on 11/30/09 7:52 PM, Leslie at leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote: (re: using cork rings) > Has anyone else ever done or seen such before? Any reason why this > wouldn't work? Or would be bad? Simply crazy? > > Thoughts, suggestions, comments?
I think it's going to be a little problematic - here are some things which occurred to me: The first trick is going to be find something with an inside diameter that will fit. Fly rod blanks are much smaller than handlebars. The largest i can find is less than 20 mm's - http://tinyurl.com/corkrings Typically, the outside diameter is close but varies slightly at best. When I've worked with the rings, I've put them on and then shaped them smooth (or into a specific shape.) Building them into grips, I've always glued between the rings. I think if you just use pressure, you are more likely to split them, and they will definitely spin if you don't use some light adhesive between them and the bar. The Miesha's grips are pressed cork (at least mine are). Cork rings (not the rubberized ones) are not (they do use cork dust & glue to fill the natural gaps). - Jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Your Photos are needed! - Send them here - http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "I threw one leg over my battle-scarred all-terrain stump-jumper and rode several miles to work. I'd sprayed it with some cheap gold paint so it wouldn't look nice. Locked my bike to a radiator, because you never knew, and went in." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
