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how to remove grips
whats the best way to remove and refit new grips
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how to remove grips
crash wrote:
whats the best way to remove and refit new grips thanks I generally use an old spoke and push it in between the bars and grip, then psuh it around in a sort of spiral to help release the grip from the bars, then pull it off. You can spray a bit of WD40 or GT85 in to help 'lube' it. When it's off, wipe the bars clean and apply either a bit of hairspray or washing up liquid to 'wet' the surface, slide on grips and leave to dry for a day, though they should be OK after a few hours |
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"Pete Whelan" wrote in message ... crash wrote: whats the best way to remove and refit new grips thanks I generally use an old spoke and push it in between the bars and grip, then psuh it around in a sort of spiral to help release the grip from the bars, then pull it off. You can spray a bit of WD40 or GT85 in to help 'lube' it. When it's off, wipe the bars clean and apply either a bit of hairspray or washing up liquid to 'wet' the surface, slide on grips and leave to dry for a day, though they should be OK after a few hours I also use wd40 (or an equivalent like gt something in a red and black can) but instead of an old spoke I use a small electrical screwdriver to make a gap to blast the wd40 into it using the long red nozzle. Normally comes off really easily after that, just wiggle the grip around a bit to make sure that the wd40 has got all round. Never bothered to clean the bars or grips, just slide the grip back on and after a while (about 12 hours) it seems to be firm enough!! SW |
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Pete Whelan wrote:
crash wrote: whats the best way to remove and refit new grips thanks I generally use an old spoke and push it in between the bars and grip, then psuh it around in a sort of spiral to help release the grip from the bars, then pull it off. You can spray a bit of WD40 or GT85 in to help 'lube' it. Or water, which seems to work just as well, and you don't need to clean it off :-) I've tried the WD40 method, and later tried water, and found it just as effective. Alternative to the spoke is a thin screwdriver. When it's off, wipe the bars clean and apply either a bit of hairspray or washing up liquid to 'wet' the surface, slide on grips and leave to dry for a day, though they should be OK after a few hours Or, again, plain water. - Nigel -- Nigel Cliffe, Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/ |
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crash wrote: whats the best way to remove and refit new grips I use an open-ended spanner that's a snug fit on the bars - just place it against the end of the grip and pull hard. It can be easier to clamp the spanner in a bench vice and pull on the bars than trying to hold the bars still while you pull the spanner. If the grips have been fixed with an adhesive of some sort you may have to resort to jamming a long narrow screwdriver down the side and squirting in some WD40 or similar, working it all the way round, but this can render the removed grips unusable. If all else fails, slit the grip with a Stanley knife and rip it off with pliers. |
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Pete Whelan wrote on 02/12/2006 14:53 +0100:
When it's off, wipe the bars clean and apply either a bit of hairspray or washing up liquid to 'wet' the surface, slide on grips and leave to dry for a day, though they should be OK after a few hours WAshing up liquid will make them all slippery again when they get wet. -- Tony "...has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate..." Douglas Adams; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
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Nigel Cliffe wrote on 02/12/2006 15:45 +0100:
Or water, which seems to work just as well, and you don't need to clean it off :-) I go with plain water too -- Tony "...has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate..." Douglas Adams; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
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how to remove grips
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') wrote: whats the best way to remove and refit new grips Using a syringe, inject water under the grips. It acts as a lubricant, and makes them fairly easy to remove. For putting them back on, many bike mechanics use hairspray, although I've never tried it myself. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ |
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Tony Raven wrote: Pete Whelan wrote on 02/12/2006 14:53 +0100: When it's off, wipe the bars clean and apply either a bit of hairspray or washing up liquid to 'wet' the surface, slide on grips and leave to dry for a day, though they should be OK after a few hours WAshing up liquid will make them all slippery again when they get wet. only if they are foam type grips |
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Pete Whelan wrote on 03/12/2006 07:16 +0100:
Tony Raven wrote: Pete Whelan wrote on 02/12/2006 14:53 +0100: When it's off, wipe the bars clean and apply either a bit of hairspray or washing up liquid to 'wet' the surface, slide on grips and leave to dry for a day, though they should be OK after a few hours WAshing up liquid will make them all slippery again when they get wet. only if they are foam type grips On all types. The dried detergent is rehydrated by water seeping between the bar and grip by capillary action, making a slippery soap film between bar and grip -- Tony "...has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate..." Douglas Adams; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
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