On Friday, April 19, 2019 at 9:09:20 AM UTC-6, Doug Van Cleve wrote: > > > I gather these are always glued on and there are at least a couple > adhesive options. >
Not necessarily. The ones that are punched out and grooved for use with bar-end shifters can just be held in place by the shifters/cables/brake levers, but you're probably not talking about those. Depending on how much risk you're willing to accept, cork grips that cover the ends of the bar can be attached reversibly by putting a little cotton bar tape lengthwise on the bar to tighten up the fit if it's too loose and just a little bit of shellac near the other end (still wet/wicked-in when you install the grips) to secure the grip a little better. It is then possible, but slow, to dissolve the shellac holding the grip on with alcohol later, just so long as the shellac didn't go too far down the grip initially. > Have any of you succeeded in removing a pair without completely destroying > it? I have a nice looking pair on some Albatross', but I want to try a > Chocomoose on the bike and reusing the grips would be ideal. > Unfortunately, the time to consider these questions was before installing the grips. I know whereof I speak. I write this within sight of the bike with cork grips I attached with Gorilla glue. The grips, brake levers and handlebar are now permanently a set, never to be parted. Cork grips are much more brittle than common rubber/plastic/silicone grips and tightly fitting examples may not survive removal, or installation for that matter, even if they aren't glued at all. Good luck, Mark Anderson -- 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.
