Stop grips from twisting?
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Stop grips from twisting?
as the tittle said, how i can stop grips from twisting?
i have those https://fabric.cc/products/grips/sil...slip-on-grips/
for now i have installed some zip ties but honestly the aestetics of ziptie bother me a lot.
do you use something between the handlebar and the grips? any hack?
i have those https://fabric.cc/products/grips/sil...slip-on-grips/
for now i have installed some zip ties but honestly the aestetics of ziptie bother me a lot.
do you use something between the handlebar and the grips? any hack?
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One trick is hair spray. it's slick when wet to slide the grip on and then sets like a water soluble "glue" when it dries.
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I would recommend hair spray as well but I would also just use lock on grips specifically Ergon grips but only because they are the most comfortable grips I have ever used. I hate dealing with slip-on grips especially after years of them sitting on a bike having to try and get them off.
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Hair spray does a good job most of the time. For foam grips (like ESI), I find that the hair spray gets absorbed into the foam too quickly, and the last inch or so of the grip is a beast to finish. Hair gel, however, works great!
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Slice them down their length with a razor blade (don't cut into the bar, though!), and peel them off. I consider slip-on grips sacrificial from the start.
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Oh I know, I have done that enough either that or use a nozzle on the compressor system and some liquid usually isopropyl but sometimes a cleaner of some sort but I just hate doing it.
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as the tittle said, how i can stop grips from twisting?
i have those https://fabric.cc/products/grips/sil...slip-on-grips/
for now i have installed some zip ties but honestly the aestetics of ziptie bother me a lot.
do you use something between the handlebar and the grips? any hack?
i have those https://fabric.cc/products/grips/sil...slip-on-grips/
for now i have installed some zip ties but honestly the aestetics of ziptie bother me a lot.
do you use something between the handlebar and the grips? any hack?
many grips will stick after cleaning the bar and inside of the grip with isopropyl (put a couple capfulls in the grip, close off any openings and shake vigorously, then slide onto bar, let dry)
If no joy, hairspray can help.
If still no joy, I know some people used to resort to spraypaint (sounds messy)
I'd shop around for some clamp on grips you like, so much easier
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The default one were the dame brand as the bike. Never had any problem and they were very stable. Next i used those lock on, can't remember the brand but they had lots of lamellae very helpful during summer for the sweat but i think they lasted 2.000kms... until i decided to use the ones I mentioned above. The lock on with bolts yes they were stable but i had to cut down all 4 bolts because they were very oxidated and stuck as heck.
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The default one were the dame brand as the bike. Never had any problem and they were very stable. Next i used those lock on, can't remember the brand but they had lots of lamellae very helpful during summer for the sweat but i think they lasted 2.000kms... until i decided to use the ones I mentioned above. The lock on with bolts yes they were stable but i had to cut down all 4 bolts because they were very oxidated and stuck as heck.
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Lock-on grips are common in BMX:
https://www.danscomp.com/grips-bar-e...e-parts/c16404
https://www.danscomp.com/grips-bar-e...e-parts/c16404
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Many don't believe it, others are too wary to try it, but the solvent (kerosene?) in WD-40 melts the grip, resulting in a good bond. I always preferred that method to the sticky, smelly, messy use of hair spray.
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as the tittle said, how i can stop grips from twisting?
i have those https://fabric.cc/products/grips/sil...slip-on-grips/
i have those https://fabric.cc/products/grips/sil...slip-on-grips/
Grips, like tyres, often seem to have some mould release residue on them which can be cleaned off with soapy water or alcohol.
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for now i have installed some zip ties but honestly the aestetics of ziptie bother me a lot.
do you use something between the handlebar and the grips? any hack?
do you use something between the handlebar and the grips? any hack?
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I would recommend hair spray as well but I would also just use lock on grips specifically Ergon grips but only because they are the most comfortable grips I have ever used. I hate dealing with slip-on grips especially after years of them sitting on a bike having to try and get them off.
I second or third or whatever using hair spray. White Rain in a pump bottle works for me and is exceedingly cheap. I just used up my first bottle of it a couple of years ago. I bought it in the 80s. Pretty good value for $1.29
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They are simple to get off. Slide something under the grip…I use the 2mm allen wrench from Park because it’s the least used allen wrench in their set…and spray some alcohol or water or just about anything water based in there. Remove the allen wrench, twist the grip a few times until it loosens, and the grip slips right off.
I second or third or whatever using hair spray. White Rain in a pump bottle works for me and is exceedingly cheap. I just used up my first bottle of it a couple of years ago. I bought it in the 80s. Pretty good value for $1.29
I second or third or whatever using hair spray. White Rain in a pump bottle works for me and is exceedingly cheap. I just used up my first bottle of it a couple of years ago. I bought it in the 80s. Pretty good value for $1.29
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Old MC riders used to wire their grips on, as did some old MTBers. I used to run some A'me grips with grooves for the wires, but I never did the wire thing.
many grips will stick after cleaning the bar and inside of the grip with isopropyl (put a couple capfulls in the grip, close off any openings and shake vigorously, then slide onto bar, let dry)
If no joy, hairspray can help.
If still no joy, I know some people used to resort to spraypaint (sounds messy)
I'd shop around for some clamp on grips you like, so much easier
many grips will stick after cleaning the bar and inside of the grip with isopropyl (put a couple capfulls in the grip, close off any openings and shake vigorously, then slide onto bar, let dry)
If no joy, hairspray can help.
If still no joy, I know some people used to resort to spraypaint (sounds messy)
I'd shop around for some clamp on grips you like, so much easier
Getting them off is a nonissue, since you can cut them off if necessary.
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I just stick a piece of medical cloth tape to the handlebar ahead of putting the grip on. A piece is enough to prevent the rotation. If you put too much it may get hard to take the grip off.
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There’s no grip harder to get off (or on) in my experience than ESI Chunkys. The alcohol or water under the grip works quite well on those. I also take grips off bikes at my co-op regularly and haven’t found any that can’t be removed with the method I describe above. Even the ones that are sticky with age.
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There’s no grip harder to get off (or on) in my experience than ESI Chunkys. The alcohol or water under the grip works quite well on those. I also take grips off bikes at my co-op regularly and haven’t found any that can’t be removed with the method I describe above. Even the ones that are sticky with age.
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I just use rubbing alcohol and ESI or Wolftooth silicone grips. They set up in about an hour and stay put thereafter. You can shoot some Dust-off compressed air under the grip to accelerate the evaporation.
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There's a lot of dirt bikers will disagree with you, although it's normal to put two turns of wire around the grip before twisting it tight. Put the twists where they're not going to snag your hand, cut the tails so there's three twists left, and tuck them in well. It works.
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update: i used the hair spray and seems work! can't wait to test it during a ride..
dang it! hair spray on the grips sound so funny but that's an amazing solution,,,,
dang it! hair spray on the grips sound so funny but that's an amazing solution,,,,
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