Update: Oiling is working great. Just enough oil/beeswax to polish the
outside and then keep doing layers now and again (same as my oak peddles.
Still no warmer weather, yet but it seems to grip better than shellac.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday, March 29, 2013 12:52:00 PM UTC-6, Deacon
Update: I sanded the grips on my Albatross bars and rubbed in/ melted with
my hands the bear grease (4 coconut oil : 1 beeswax). Of course it is a
high of freezing today, so they won't absorb much, but given warmer days
and a few more light applications, and they should be good to go. On my wee
While I've never tried beeswax, oil or similar, I also dislike the hard,
slick results that three or more fresh coats of shellac produce, so here's
my solution.
Try brushing on a coat of shellac, let it dry fully (doesn't take long),
then knock it back with a rag soaked in denatured alcohol.
They have a pretty good grip if you don't put anything at all on them. Have
you ridden with them?
What's this about oak platform pedals? Do you ride barefoot?
On Friday, March 29, 2013 2:52:00 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Has anyone tried oiling and beeswaxing the cork grips? I am
