bar grip removal

[fulf]

I'm planning to switch my bullmoose bars for albatrosses. Need to remove the ergo bar grips to do this and was wondering if the group had ideas how to do this without destroying the grips. They are not glued but don't budge when I try to loosen them. Any ideas would be appreciated.  Bill

[PATRICK MOORE]

I do it somewhat crudely, but it seems to work without destroying the grips: stick a long, skinny screwdriver or awl under the end, shove in a couple of inches, lift slightly, spray in WD40, rotate, and remove. Reinstall using WD40 -- it will dry after an hour or so leaving the grips tight.

On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 10:23 AM, fulf <fu...@myfairpoint.net> wrote:

I'm planning to switch my bullmoose bars for albatrosses. Need to remove the ergo bar grips to do this and was wondering if the group had ideas how to do this without destroying the grips. They are not glued but don't budge when I try to loosen them. Any ideas would be appreciated.  Bill

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[William]

The best method is to blow them off with a compressor.  That's the way every shop does it.  If you could ride to the shop, have them blow them off, and ride home with no grips, that's one option. 

[BSWP]

Try some skinny bamboo food skewers to slip between grip and bar, and then spray in lubricant of your choice - I like silicone. Using wood skewers will preserve the finish of the bars, by not scratching them.

- Andrew, Berkeley

On Sunday, January 6, 2013 9:23:30 AM UTC-8, fulf wrote:

[Peter Morgano]

Patrick's method will work with even just water, thats the technique I used for a while back in the MTB days to change grips. Around here the LBS wont do anything for free unless it is the dead of winter.

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[numbnuts]

Hey All,

Something long and skinny, like a bamboo skewer, then windex. The best part is the windex does no harm and evaporates clean. Use it again to reinstall, for the same reasons. This is fool proof, assuming they were not glued on, in which case they are likely not going to be reused, so......

Chris

Redding, Ca.

[Steven Frederick]

I work the tapered end of a tupperware orange peeler under it so I
don't scratch the bars and squirt a little rubbing alcohol in there
with an oral syringe to lubricate and loosen it. Works a charm!

http://list17.blogspot.com/2010/07/17-things-youve-seen-in-your-kitchen.html

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=17574

Steve

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[Ron Mc]

always push instead of pull - when you push you increase the diameter of the trip - when you pull, you contract it.  

The pressure-water and -air ideas are great.  

On Monday, January 7, 2013 12:33:39 PM UTC-6, Kieran J wrote:

Just use water. Peel the lip of the grip away from the bars, drip some water in, then start twisting. 

 

KJ