My technique has been to lay down a thin spiral of painter's masking tape, and then screw the grips on. The friction fit keeps things tight, but can still be removed with a bit of conserted twisting. =- Joe Bunik Walnut Creek California
On 8/22/18, 'Mobile Bill' via RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> wrote: > I know we've been all through this before, but here perhaps is a new twist: > > If folks are still installing cork grips, and if they're looking for a way > to fasten the grips to the bars and they don't want the multiple > aggravations of Gorilla glue or they feel self-conscious buying hairspray, > may I suggest using a rug or carpet tape that is designed to keep rugs from > > moving (Shurtape rug tape is what I used, with a high friction surface on > one side and adhesive on the other). The peel and sticks are thin but > rugged. I used a strip that covered about a third of the diameter of the > Bosco bars, adhesive side against the bar. Slipped newly shellacked grips > over bar and rug tape with a few wiggles. They don't move. But in an > experiment with old grips, grips and tape were removable with sufficient > twisting and pulling, leaving the handlebars clean, and avoiding the glue > cleanup problem. Pleased as peas, I am. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
