I found a nifty neoprene/velcro wrap (called Roll Bar Rapz) at 4wheelparts.com. It was designed to cover a roll bar (e.g. on a Jeep). I used foam pipe insulation over the pole (on a Bird-in-Hand Flyer) and covered it with the Rapz. I haven't been able to convince my wife to embroider striping on it to match the original striping on the pole ;) It comes in black & colors, including Neon Pink - is that close to purple? (Before I found this, the next best solutions were designed for football/soccer goal pipes and playground equipment padding.) Jack Goodman Georgetown/Lexington, KY _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````