[RBW] Re: Anyone oil and beeswax cork grips?
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 Patrick wrote: Has anyone tried oiling and beeswaxing the cork grips? I am thinking of trying this rather than shellac in the hopes of a better grip with sweaty hands. We use a 4:1 blend of coconut oil:beeswax on my oak platform pedals and I love the feel of it on my feet. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org* -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Anyone oil and beeswax cork grips?
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 ride, they rode wonderfully, though at 32˚F at the time it was hardly a sweaty hand test. Grin. Colonel: sorry I missed your post. Yes, I ride barefoot and love my oak platform pedals. WIth abandon, Patrick On Friday, March 29, 2013 7:59:41 PM UTC-6, ColonelJLloyd wrote: 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 thinking of trying this rather than shellac in the hopes of a better grip with sweaty hands. We use a 4:1 blend of coconut oil:beeswax on my oak platform pedals and I love the feel of it on my feet. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org* -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Anyone oil and beeswax cork grips?
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. Repeat once or twice more. What you end up with is a shellacked cork grip which feels like it has seen regular use for a year or so, i.e. still tactile, not as spongy as raw cork, but not as slick and hard as the full treatment. A nice happy medium, especially if you ride gloveless. Jeff Hagedorn Warragul, VIC Australia -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Anyone oil and beeswax cork grips?
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 thinking of trying this rather than shellac in the hopes of a better grip with sweaty hands. We use a 4:1 blend of coconut oil:beeswax on my oak platform pedals and I love the feel of it on my feet. With abandon, Patrick *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* *www.OurHolyConception.org* -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
