Fitting New Grips

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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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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

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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

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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

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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" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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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

Quoted message said:

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spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into place

and

Quoted message said:

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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

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Quoted message said:

hairspray inside the grip, wait a few seconds for it to tackify the

slide

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on. If the grip won't go on easy use the flat of your palm against the

end

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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

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best too, tends to be more sticky that posh stuff.

Mark

Thanks guys, hair spray it is.

Peter.

Peter said:

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

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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

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> spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into

place

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and

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> 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

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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

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of

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hairspray inside the grip, wait a few seconds for it to tackify the

slide

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on. If the grip won't go on easy use the flat of your palm against the

end

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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

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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

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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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" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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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

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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,

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superglue, etc... to ease installation of regular grips.

I recently tried removing a set of Lock-On grips from one of my bikes on which I wanted to try riser
bars. I loosened the collars but the grips were very hard to remove. I was able to get one off but
the other wouldn't budge with hand pressure. Based on what I saw on the side I was able to get off,
it appears that corrosion formed on the handlebar under the grip and this has fixed the grip in
place pretty securely. I put things back together and tried riding with the lock collars loose on
the stuck grip in the hope that it would loosen. But so far it has not worked itself loose so I
think more severe measures are going to have to be taken to get it off.

The funny thing is that I use Lock-On grips on two of my other bikes and have not had this problem.
The big difference between those two bikes and the one with the stuck grips is that the former have
silver finish handlebars and the latter has black (All three are Bontrager). I'm wondering if the
difference in finish contributed to the corrosion.

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> "Peter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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> > After a recent tumble I am planning on putting new grips on my

bike.

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> > What's the best way to go about this? I have read that putting a

little

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> > spray paint inside the grips before fitting will help them into

place

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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

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the

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> 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

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of
> hairspray inside the grip, wait a few seconds for it to tackify the

slide

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> on. If the grip won't go on easy use the flat of your palm against

the

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end

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> of the grip to bash it on.
>
> Steve E.
>

I always try to free grips by spraying water under them, if you use

WD40

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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

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is

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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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Peter said:

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.

Here is a trick that has worked great for me. This is the technique I used when I built and
regripped golf clubs. You use 2" wide doublesided masking tape, cut to the length of the grip and
placed around the handlebar. Then take a little solvent and pour into the grip while holding your
finger in or on the hole at the other end. Slosh the solvent around until the inside of the grip is
fully coated then pour the solvent out of the grip and onto the masking tape. Slide the grip on and
give it about 12 hours or so to dry. I have yet to have a problem with them coming loose, even on
this ride.

www.mountainbikebill.com/videos/SequelDemoForestRide-Web.mpg
(24MB)

To remove the grip, simply take a syringe, fill it with solvent, poke the needle through the grip
in the middle (best to use a shallow angle). Push in the solvent to make a nice sized bubble. Pull
out the needle, cover the hole with your thumb and work the bubble around the inside of the grip
until the solvent covers the masking tape and the grip will slide right off. Remove the old tape
while it is still wet. Should come off in one piece.

Bill Porter www.mountainbikebill.com

Tape golfsmith.comppage.phpOpen ↗

Solvent golfsmith.comppage.phpOpen ↗

Syringe Check with your local addict or medical supply store. If you really want a industrial
version (This is what I have) you can check out this one.
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I used superglue when hairspray didn't work. Yes, it comes off........eventually...........ahem.

Shaun aRe

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

bike.

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> > > 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

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> > > 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

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> > 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

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> > hairspray inside the grip, wait a few seconds for it to tackify

the

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> > on. If the grip won't go on easy use the flat of your palm against

the

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> > of the grip to bash it on.
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> > Steve E.
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> I always try to free grips by spraying water under them, if you use

WD40

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> some gets left on the bar and the new grips slip more. Definitely

use

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> hairspray to secure the new ones though, works a treat. Cheap hair

spray

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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

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Erm... I'm having to get my wife to type this, erm... ahem.

;-)

Hairspray worked a treat.

Peter.

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

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

And that's a problem why? >',;~}~

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I used superglue when hairspray didn't work. Yes, it comes
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Shaun aRe

Don't give him ideas like that. He'll be asking for tips on how to free

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Newbie from his bars!
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Erm... I'm having to get my wife to type this, erm... ahem.

Heheheheh........

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Hairspray worked a treat.

Good - watch out if you have been riding in rain for a while, 'cos some hairspray doesn't like that
and dissolves again.

Shaun aRe

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The BEST is compressed air, for putting on and off. Keeps the grips and

bar

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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

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once it got water in there.

I was hoping someone else would mention this. Compressed air is by far the easiest, and with my
Oury grips (standard type?) I have never had a problem with grips coming loose. I used the
hairspray option until I was told about the compressed air. Hairspray did fine too, at least for
me, but air is far easier. (A friend had problems with the grip slipping afterward, even a day
later.) Take a compressed air hose with a blower end on it, and blow the air under the edge of
the grip as you slide it on or off. Get the bar good and clean with rubbing alcohol before
putting on new grips. (Rubbing alcohol is what makes the hairspray work too, by the way.)
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Newbie from his bars!
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Heheheheh........

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Hairspray worked a treat.

Good - watch out if you have been riding in rain for a while, 'cos some hairspray doesn't like
that and dissolves again.

Shaun aRe

Thanks Shaun, I'll be prepared for that. It's been raining here since I bought the damned bike ;-)

Still, it isn't mountian biking unless you get covered in mud and rain is it?

Peter.

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The BEST is compressed air, for putting on and off. Keeps the grips and

bar

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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

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once it got water in there.

I was hoping someone else would mention this. Compressed air is by far the easiest, and with
my Oury grips (standard type?) I have never had a problem with grips coming loose. I used the
hairspray option until I was told about the compressed air. Hairspray did fine too, at least
for me, but air is far easier. (A friend had problems with the grip slipping afterward, even a
day later.) Take a compressed air hose with a blower end on it, and blow the air under the
edge of the grip as you slide it on or off. Get the bar good and clean with rubbing alcohol
before putting on new grips. (Rubbing alcohol is what makes the hairspray work too, by the
way.)
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I don't have an air compressor. However, I do have access to a can of compressed air...the kind used
to blow dust out of computers. Anybody try install grips using a can of compressed air?

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Thanks Shaun, I'll be prepared for that. It's been raining here since I bought the damned bike ;-)

Still, it isn't mountian biking unless you get covered in mud and rain is it?

Not for us Britainians eh?

',;~}~

Shaun aRe