The 'wires' holding the stack in place are actually spokes, and i think you can tighten them down on the nipple end if the leather shrinks and they get loose.
-- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 11:27 AM, David Estes <[email protected]> wrote: > Friend of mine has the Brooks grips, and is very unhappy with them. > According to him, the grips only attach at the ends. The leather "washers" > are held in place by heavy wire, and are not fixed in place. They end up > squirming and moving around a lot. Look cool, but are annoying to him to > use and possibly dangerous in a panic stop situation. Again, according to > him. > > YMMV > > Have you seen the new wood grips @ Rivbike? They look pretty cool. Those > or the cork grips, which I've always liked and available at your LBS. > > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Rick <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have a Waterford 1400 Mountain Bike, which I purchased new in August >> of '95; in '99, I replaced the original Syncros Handlebar/Stem combo >> with Nitto Dirtdrops and a custom Salsa stem (26mm clamp, 130mm >> length, and (I believe) a +53 degree rise). A SRAM Gripshift gave way >> to Shimano barends, and the XTR V-brakes were exchanged with a >> DiaCompe canti system; also, my WTB racing saddle was replaced with a >> Brooks B17 Champion, and the Ritchey SPD pedals with some Campy quills >> and toe clips. To finish, I added a Carradice Nelson Longflap to >> complete my idea of the perfect "back to school" bike. Seven years >> later, I'm back to the drawing board. >> >> I've decided to change the handlebar yet again, this time to a Nitto >> Albatross (I'll keep the stem and shifters), but now I'm having >> trouble deciding on grips: I'd like to use the new ones from Brooks, >> but I'm unsure if I can use my barend shifters with them. I'm waiting >> for an answer from Brooks about the size of the hole in the end cap >> (the leather piece is removable, but does anyone have these grips? If >> so, could you measure it for me? I'm guessing I'll need about 20mm to >> properly insert the shifter. If I can't, I suppose I'll either do the >> cork thing (but I'm not a big fan, to tell you the truth), or just use >> tape. Another option would be to mount the shifters using Paul >> Thumbies, but that's another story! >> >> Can someone help? I'd appreciate it. >> >> Thanks, >> Rick >> >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
