Jimbob 2705 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hi Guys, I wondered what the best way is to go about fitting some new grips? They are Edwins. I have heard that if you boil them for 5-10mins, it can make them more comfortable. Anyone have any more information on this? Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks and ATB James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hairspray or GT-85 should work fine with Edwins. They're pretty soft anyway so you shouldn't need to boil them unless you've got vaginas where your hands should be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 GT85 eh? I guess you've tried it, but I would've thought it would leave some slippery residue. Anti perspirant or deodorant works fine too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezgonzo Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 lighter fluid works a treat on both rubber and foam grips, it also evaporates pretty quickly as well so you don't have to wait around for it to dry, works great for removing grips aswell, i would add though if your fitting grips like the rockmans or trialtech foams to go a little easy with the lighter fluid, cus if you lace it on it will soak into the grips and the logos will rub straight off and you will end up with plain black grips. ez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 GT85 eh? I guess you've tried it, but I would've thought it would leave some slippery residue. Nah, sticks fine. Used to do it from around 2000 onwards - thought everyone knew about it, 'specially after they used to mention it in MBUK pretty much every issue as a 'Tech tip'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Best method i have found is using an air line if you have one to momentarily expand/blow the grip up so it pops over the bar and after that there is nothing left between the bar and grip and it settles immediately. If you can't do that then gt85 and hairspray as mentioned are good alternatives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Be a man and push them on! All this grease and air and hairspray is just hassle. I don't understand why it's so hard to put grips on for some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 It depends on the grips you're using. Some go on easier than others. Most of the time I'll just push them on, but when I was using a Conti roadie tube as a grip I had to use lube to get it on 'cos it was pretty much impossible otherwise as there wasn't really much to push on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Those edwin grips don't look much different to my salt grips. Wasn't that hard to shove on. But if you're really struggling, use your breath like you do to a window to write on it on the bars, should be moist enough to push the grips on but not too wet so the grips become throttles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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