Stopping rubber Ergo grips slipping
11-21-18, 02:42 AM
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Stopping rubber Ergo grips slipping
My kid has rubber Ergo-style grips on his commuter bike.
They are a friction fit and keep rotating round the bar to 'point' downwards, rather than just above the horizontal.
Any tips for installing them in such a way that they stay where they are on the bar?
Thanks all.
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They are a friction fit and keep rotating round the bar to 'point' downwards, rather than just above the horizontal.
Any tips for installing them in such a way that they stay where they are on the bar?
Thanks all.
Simon
11-21-18, 03:43 AM
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My preferred mounting method is clean(ed) bar and clean(ed) grips. Then I slide the grips on using compressed air.
That has "never" failed me.
If I don't have compressed air, I prefer to use rubbing alcohol or methylated spirits.
Seems to work too.
Water has been kinda-sorta for me. Sometimes it dries out and leave a "solid" bond. Sometimes, there's still a lasting creep or squirm.
The generally recommended first fix is to use hair spray to settle the grips. It dries up into something shellack/veneer-looking and locks the grips in place.
IME, It'll take some days to get full lock, even at room temperature.
You could probably use a wide range of liquids, as long as they have some drying characteristics and don't attack the rubber. I think I've read of one guy who used spray paint. The advantage being, hair spray CAN become unsettled by water. Paint won't.
I've tried using double-sided sticky tape on open-ended grips. Apply to bar, put a strip of tough plastic over tape. Leave a long loose end that doubles back over the tape. Slide grip on, pull to remove plastic strip and expose the grippy side. Rub/squeeze grip to make good contact with tape, done.
Probably the most fiddly process, but then and there, that was what I had to work with.
The MTB crowd sometimes use pinching collars to lock the grips in place.
You could simply try some zip ties pulled tight at the inner end. Easy, reversible, low-cost.
That has "never" failed me.
If I don't have compressed air, I prefer to use rubbing alcohol or methylated spirits.
Seems to work too.
Water has been kinda-sorta for me. Sometimes it dries out and leave a "solid" bond. Sometimes, there's still a lasting creep or squirm.
The generally recommended first fix is to use hair spray to settle the grips. It dries up into something shellack/veneer-looking and locks the grips in place.
IME, It'll take some days to get full lock, even at room temperature.
You could probably use a wide range of liquids, as long as they have some drying characteristics and don't attack the rubber. I think I've read of one guy who used spray paint. The advantage being, hair spray CAN become unsettled by water. Paint won't.
I've tried using double-sided sticky tape on open-ended grips. Apply to bar, put a strip of tough plastic over tape. Leave a long loose end that doubles back over the tape. Slide grip on, pull to remove plastic strip and expose the grippy side. Rub/squeeze grip to make good contact with tape, done.
Probably the most fiddly process, but then and there, that was what I had to work with.
The MTB crowd sometimes use pinching collars to lock the grips in place.
You could simply try some zip ties pulled tight at the inner end. Easy, reversible, low-cost.
11-21-18, 03:51 AM
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Thanks, will try!
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There is grip glue that is made to hold grips in place. Motorcycle shops should have it. The best solution might be to buy a set of Ergon-branded lock-on grips.
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Hair spray.
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I'm going to be a deeply shallow person and admit that I buy Ergon for their color choices and their looks. I'm not fond of the big wide ergo designs, and mainly run GA2s. LOVE the color choices. Have lots of fun w/their grips. Quality and appearance are top of the line. So I guess quality as much as for looks, because it's the quality of their grips that make them look so good on the bike.
11-21-18, 08:13 AM
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As dabac said, remove clean with alcohol, reinstall with air or use alcohol as a lube.
I remove and replace lots of grips, and use air 95% of the time. When I don't use air it's usually because the grips are trash and are being cut off(the quickest way to get them off).
If you never want to remove them, or struggle mightily to do so, and have a mess to clean when they are off use hair spray.
I have a buddy that is a professional bike mechanic, he uses WD-40 to put grips on, he swears by it.
I remove and replace lots of grips, and use air 95% of the time. When I don't use air it's usually because the grips are trash and are being cut off(the quickest way to get them off).
If you never want to remove them, or struggle mightily to do so, and have a mess to clean when they are off use hair spray.
I have a buddy that is a professional bike mechanic, he uses WD-40 to put grips on, he swears by it.
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I've worked in shops that swear by extra hold hair spray and in shops that make fun of those who use it. I found it to work well though. Andy
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