A named adhesive, and not one dimension
BV EVA bar tape, 2 rolls, 3M adhesive
Two rolls of ultra-light EVA foam handlebar tape with a 3M adhesive backing.
What you are getting
Two rolls of ultra-light EVA foam bar tape with a 3M adhesive backing. 80 g. $9.99.
And five bullets, each opening with an emoji, that between them publish not one dimension.
What the listing does not contain
No length. No width. No thickness. No roll length. No end caps mentioned, no finishing tape mentioned, no plug type.
The introduction to this shelf says that for drop bars, tape thickness and material are the comparison. The material is given — EVA foam — and the thickness is not. Nor is anything else.
For contrast, the ALIEN PROS tape on this page, at thirty cents less, publishes 2 m (7 ft) × 3 cm (1.2 in) × 3 mm (0.12 in) and the count of end caps.
The 3M adhesive is the one concrete thing
“BV Handlebar Tape features 3M adhesive backing for easy application.”
Naming the adhesive manufacturer is unusual and worth something: the adhesive is what decides whether a wrap holds at the awkward reverse near the hoods, and whether the tape can be unwrapped and re-laid when the first attempt is crooked. A named industrial adhesive is a better signal than “full adhesive gel back”.
What is not said is whether it runs the full width or down the center. The ALIEN PROS tape states full-width; the Thinvik states tapered edges.
BV sells the same tape twice
A second BV listing, B072WBCT91 at $11.99, carries the same reference BV-TP-01 and the same five bullets word for word, described as “Black/White” with “2 rolls & accessories included”.
Nothing published distinguishes them beyond color and $2. If the black/white version is not what you want, this is the cheaper listing of the same tape.
EVA, and what that means in the rain
Ethylene-vinyl acetate is a closed-cell foam. It cushions well, it does not absorb water, and its grip when genuinely wet depends entirely on its surface texture — which this listing does not describe.
Three of the six tapes on this shelf are EVA-based and none of them can claim what the Supacaz PU tapes claim: a surface that “remains tacky in wet conditions”. For dry riding or gloved hands, EVA at $9.99 is sufficient; for rain, it is the compromise.
And one bullet wanders off the subject
“BV Bike Handlebar Tape provides comfortable handlebar grip for road bikes and more, including bar tape and bike frame protection tape.”
Frame protection tape is a different product on a different shelf — the frame protection page on this site covers it. A bar tape listing mentioning it reads as search-term padding.
What is not published
Thickness, length, width, surface texture, adhesive coverage, end caps, finishing tape, plug type. The weight, 80 g for the set, and the material are the whole of it.
At $9.99 that is honest pricing for an unspecified product, and the ALIEN PROS tape at $9.29 specifies itself.
Availability
Read on the day this page was built: $10 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-06. The live price is at the top of the page.
