Thanks guys :^) I didn't do the install, so I guess some investigation is in order. If it was me, I probably would have used plenty of whatever glue I chose and they would probably be goners...
Doug On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 9:27 AM David Bivins <dabiv...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a bike that had cork grips installed by Rivendell and I wanted to > replace the bars. I assumed I would have to destroy them, but based on a > post to this list recently, I just twisted them off. Riv had put just > enough adhesive to keep them in place, but not so much as to make them > impossible to remove with a very firm rotation. > I did close to what Mark said when I put them back on the new bars - I put > some bar tape on lengthwise and pushed/twisted the grips on. To be honest, > one is loose now, so I'll add another bit of grip tape under that one. > It was the perfect solution for me, because I didn't know if the bars I > installed would be right for me. > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 11:44 AM Mark Anderson <eye.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Friday, April 19, 2019 at 9:09:20 AM UTC-6, Doug Van Cleve wrote: >>> >>> >>> I gather these are always glued on and there are at least a couple >>> adhesive options. >>> >> >> Not necessarily. The ones that are punched out and grooved for use with >> bar-end shifters can just be held in place by the shifters/cables/brake >> levers, but you're probably not talking about those. >> >> Depending on how much risk you're willing to accept, cork grips that >> cover the ends of the bar can be attached reversibly by putting a little >> cotton bar tape lengthwise on the bar to tighten up the fit if it's too >> loose and just a little bit of shellac near the other end (still >> wet/wicked-in when you install the grips) to secure the grip a little >> better. It is then possible, but slow, to dissolve the shellac holding the >> grip on with alcohol later, just so long as the shellac didn't go too far >> down the grip initially. >> >> >>> Have any of you succeeded in removing a pair without completely >>> destroying it? I have a nice looking pair on some Albatross', but I want >>> to try a Chocomoose on the bike and reusing the grips would be ideal. >>> >> >> Unfortunately, the time to consider these questions was before installing >> the grips. I know whereof I speak. I write this within sight of the bike >> with cork grips I attached with Gorilla glue. The grips, brake levers and >> handlebar are now permanently a set, never to be parted. >> >> Cork grips are much more brittle than common rubber/plastic/silicone >> grips and tightly fitting examples may not survive removal, or installation >> for that matter, even if they aren't glued at all. >> >> Good luck, >> Mark Anderson >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
