grips- fitting?

The great grip fitting secret is.......

Hairspray!

Spray some on the bars, some up the grips and then slide them on fairly quickly. The spray will be slippery until it dries and then acts as a weak glue so the grips don't slide around.

I just knew that there would be something that you would never think of!

Thank you for the prompt reply- off to ask the wife for a lend of her spray, which should raise an eyebrow or two.

Duckwah said:

The great grip fitting secret is.......

Hairspray!

Spray some on the bars, some up the grips and then slide them on fairly quickly. The spray will be slippery until it dries and then acts as a weak glue so the grips don't slide around.

fryman said:

..what is the best way to for me to fit my new Raceface Grips? .

I use compressed air. Push the grip on as far as it will go "dry", then poke the nozzle of an air blow gun between the grip and the bar. Give it a blast while sliding the handle the rest of the way on, remove nozzle. It also works great for removing grips.

Do use caution in handling compressed air though.

dabac said:

I use compressed air. Push the grip on as far as it will go "dry", then poke the nozzle of an air blow gun between the grip and the bar. Give it a blast while sliding the handle the rest of the way on, remove nozzle. It also works great for removing grips.

Do use caution in handling compressed air though.

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try using some sort of spray and wipe product and put some onto the handle bar. Soak the grip in fairly hot water and it should slidfe on. The spray and wipe will hold it rock solid after a couple of days. Try to keep water away from it for the first days (probably sweat aswell!!!)

Dude I would use washer fluid from the car to get from on or off. Bell says to put soapy water in the grip put it on than let it sit for 24 hours!

Does anyone use some real strong adhesive? My friend used to ride an ATV, and when he put new grips on, he'd use Gorilla Glue. Would that be too much for bike bars to take? My grips slip around quite a bit right now, but they don't have hairspray or anything under them.

me?

I just use lock on grips! a bit pricey but it goes like this. grip goes on. oops i tightened the brake in the wrong place. grip come off.... no messing about! brilliant and worth the extra imho

sswoody00 said:

Does anyone use some real strong adhesive?

Not me, If I use compressed air to slide the grips on or off I've so far never needed anything to make them stick.

Quoted post said:

when he put new grips on, he'd use Gorilla Glue. Would that be too much for bike bars to take?

I assume that means that old grips have to be cut away, and that old glue has to be scraped from the bar. Then it depends on the amount of force youre intending to use to remove the old grips and glue. A metal bar would probably be OK unless you're using a hacksaw, but a CF bar might not take that kind of abuse without suffering.

fryman said:

Sorry to post such a basic question, but what is the best way to for me to fit my new Raceface Grips? Do you use sticky stuff or just water, or is there a trick I should know about??

Cheers,

John

Last season, someone I know was converting one of his road bikes to a "flat bar" bike and he wondered if the hair spray method of getting his new grips on was a good idea.

I told him it as a GREAT IDEA if he was a team/shop mechanic who didn't have to pay for the grips because:[indent]a) you could slide them on & secure them in a hurry

b) it would be impossible to remove them without cutting them off

[/indent]... MAYBE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, too!?!

But, say something happens to a lever or shifter and you want to replace it ... then, whatcha gonna do?

Sure, you could buy another set of grips ...

WATER, or SOAPY WATER will usually suffice.

If you install your grips with WATER, then to remove them, you simply slide a small screwdriver blade (or, equivalent) UNDER the edge of the grip, squirt some water, wiggle, add some more water ... continue until you can wiggle the entire grip and it slides off.

BUT, if you're a mechanic, "who cares?" because the customer or sponser is paying for the grips ... !

WHAT IF? If the grips move after more than 24 hours, remove them and wrap some masking tape on the bars -- spiraled without overlapping -- less is more, so a 360º wrap on the bars under the length of the grip should do. NO, electrical tape will not be an appropriate substitute.

AND, before (or, is it too late?) you put the grips on the handlebars, put a(n American, or equivalently sized "slug"😉 nickel inside each grip ... the nickel will act as PLUG which will prevent the end of the handlebar from becoming the equivalent of an apple corer.

Honestly, i never knew there were so many techniques to get a seemingly easy item on the bike!...Compressed air is new! I used the hairspray method.