[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
I'll add to installation tips. I don't glue my grips on. I use a strip of cloth handlebar tape on the bar, then put the grip on over it, carefully getting it snugly on. I've never had any issues with grips slipping or moving, and they can be removed carefully if needed and re-installed. http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/2012/06/more-arts-and-crafts-shellaced-cork.html David On Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 1:35:58 PM UTC-6, Shawn Granton wrote: > > I'm not going to add any tips to removal, but if you are going to install > them: You just need a little Gorilla Glue. If you keep it on the lighter > side, you can remove them without drastic measures. > > Yours, > Shawn > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
I'm not going to add any tips to removal, but if you are going to install them: You just need a little Gorilla Glue. If you keep it on the lighter side, you can remove them without drastic measures. Yours, Shawn -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
I appreciate your appreciation - one more cool part - when I fired up the second cork grip, the smoke started billowing out the open hole on the other side of the handlebar. I've never had a handlebar smokestack. When the wife and kids got home, they kept asking what that funny smell was. I just left it alone. On Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 8:56:11 PM UTC-6, Philip Williamson wrote: > > My first thought was “FIRE!” I’m so glad that Kai suggested it and you did > it. Brave and funny. If you DM me your address, I’ll send you a free > Biketinkers Union patch. > > Nice work. > > Philip > Santa Rosa, CA -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
I appreciate your appreciation - one more cool part - when I fired up the second cork grip, the smoke started billowing out the open hole on the other side of the handlebar. I've never had a handlebar smokestack. When the wife and kids got homed, they kept asking what that funny smell was. I just left it alone. On Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 8:56:11 PM UTC-6, Philip Williamson wrote: > > My first thought was “FIRE!” I’m so glad that Kai suggested it and you did > it. Brave and funny. If you DM me your address, I’ll send you a free > Biketinkers Union patch. > > Nice work. > > Philip > Santa Rosa, CA -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
My first thought was “FIRE!” I’m so glad that Kai suggested it and you did it. Brave and funny. If you DM me your address, I’ll send you a free Biketinkers Union patch. Nice work. Philip Santa Rosa, CA -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
See, now this kind of winter activity makes so much more sense than entertaining thoughts of bike trainers. *Chapeau!* On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 8:15:31 AM UTC-8, Jim S. wrote: > > Hi all, thanks for the responses. So I went with the fire technique, > because it seemed the most interesting. I dumped some mineral spirits on > the grip, and then lit it up. Holy dynamite, that turned into a rip-roaring > fire in a hurry. I should have taken a picture, but I was a bit concerned > about burning the house down. Epilogue; the grip is removed. The shifter is > a bit melted, but functional. > > On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 8:55:04 PM UTC-6, Jim S. wrote: >> >> Hi all, any tips? I'm trying to remove cork grips, and it's not going >> well. I've got a hacked up mess on my hands. Thanks in advance for any >> ideas. >> > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
hahaha!!! I may need to do the same thing soon. I'm definitely going for this method (but maybe scooting my other cockpit stuff away from the grips first). On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 11:15:31 AM UTC-5, Jim S. wrote: > > Hi all, thanks for the responses. So I went with the fire technique, > because it seemed the most interesting. I dumped some mineral spirits on > the grip, and then lit it up. Holy dynamite, that turned into a rip-roaring > fire in a hurry. I should have taken a picture, but I was a bit concerned > about burning the house down. Epilogue; the grip is removed. The shifter is > a bit melted, but functional. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
Hi all, thanks for the responses. So I went with the fire technique, because it seemed the most interesting. I dumped some mineral spirits on the grip, and then lit it up. Holy dynamite, that turned into a rip-roaring fire in a hurry. I should have taken a picture, but I was a bit concerned about burning the house down. Epilogue; the grip is removed. The shifter is a bit melted, but functional. On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 8:55:04 PM UTC-6, Jim S. wrote: > > Hi all, any tips? I'm trying to remove cork grips, and it's not going > well. I've got a hacked up mess on my hands. Thanks in advance for any > ideas. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
I scraped them off with a machete. A hatchet or 1" wood chisel and a rubber mallet would work too. On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 9:55:04 PM UTC-5, Jim S. wrote: > > Hi all, any tips? I'm trying to remove cork grips, and it's not going > well. I've got a hacked up mess on my hands. Thanks in advance for any > ideas. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal
If they are held on with an adhesive (and they often are) they have to be destructively removed. On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 9:55:04 PM UTC-5, Jim S. wrote: > > Hi all, any tips? I'm trying to remove cork grips, and it's not going > well. I've got a hacked up mess on my hands. Thanks in advance for any > ideas. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
