Arno Welzel said:Quoted message said:How do I get the grips to stay put? He has a twist-shift on one side,
so just getting some new ones at the LBS to see if they are better
isn't a good option. They don't have any short ones, the ones they do
have are expensive, and I imagine the problem will persist.
Well - hairspray, compressed air etc. - may work, but i think, all these
solutions might still fail, if the bars get really wet and only little
amounts of water finds their way under the grip.
There are grips with a clamp, which holds them on the bar. I use such
grips myself (Ergon MP1, which also provide a larger contact area which
helps to avoid pain on longer tours), since i also experienced the same
problem.
Just for the sake of completeness, I'd like to mention the way golfers
attach grips to golf clubs.
1) Start with a clean shaft. Clean it with a razor blade, then a good
degeaser, and finally alcohol. You don't want any fingerprints.
2) Wrap some double-sided tape around the shaft in a spiral pattern.
Be careful not to let any tape overlap itself (i.e., allow some
chrome to show between tape windings), because overlap weakens
the connection.
3) Squirt lighter fluid over the tape, and inside the grip. Use a lot
of it!
4) Slide the grip onto the shaft. The lighter fluid will act as a
libricant. Trapped air inside the grip also helps prevent the tape
from sticking while you do this.
5) Allow the club to sit overnight. The lighterfluid will evaporate,
and the tape will grab hold of the grip. It'll hold so well that
the only way to get the grip off is to cut it off.
I haven't tried this with bike grips, since I use tape. As I see it,
the only thing that might prevent this from working for bikes is the
fact that air might not get trapped in the handlebar -- you'd need to
plug the other end, and keep you thumb over the little hole in the end
of the grip.
