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Old 01-12-05 | 07:41 PM
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Bikes: gt compe but dont be hatin evry thing on it is new except the frame

use sorn oil nothing happens to your bars and dries in like 20 minutes if you keep your bar ends off
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Old 01-13-05 | 02:49 AM
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yea go for it, but personally i tried the WD40 and it rocks, but make sure u dont spray it on the outside of the grip lol
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Old 01-13-05 | 11:36 AM
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just muscle them on. alot cheaper.
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Old 01-13-05 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bxbmx
yea go for it, but personally i tried the WD40 and it rocks, but make sure u dont spray it on the outside of the grip lol
He, reminds me of when I had dried spray paint on my grips and tried to clean it off with gasoline.

The grips melted.
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Old 01-13-05 | 02:23 PM
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Go to any golf shop and get some grip tape. it's like 2-sided masking tape. clean your bars, put it on, and peel the backing off. The put some paint thinner in your grip, shake it around, and pour it over the tape so it's wet. Quickly slide the grip on and after it dries, that mother won't move.

I do like the WD40 trick tho...
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Old 01-14-05 | 10:56 AM
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used wd-40 for past 15 years works well. now use s+m odi lock ons could never use regular grips again, but i do live in u.k rains alot
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Old 01-17-05 | 03:05 PM
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i just soak the grips in realy hot water then put them on it woks fine 4 me
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Old 01-17-05 | 03:14 PM
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There's a great way to get throttle grip.
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Old 01-17-05 | 03:20 PM
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ooo never got it
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Old 02-14-05 | 12:42 AM
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I use hairspray when working on bikes that don't belong to me. Slip a spoke under the grip, give it a spray, and twist the grips off. A bit inside before installation and they slide right on. I bought 14 sets of ODI lock-on's, so I don't worry about my own bikes. Back in the day (early 1980's) Gorilla Snot was the hot product for keeping BMX grips on.
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Old 02-19-05 | 02:48 PM
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just clean off the bars, and the inside of the grips. then just put some water in the grips and slide them on and let them dry. best to put them on at night so they would dry over night.
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