Mountain Biking - Handle Grip problem

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Eric1770
03-29-09, 08:56 PM
Well im new to this forum so im keeping it short and sweet. I own a Trek 3900 mountain hardtail '08. My hand Grips seem they are too long, Its hard to describe but there is a small amount of the grip hanging off the metal, And it does interfere with my riding, any help is greatly appreciated.

Lets_roll
03-29-09, 09:05 PM
Sounds like you need to move the shifters and brake levers over-a-tad~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~++~+~+~+~++~ Then use liquid nails to keep them in place :innocent:


I just kidding about the nails ;)
Eric1770
03-29-09, 09:07 PM
wont that mess up the paint?

CCrew
03-29-09, 09:13 PM
Every Trek I have here has had the same thing happen. Loosen the trigger shifter/brake assembly and slide it toward the stem, push the grips all the way on then slide the shifters back and tighten. While the Liquid Nails thing was a joke I'm sure, I've found popping the grip and squirting hairspray in them then sliding them on will keep them in place.

-R
Lets_roll
03-29-09, 09:44 PM
Every Trek I have here has had the same thing happen. Loosen the trigger shifter/brake assembly and slide it toward the stem, push the grips all the way on then slide the shifters back and tighten. While the Liquid Nails thing was a joke I'm sure, I've found popping the grip and squirting hairspray in them then sliding them on will keep them in place.

-R

This is what ya need to do. Good luck
Pocko
03-29-09, 11:24 PM
ODI lock-ons?
mtnbiker66
03-30-09, 05:07 AM
Yes.......lock on grips. Throw the stock grips away before they hurt you.
Eric1770
04-01-09, 08:42 PM
Well i am keeping the grips, only because fishing season is coming up and hey, i can only afford to go overboard in 1 hobby atm, but using pairs of chopsticks i managed to slide them up and its great, they were too tight to just slide, hence the chopsticks. lol.
Lets_roll
04-01-09, 08:54 PM
Well i am keeping the grips, only because fishing season is coming up and hey, i can only afford to go overboard in 1 hobby atm, but using pairs of chopsticks i managed to slide them up and its great, they were too tight to just slide, hence the chopsticks. lol.


Are you a chinese fisherman ? :roflmao2:
JK, hey whatever works.:thumb:
Eric1770
04-01-09, 09:26 PM
idk lmao. it came to mind.