Originally Posted by
phughes
I did it on my Ross Mt. Rainier. I used cork grips then wrapped the rest with black cork tape then shellacked them. I used jute twine to finish off the ends.
I have those exact cork grips on my Trek that I built up into a city bike. They are awesomely comfortable. Because of the curves and the diameter, they are actually more comfortable than the bar tape on my road bike. Cork grips are nothing at all like rubber grips.