Fitting New Grips

Hi,

After a recent tumble I am planning on putting new grips on my bike.

What's the best way to go about this? I have read that putting a little
spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into place and
also make sure they stay put when it's dry.

Any tips for a maintenance newbie?

Cheers,

Peter.

"Peter" wrote in message
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Hi,

After a recent tumble I am planning on putting new grips on my bike.

What's the best way to go about this? I have read that putting a little
spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into place and
also make sure they stay put when it's dry.

Any tips for a maintenance newbie?

Cheers,

Peter.


To take grips off: push a spare spoke or flat blade screwdriver unser the
grip (careful now!) and squirt a bit of wd-40 etc under.
To put grips on: make sure grips and bars are clean and dry, spray a bit of
hairspray inside the grip, wait a few seconds for it to tackify the slide
on. If the grip won't go on easy use the flat of your palm against the end
of the grip to bash it on.

Steve E.

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"Peter" wrote in message
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Hi,

After a recent tumble I am planning on putting new grips on my bike.

What's the best way to go about this? I have read that putting a little
spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into place
and
also make sure they stay put when it's dry.

Any tips for a maintenance newbie?

Cheers,

Peter.


To take grips off: push a spare spoke or flat blade screwdriver unser the
grip (careful now!) and squirt a bit of wd-40 etc under.
To put grips on: make sure grips and bars are clean and dry, spray a bit
of
hairspray inside the grip, wait a few seconds for it to tackify the slide
on. If the grip won't go on easy use the flat of your palm against the end
of the grip to bash it on.

Steve E.


I always try to free grips by spraying water under them, if you use WD40
some gets left on the bar and the new grips slip more. Definitely use
hairspray to secure the new ones though, works a treat. Cheap hair spray is
best too, tends to be more sticky that posh stuff.

Mark

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"Peter" wrote in message
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Hi,

After a recent tumble I am planning on putting new grips on my bike.

What's the best way to go about this? I have read that putting a
little
spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into place
and
also make sure they stay put when it's dry.

Any tips for a maintenance newbie?

Cheers,

Peter.


To take grips off: push a spare spoke or flat blade screwdriver unser
the
grip (careful now!) and squirt a bit of wd-40 etc under.
To put grips on: make sure grips and bars are clean and dry, spray a bit
of
hairspray inside the grip, wait a few seconds for it to tackify the
slide
on. If the grip won't go on easy use the flat of your palm against the
end
of the grip to bash it on.

Steve E.


I always try to free grips by spraying water under them, if you use WD40
some gets left on the bar and the new grips slip more. Definitely use
hairspray to secure the new ones though, works a treat. Cheap hair spray
is
best too, tends to be more sticky that posh stuff.

Mark


Thanks guys, hair spray it is.

Peter.

"Peter" wrote in message
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Hi,

After a recent tumble I am planning on putting new grips on my bike.

What's the best way to go about this? I have read that putting a little
spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into place and
also make sure they stay put when it's dry.

Any tips for a maintenance newbie?


ODI lock-ons are easy and don't slip IMO, you can use use paint, hairspray,
superglue, etc... to ease installation of regular grips.

Chris

Peter wrote:
Hi,

After a recent tumble I am planning on putting new grips on my bike.

What's the best way to go about this? I have read that putting a little
spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into place and
also make sure they stay put when it's dry.

Any tips for a maintenance newbie?


I did a couple of new ones a couple of weeks back.. I used water to get
them on and off. Worked very well indeed and unlike using sprays it
doesn't leave a sticky residue which causes grief later on in life.

Don't EVER use an oil or petrolem based lubricant or spray on your
rubber grips as they will will be absorbed and shorten the life of your
grips.

Gyp

I had some water loosen up my grips a few weeks ago and tried everything
from hairspray to superglue to get them to stick again. Nothing worked,
so eventually I wrapped my bars with a good layer of electrical tape and
fixed the problem. Worked great, although I haven't tried getting them
off yet. That might pose to be another challenge....Mike



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I had some water loosen up my grips a few weeks ago and tried everything
from hairspray to superglue to get them to stick again. Nothing worked,
so eventually I wrapped my bars with a good layer of electrical tape and
fixed the problem. Worked great, although I haven't tried getting them
off yet. That might pose to be another challenge....Mike



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"Peter" wrote in message
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Hi,

After a recent tumble I am planning on putting new grips on my bike.

What's the best way to go about this? I have read that putting a little
spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into place and
also make sure they stay put when it's dry.

Any tips for a maintenance newbie?

Cheers,

Peter.

The BEST is compressed air, for putting on and off. Keeps the grips and bar
free of everything, so its bare, sticky rubber on metal or carbon.
Hairspray works usually, although I've had a grip spin after using hairspray
once it got water in there.

The best? ODI lock ons. with Oury lock-on grips. Mmmm. Come with sweet
bar end plugs too.

Jon Bond

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"Peter" wrote in message
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Hi,

After a recent tumble I am planning on putting new grips on my
bike.

What's the best way to go about this? I have read that putting a
little
spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into
place
and
also make sure they stay put when it's dry.

Any tips for a maintenance newbie?

Cheers,

Peter.


To take grips off: push a spare spoke or flat blade screwdriver
unser
the
grip (careful now!) and squirt a bit of wd-40 etc under.
To put grips on: make sure grips and bars are clean and dry, spray a
bit
of
hairspray inside the grip, wait a few seconds for it to tackify the
slide
on. If the grip won't go on easy use the flat of your palm against
the
end
of the grip to bash it on.

Steve E.


I always try to free grips by spraying water under them, if you use
WD40
some gets left on the bar and the new grips slip more. Definitely use
hairspray to secure the new ones though, works a treat. Cheap hair
spray
is
best too, tends to be more sticky that posh stuff.

Mark


Thanks guys, hair spray it is.

I used superglue when hairspray didn't work. Yes, it comes
off........eventually...........ahem.



Shaun aRe

Don't give him ideas like that. He'll be asking for tips on how to free a
Newbie from his bars!
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Westie