Getting grips on, keeping 'em from slipping?
04-24-06 | 04:00 PM
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Rubbing alcohol or hairspray.
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04-24-06 | 04:01 PM
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vodka, no joke. any liquid will do, because when it's wet it's slippery, when it dries the grips will stick. alcohol evaporates quicker than water. i would've used rubbing alcohol if i had any but i didn't. i had vodka though
04-24-06 | 04:10 PM
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with oury grips -- or any other grips that have closed ends, you have to be very sparing with whatever you use (with the exceptions of air and brute force) because it simply will not dry out toward the ends.
04-24-06 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by shants
with oury grips -- or any other grips that have closed ends, you have to be very sparing with whatever you use (with the exceptions of air and brute force) because it simply will not dry out toward the ends.
04-24-06 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by shants
with oury grips -- or any other grips that have closed ends, you have to be very sparing with whatever you use (with the exceptions of air and brute force) because it simply will not dry out toward the ends.
04-24-06 | 06:01 PM
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rubber cement works great! I use this kind:
I've put it on and rode like ten minutes later and the grips were on solid
I've put it on and rode like ten minutes later and the grips were on solid
04-24-06 | 06:37 PM
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i just put my ourys that were on my risers on my drops and used wd-40 and it worked like a charm. just dont use too much or your ****ed and they'll slide around for days.
04-24-06 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by nightfly
What do you use to to get your Ourys or Champs to slip on and then stick. Soap and water? Hairspray? <Insert other slimy yet sticky substance>
04-24-06 | 07:24 PM
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bare bars are hot looking, with the right bars, but...the only day i rode with bare track drops, my hands were slipping all over and it sucked.
of course, i got new gloves since then...i just don't feel like buying more bar tape to redo the bars if i figure i don't like the bare bars.
[/end thread hijack]
of course, i got new gloves since then...i just don't feel like buying more bar tape to redo the bars if i figure i don't like the bare bars.
[/end thread hijack]
04-25-06 | 07:37 AM
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i found rubbing alcohol to be far superior to windex and soap.
i also found poking a hole or two, which come out to be pretty invisible, in the closed end of ourys, help the innards dry out.
also, don't use em for a few days. make sure they're not gonna slide around when you're grippin em.
i also found poking a hole or two, which come out to be pretty invisible, in the closed end of ourys, help the innards dry out.
also, don't use em for a few days. make sure they're not gonna slide around when you're grippin em.
04-25-06 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by metallo pesante
i just put my ourys that were on my risers on my drops and used wd-40 and it worked like a charm. just dont use too much or your ****ed and they'll slide around for days.
04-25-06 | 07:42 AM
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how do you use an air compressor to get them on? i understand how this would get them off, but is on just the same only in reverse? seems like the cleanest way to go about it but i'm not sure i grok it.
04-25-06 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by humancongereel
bare bars are hot looking, with the right bars, but...the only day i rode with bare track drops, my hands were slipping all over and it sucked.
of course, i got new gloves since then...i just don't feel like buying more bar tape to redo the bars if i figure i don't like the bare bars.
[/end thread hijack]
of course, i got new gloves since then...i just don't feel like buying more bar tape to redo the bars if i figure i don't like the bare bars.
[/end thread hijack]
04-25-06 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Doctor Who
Indeed, bare bars are hot,
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