Critical Jeff

I've never done it myself. I guess you just get the grip started, then stick the compressed air nozzle all the way down the grip. Then when you spray the airs goes between the grip and the bar and comes out the end of the grip so it isn't sticking all the way to the bar. Think kinda like a hover craft.

stryper

if you just soak the grip in really hot water it will become soft and expand allowing you to literally slide it on. Then just wait until it cools again to ride.

Meepers

i never had good luck with rubbing alcohol. had them come off once and another time jsut didn't feel solid enough. i use lock ons or hairspray. hairspray never let me down. a friend use to be a bike machinate. he kept a small bottle of hairspray in his tool box.

JacoKierkegaard

I found an interesting solution - but not a good one - when changing grips on my cheapo MTB. Back then I didn't know about any of the tricks like compressed air, hairspray and such, so I just figured I'd slick things up a bit and slide them right on. I tried using regular 3-in-1 oil applied to both the bar and inside the grip, but even that wouldn't work, the grips were just too tight and after about half an hour of straining and re-lubricating, I still couldn't get them any more than halfway on. Desperate for a solution, I remembered that I had some, ahem, "personal lubricant" stashed in a drawer...






Worked like a charm. Too well, in fact. The grips slid right on with almost no effort, but they were really loose for several weeks afterward. A+ for creativity and ease of use, but D- for safety.

HybridPilot

if you have access to an air compressor, use it. takes less than 5 seconds to install/uninstall. cement solid too.

EatMyA**

WTF man!

Nah I am talking out my ass, I lolled hard.

peitrus

wtf jizz?! messy residue though.

but ditto on compressed air. just make sure you get all the air bubbles out

FLslidewayz

AquaNet FTW only $.99

beeftech

You guys are *******.
A little spit, and sheer force done me good.

jakerock

Oh...god....please no....give me strength....to weather the negative wrath... of Jabba Degrassy!!!


I use the H2o method and just let them dry out over the course of a day.
My dumb oury's are on there like a M.F. using this method.
I think the rubbing alcohol trick it probably the best cause it evaporates quicker.
I dont like the hairspray type ideas cause I gotta pull my grips off and saw another inch off them every few days.

RichPugh

If youre puting ourys on a straight bar-end, BEEFTECH is right... use nothing but brute force.

if youre putting some champs or keirin grips on some drops or need to push past a bend or 2, youre gonna need the compressed air OR alcohol/hairspray/etc., but something that evaporates, nothing even close to oils, lubes, soap, etc.

Enthusiast

I've used spit, water, and hairspray. I like spit because it's cheap and I've always got some with me. Works well and dries fast. Water is the most likely to stay slippery for a while. Hairspray is the most likely to force you to cut your grips off to mess with your handlebar.