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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
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Not for us Britainians eh?
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I think it adds to the experience. I recently did a sponsored ride with my brother on part of the C2C. Heading back the heavens opened, lightening was hitting two fields away.
We lost the trail and were up to our cranks in water. The two of us were giggling like idiots all the way back, it was a real blast ;-)
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?
Haven't tried that method myself, but I'm just speculating that it may not have the amount of air necessary to be very economical. The compressor method does make short work of it, but it does also put out a lot of air fast. Doing it with a can might not get fast enough movement of the grips to be worthhile. It might be worth a try, but I couldn't recommend it, me being a cheapskate. :-) -- Off to ride the mountains, D H Reply to newsgroup. Spam is out of control.
My method is to dip the end of the bar in scalding hot water, wait, then slide off the hot grip. Wipe the bar and push on the new grip. Never had one slip but I replace like with like. Mike
