grips...

[Rizdogg]

Hey does anyone have any tricks to make grips (no lock ons) stick really well to the bars. One of my grips is lose and moves around way to easy.

Cheers

[kalem]

electirical tape on bars then spray a little hairspray in the grip, slide on, leave it to set for a bit then it should be stuck for life.

I remember someone suggesting something better than hairspray but i forget...

[Superman]

I remember someone suggesting something better than hairspray but i forget...

WD40?

[ajay]

yeah, hairspray works for me! cheap and effective - its also good to get them off too as it doesnt leave the bar greasy like wd40 or something similar that some people use...

[Rizdogg]

Ok thanks guys

[edwin veal]

spray on glue
or any good glue for that matter

[hardtail free rider]

wire them on....thats what most moto riders do.

[junior]

wire them on....thats what most moto riders do.

yeh that and WD40 is wat i used for 6 years.......then i discovered lock ons :P

[Joel O]

on my bmx i just squirt some silicone in, twist it around for a few seconds then leave it for a day or two, never moved but i'm not sure if i'd try this on any expensive bars.

[S.]

electirical tape on bars then spray a little hairspray in the grip, slide on, leave it to set for a bit then it should be stuck for life.

I remember someone suggesting something better than hairspray but i forget...

If you can just use an air compressor, that usually works pretty well. Otherwise there's paint... clear gloss enamel or whatever it is.

[Rik]

Clean the bars and grips, use an air compressor with pointy nozzle to slide them on dry. I do that with all my grips, it works great. Hairspray can be good, but you have to dry it out (yet again, air compressor).
Paint will work, but makes a mess of the place.
You can buy grip glue from moto shops, but you'll be cutting your grips to remove them.

[junior]

Clean the bars and grips, use an air compressor with pointy nozzle to slide them on dry. I do that with all my grips, it works great. Hairspray can be good, but you have to dry it out (yet again, air compressor).
Paint will work, but makes a mess of the place.
You can buy grip glue from moto shops, but you'll be cutting your grips to remove them.

i had that grip glue for my moto and it eats away at the grips and is extremely hard to ever get the grip off. would'nt recomend it

[mtb_man]

What's the problem with buying lock-ons? It's not like they're super expensive...

Personally i use hairspray on all my grips but if you have problems then just buy lockons, you'll never have to worry again.

[bbob]

after the hairspray trick, u cant go past a couple of cable ties (aka zip ties).. perfect for oury's, just put a couple in the grooves... im going lockon tho...

[dunk]

I had good results with using lighter fluid. Pop a bit in the grip coat the inside, slide on the bars. It drys out pretty quickly and seems to hold pretty damn well.

[johnny]

I had good results with using lighter fluid. Pop a bit in the grip coat the inside, slide on the bars. It drys out pretty quickly and seems to hold pretty damn well.

Who on earth would have come up with the idea to use lighter fluid as an adhesive???

Not saying it wouldn't work, it's just a rather abstract substance to use!

I have my bike in getting lockons right now (not the reason the bike is in the shop, wheel build). Can't see a better way around it.

[miko]

Doesn't seem that weird, it probably eats the rubber a little and "goops" it onto the bar.

Sorry for the technical terms :)

[dunk]

It makes it easy to get on then quickly evaporates, I think your right that it might react a bit with the rubber. He was a Kiwi that showed me the idea :?

[brodes]

A bit of epoxy resing or araldite should do the trick. wouldnt count on ever getting them off though. apart from that ahirspray is good.

[wombat]

The compressor always works for me, except for one case: Oury's on satin finish bars. I had them painted and wired and the bastards still twisted, so I bought lock ons. In all other cases though the compressor has worked; if you don't have access to one try hairspray, another pretty good bet.