Hi all, I'm new here, have been lurking for awhile... have a Riv frame in layaway at my LBS ( a Ram), and have been gathering up parts to build it. Still working out some of the details on what I'm going to do, and, one of the things left to decide is the grips....
So.... On the topic of cork on handlebars..... I fly fish a bit. I've got a friend who build bamboo flyrods. He gets cork in rings, glues them together, fits them to the butt section of the flyrod. I was looking at the Riv site, and I had originally considered the 'cork' tape instead of the usual cloth tape and shellac, since I'm planning on Noodles for the handlebars. But those all-cork grips (the Miesha's ones) caught my eye, reminding me of a flyrod grip. At that point, I started considering the idea of wrapping the bar with tape, then slipping Miesha grips onto just the end of the bar. But as I continued mulling about it, I've now started wondering about the idea of slipping cork rings onto the bar, as if building a flyrod grip, to actually have cork along the entire bar, from stem to brake-lever, and then on from lever to end. If you pack them snugly, I think you could clamp the upper ones in place with the brake-lever, then when you pack the lower ones on, would only have to glue the last two or three, to hold them in place... or, could have rings covering the bend, then slip the one-piece grips onto the end, probably using hairspray (could probably get it to remove if need be that way). 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? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" 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/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
