Within that link that Maxcr shared there was a link to Grant's Blahg post on the topic of making grips. That really doesn't look to difficult and I likely have enough scraps laying around to try it out. Thanks all!
On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2:37:48 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: > That thread shows and describes how they run their bar con shift cable > housing external to the grips. I was looking for how you were running your > shift cable housing internal to the grips. The OP didn't specifically ask > for "internal", I suppose. They just asked for "works with". :) > > That might actually be a cool product: a contemporary lock-on grip that > incorporates a passageway for bar con shift cable/housing. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 11:26:33 AM UTC-7 maxcr wrote: > >> I didn't but there's precedent: >> https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/g9A7pxZGN5w/m/ChChYuXkAgAJ >> Max >> >> On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2:17:49 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> I'd love to see photos of how you manage to get Ergon or ESI grips over >>> barcon shift cable housing. >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 11:15:39 AM UTC-7 maxcr wrote: >>> >>>> I love my Ergon Bio Cork Grips on my Hunqa >>>> Max >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:01:43 AM UTC-4 Patch T wrote: >>>> >>>>> Or like Brian said, Newbaum's over ESI's - YUM! >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:59:24 AM UTC-7 Patch T wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Just wrote a whole message privately by accident. Here's a summary: >>>>>> >>>>>> In my experience ESI grips get very slippery if you sweat. Otherwise >>>>>> cheap and comfy! >>>>>> >>>>>> Rubber grips can get sticky over time. >>>>>> >>>>>> I like using rolls of cork sheet from the office or craft store, >>>>>> cutting and fitting that, then covering with Newbaum's. Or using padded >>>>>> Newbaum's similarly as a base layer. Both methods give you grippy >>>>>> cushion, >>>>>> good style, plus easy bar-end installation. >>>>>> >>>>>> Patch in Oakland. >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/18528dec-4155-4272-b6a5-5ffecb69a953n%40googlegroups.com.
