handlebar grips

foy
foy Posts: 296
edited February 2013 in MTB workshop & tech
Just purchased some new grips and would like any advice on how to make them stick on the bars, thank you for any advice.

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  • snoopsmydogg
    snoopsmydogg Posts: 1,110
    what grips?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    tighten up the locking rings.
    You did buy some ODIs didnt you.

    So what are the grips then.

    Foam or dual compound rubber or?
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    You shouldn't need to stick them - unless they are lock ons they stay on with friction.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    bar material would be useful as well.
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  • foy
    foy Posts: 296
    Aluminium bars and clarks D2 grips.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Friction works fine...

    Or you can use a bit of hairspray, or you can use some liquid soap (ones the soap dries out it goes tacky, then just a little water and they slip off dead easy, or in an extreme you can lockwire them on!
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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Hairspray FTW.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Throw them away and buy lock-ons.
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  • mrmonkfinger
    mrmonkfinger Posts: 1,452
    foy wrote:
    would like any advice on how to make them stick on the bars

    replace with lock-ons, its the best way
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  • bartimaeus
    bartimaeus Posts: 1,812
    njee20 wrote:
    Hairspray FTW.
    But what about for the grips?
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Only Roadies use hairspray.......
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • Deputy Dawg
    Deputy Dawg Posts: 428
    renthal grip glue will work (use it on my motorbike) but lock-ons are better.
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  • Levi_501
    Levi_501 Posts: 1,105
    Having just gone from hairspray to ODI lock ons, I would throw any grip that is no an ODI lock on away.

    For all those who asked, hairspray was ye good 'old fashioned way of doing it.

    Spray some on the bar, a bit inside the grip, then slip them on.

    Whilst the hairspray is wet it acts like a lubricant and allows the grips to slide on. When it drys out it acts like an adhesive. To get them off run them under warm water.

    But as I said, ODI locks ons forever!
  • BigStu2
    BigStu2 Posts: 794
    Spit works best but you gotta work fast.
    Soap, hmmmm what happens if it rains while hes out riding??????
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Levi_501 wrote:
    Having just gone from hairspray to ODI lock ons, I would throw any grip that is no an ODI lock on away.

    But as I said, ODI locks ons forever!
    But you haven't tried any of the other lockon's, making your recommendation 'decent lock ons' not just ODI surely?
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • foy
    foy Posts: 296
    I just ran the grips under the warm water tap and they have gone on the bars perfect and no movement in the grips either.

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