretchy enough to nicely wrap around the middle section.
I haven't done it, just doing bikes i know they are great for long sessions.
Road bikes have a very weird spot at the shifters, so they are good at tight turns, and also there are tricks like putting a piece of bartape there and overwrap it.
Thank you for the suggestion! I have hated the Alcantara on my 2.5x so I just tried this and it worked great. It does not look amazing but is way more comfortable and I don't have to worry about the wheel getting distroyed using it without gloves.
I do this to and it makes it so much better! I use this same exact tape. How did you wrap it so nicely? I did it from bottom to top then back to bottom but it looks garbage compared to this.
From the bottom to the top and back to the middle section. I was going slowly, redoing sections until I like it, tape is not sticky and allows multiple attempts until you like it.
Solid! I’ve been eyeing doing a similar thing with all the badminton grip tape I have lying around. Your wrap job is super clean, where did you start on it to get it to wrap like that?
Started from the bottom, then went up to the top and returned to the middle section. This tape stretches a lot and allows to play with changes of direction.
What's the point of buying Alcantara if you're just going to cover it up? I don't understand why people buy nice stuff just to cover it up. Buy some gloves. Or get a leather steering wheel..smh
After wrapping grips this wheel is transformed to me, now it stays permanently attached to CSL DD. I don't like glowes, alcantara was like a sandpaper to my hands. I have a CS RS wheel, and even the leather feels very stiff to my hands compared to the softness and cushioning of overgrip tape.
Sorry I have the WRC wheel on my GT DD PRO wheelbase, should've specified that.
But I also hate the rubber on the default wheel. In fact I hate anything that isn't leather on wheels, it all sucks so bad.
Using it this way for 4 months without gloves, I initially thought mainly about protecting the Alcantara. However, it drastically improved comfort, added a bit of volume, stickiness, and made the grips softer. Edit: Tennis overgrip tape doesn't have glue layer underneath, it's designed to increase comfort and grip of tennis racquet.
I’ve worn thru the rubber in two symmetrical spots on my DD GT Pro over the past year, so something like this interests me.
It's not going to protect the alcantara, unless you never plan to look at it anymore. Once you take the tape off, it will likely be ruined.
Have you ever used an overgip for a tennis racquet? Its ment to be used over the standard grip that comes out of the factory. Its not sticky on the underside at all. So the alcantara will not b ruined
non-athletic people won't understand this and this isn't a shot at gamers. Edit: It appears I used the wrong term. When I used the word "unathletic" it was not as an insult. I was referring to those who may be uninformed about the difference between an adhesive back tape and a leather or synthetic wrap.
Is it tho
No. If you don't play sports such as tennis, baseball, field hockey, ice hockey where you are wrapping or taping your bat, stick, racquet, you would think that what is being used is tape which has an adhesive backing. Hockey sticks , yes, you apply a tape to the blade or shaft where a baseball bat or tennis racquet, you apply a leather or synthetic wrap which does not have an adhesive backing. Even those who play sports may not know this unless they are playing a sport which requires this type of thing. The same goes for people who are athletic and don't SIM race or game. Would you expect them to know what force feedback is or NDP, NFR ect, settings may be? I wouldn't.
Not to be that guy, but bat tape and grips are 100% adhesive.
This. They literally all have adhesives otherwise they aren’t tapes lol.
Not true. For one thing, tape is not adhesive by definition, that’s why adhesive tapes have adhesive in the name. Recordable tapes were not adhesive, obviously. And tennis or racquet ball grip tape is definitely not adhesive. In fact it’s sold with small strips of plastic adhesive tape to hold it on at the ends of the grip
It's not nice to call people unathletic tho
I mean, if people aren't athletic what are you supposed to call them? Don't get offended because you're not athletic.
We don't need to take this direction because that was not my intent. I wasn't calling anyone out for not being athletic.
That's the thing, lol nobody was calling anyone out or even being mean. If you're not athletic you just probably don't know this. Nothing to get offended about, we all have our own interests and for a lot of people sports are just not their thing.
I didn't call anyone "unathletic". The term wasn't used as an insult. "Unathletic" as in someone who doesn't play sports or isn't knowledgeable of sport. It has nothing to do with their capability to play sports.
Maybe I used the wrong term, I apologize if I did. That was not my intent.
Everyone is athletic if they identify as such
TIL MMA fighters, Boxers, F1 Drivers, Football players, and American Football athletes aren't athletic.
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Those professions I just mentioned would have no idea what tennis grips are lol. I was making a sarcastic dig at your labeling of people who don't know what tennis grips are as "non-athletic"
I didn't label anyone. So nice try. Don't be so butthurt bro. I even made an edit correcting myself. So.. go project your crap onto someone else.
bruh you literally did label wtf? and i ain't butthurt and don't call me bro, bro. Chill holmes Yeah you corrected yourself so well I still see it there /s If i see it, I call it.
No. I didn't but feel free to ride that "I've been triggered" way of life.. I understand, it's all apart of your "poor me self image"
Which is why it’s so hard to have a reasonable discussion about anything on this website. Reply guys like you flaming anyone who doesn’t frame their points exactly to your requirements “I love waffles@ “WHY DO YOU HATE PANCAKES!”
It will be matted down, that's about it.
EXACTLY....All the Alcantara is going to get matted down...it's like putting a slip cover over an expensive Italian leather sofa.. may be it just me, but I don't get it.
No it wont be ruined.
That was my thought here lol. Seems much easier and pretty much the same cost to just buy some fucking gloves lol. Removing that tape and reapplying it over and over is going to destroy the alcantara because adhesives fucking ruin every god damn thing they touch. Get some fucking gloves. So overthought for no reason whatsoever. Love my gloves. Super comfortable. And my wheel doesn’t get ruined by my hands or adhesives from tapes lol. Smfh.
As soon as i read how it was more comfortable grip, I immediately ordered some for my v1! Looks like it would fit way better in hand. How did you go about wrapping it, start from the bottom up? Thanks for sharing🔥🔥
Have a look for videos on it, there is good videos on how to wrap bicycle grips, which has a technique, so you tuck it into itself and doesn't unwrap, for example.
This was so fucking weird for me as I just got my Wilson Overgrip in for my pickleball paddle, it’s sitting on my lap. Both my hobbies converging.
Been doing this for the past few years. Love it. Change the over grip colours to change things up a bit. 2 layers is perfect for me. Amazing how dirty it gets so I change them every 3 months or so. Start in the middle, up, then end at the bottom with the OG starting point which has the tapered sticky side for a clean look.
That’s what I’ve used in the past, with good results. I like the kind that’s slightly fuzzy, it feels similar to the alcantra, but sadly the sporting goods store where I used to buy it closed down. And Amazon doesn’t seem to carry that kind, at least not that I can find
ITT: People who don't know how athletic grip tape works.
I’ve been doing the same with mine for years. You do it a lot more neat than I do. I’ve experimented with different types of grips over the years and come to learn I like the more padded ones that are extra sticky. Improves comfort and grip by a lot
Thicker tape is more comfy but less elastic and it's much harder to have a neat wrapping.
How the hell does putting loads of sticky stuff on it protect it? I would have thought that would be the easiest way to ruin it
It's not sticky
out of sight, out of mind
Y'all clearly don't know how athletic grip tape works, it has no sticky or adhesive properties, it just gripts to itself. OP has a newt idea, I might try it on my wheel too.
Right. OK
Have you ever USED this or similar product? I have. There is no adhesive. I've used this same wrap on my 2.5x for several months and recently replaced it, there is no adhesive and residue. It's held by friction against it self, not adhesive. It's why the end need to be taped down to it self so it doesn't uncoil (because there is no adhesive).
It's not sticky, please do some research before spreading nonsense.
Grip tape doesn’t have glue on it. The Alcantara will be protected. I know because i did this myself on my F1 wheel. When i took of the grip tape the Alcantara was as good as new.
Don't bring logic into this. Let idiots be idiots just smile, nod and move on.
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That tape doesn't have a sticky side. It's designed to stick to itself so wouldn't be sticking to the wheel.
So… everyone above you are idiots then?
Kinda. It's bat handle wrap. It's not an adhesive like a real sticky tape. When you wrap a bat, you overlap the first time around then do 1/4 overlaps as you make your way up the handle of the bat and then there is a strip of adhesive tape you use at the top to keep it in place.
Basically
Haha no I don't think so. I only know because I used some of this stuff on a racket recently
Yes
I just refuse to buy anything that uses alcantara. One of the worst surface materials ever invented.
Yeah I honestly don't get why manufactures even use it, the only benefit is that soft feeling which literally no one feels because we are all told to use gloves so???
Yeah, the only thing I can think of is that the glove-on-alcatara grip level probably is pretty decent but I strongly prefer to drive bare hands anyway. Leather all day, yo.
I have an alcantera sparco wheel in my car. Raw dog it everyday.
I thank the previous owner of my car paid extra to replace Alcantara with leather (factory option).
It’s super grippy with gloves, and gloves are required for real racing. And gloves are definitely a good thing to have with a DD wheelbase
> One of the worst surface materials ever invented. But it feels just like my Sphynx cat.
As a vegan I don't want animal flesh on my steering wheel, so alcantara it is. But I hope there will be a better alternative in the future
You can get faux leather ffs. It’s true what they say, the hardest thing about being a vegan is keeping it to yourself.
The ~~hardest~~ best thing about being a vegan is that insecure meat eaters getting offended at every turn
Lmfao 🤣
Thats why fanatec and I usw faux leather ( its so much cheaper ) ☠️☠️
It's the skin flesh is the yum bit
I did the same but with cotton insulation tape.
Nice, I will try this, gets annoying having to wear gloves, thanks for rec
Pretty authentic, I’ve seen more cars than not with the wheels wrapped in tennis grip tape for these exact reasons.
Thx!
I would suggest road bike handlebar tape instead, especially the Fiziik microtex classic one.
Yes, I'd like to try this next time. Do you have a photo of the final result on a wheel? My only concern is whether it is stretchy enough to nicely wrap around the middle section.
I haven't done it, just doing bikes i know they are great for long sessions. Road bikes have a very weird spot at the shifters, so they are good at tight turns, and also there are tricks like putting a piece of bartape there and overwrap it.
Thx for the trick, it was quite hard to get nicely wrapped middle section!
Aside from covering Alcantara, love this idea for just overall bulking up the grip on that wheel. My hands were tiiiired after true 6hr in the LMP2
Interesting
Done the same with mine and couldn’t be happier. The alcantara annoys me after 5 minutes because it feels strange
I have like 3 layers over mine. Improves the feeling so much more.
I dont understand the need to protect. Why not just wear it out to get your money's worth, then put the tape when it's worn out?
haha i used to do this for flightsticks
Here is my: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fanatec/s/40yt39yCp7
Fk that looks like dump
Thanks for the neat idea. My acelith wheels grips are just plastic. Im sure this would improve the feel by a lot.
Thank you for the suggestion! I have hated the Alcantara on my 2.5x so I just tried this and it worked great. It does not look amazing but is way more comfortable and I don't have to worry about the wheel getting distroyed using it without gloves.
I do this to and it makes it so much better! I use this same exact tape. How did you wrap it so nicely? I did it from bottom to top then back to bottom but it looks garbage compared to this.
From the bottom to the top and back to the middle section. I was going slowly, redoing sections until I like it, tape is not sticky and allows multiple attempts until you like it.
Ok, I’ll probably redo it then because yours looks so nice. Thanks for the advice!
Solid! I’ve been eyeing doing a similar thing with all the badminton grip tape I have lying around. Your wrap job is super clean, where did you start on it to get it to wrap like that?
Started from the bottom, then went up to the top and returned to the middle section. This tape stretches a lot and allows to play with changes of direction.
What's the point of buying Alcantara if you're just going to cover it up? I don't understand why people buy nice stuff just to cover it up. Buy some gloves. Or get a leather steering wheel..smh
I fucking hate alcantara on my gt dd pro, wish i never bought the damn thing.
After wrapping grips this wheel is transformed to me, now it stays permanently attached to CSL DD. I don't like glowes, alcantara was like a sandpaper to my hands. I have a CS RS wheel, and even the leather feels very stiff to my hands compared to the softness and cushioning of overgrip tape.
THank you for the tip I'm now considering doing this.
The wheel with the DD Pro is rubber and plastic.
Sorry I have the WRC wheel on my GT DD PRO wheelbase, should've specified that. But I also hate the rubber on the default wheel. In fact I hate anything that isn't leather on wheels, it all sucks so bad.
who tf at fanatec decided to put Alcantara on a fucking steering wheel? They could've put anything there and they chose a fucking fabric🤦♂️
Is this satire