Roberta
You said "
putting wire through the grips?" Are you saying the mechanic will push the shifter wire through the length of the silicone or put the shifter wire between the bar and the grip???
If the former, it should work since the wire should be able to move fore and aft in the silicone.
If the latter, I would be worried the shifter wire will not move fore and aft easily.
On drop bars with bar end shifters, the normal practice is to place the shifter wire inside the plastic tunnel supplied with the shifter and the tape the plastic tunnel to the bar. So the shifter wire is totally free to move fore/aft, but held securely to the bar.
It would be nice if the mfg molded a small diameter (say 3 mm) tunnel on the inside of the grip for shifter wire (shifter wire is < 2mm in diameter). Maybe using a small diameter plastic straw between the bar and grip with the wire inside the straw would allow the wire to move fore/aft freely. The straw need to be 13cm (5-1/8" long), since the grip is 13cm long
John Hawrylak
Woodstown NJ
On Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 6:14:12 PM UTC-4 Roberta wrote:
Currently I have an albatross handlebar on my A. Homer Hilsen with bar end shifters and a leather-like handlebar wrap over a gel pad for my handlebar grip. I need to change my stem so I’m considering the ESI Chunky grips instead. I like the feel and sophisticated look of the current wrap but wouldn’t mind more cushioning.
The bike mechanic tells me he can put the bar end shifter wires through the ESI grips. *Is this OK/safe/good idea?*
Another option would be to put the wire underneath the ESI grip and wrap the grips with Newbaum’s tape to hold the wire in place.
A third option would be to put back what I have now with the wrap going over the wire.
I have honey colored Brooks B68 and would get the blue or tan ESI grips, or honey for leather like wrap. Opinions, especially about putting wire through the grips?
Thanks,
Roberta
