Abstract: A tape guide having improved durability and excellent tape tracking characteristics. In one aspect, the present invention concerns a tape guide that comprises a durable, polymeric, resiliently expandable, substantially cylindrical sleeve. An outer tape guiding surface on said sleeve is concave for biasing a magnetic recording tape toward a centered position on the outer tape guiding surface. An inner surface on the sleeve defines a central bore that is smaller in size than the tape guide post. The central bore, though, is of a sufficient size such that the tape guide can be resiliently expanded to fit over a tape guide post with a resilient, gripping effect. A thickened wall portion is circumferentially positioned on the inner surface in a centered position between the top end and the bottom end of the sleeve. In a preferred embodiment, the sleeve has two opposing slot edges that define a slot along the axial direction of the sleeve. The slot edges are biased towards each other.