Gluing cork grips

[nathan spindel]

Does anyone have a favorite glue to use for cork grips on handlebars?
If it makes a difference, I'll be using it w/ the Portugese tree cork
grips and aluminum Albatross bars.

-nathan

[Angus]

Nathan,

Mine remain "glue free." The brake levers stop them from moving
forward, the bar end shifters stop them from moving backwards and the
goove in the grip for the shifter cable housing resists rotation.

I can feel a slight twisting every now and then, but it's all worked
out ok for me so far.

Angus

[JoelMatthews]

Yeah, but that only helps if the OP is using the open ended variant.
I do not have bar end shifters and do use glue. I tried super glue,
but it sets to fast to get the grip just how I wanted it. When I
tried to pull the grip off it broke apart.

So I bought the gorilla glue Riv sells with my new grip. So far -
five months later - it works fine.

[Justin August]

Elmer's Rubber Cement.

[Seth Vidal]

I put a double layer of masking tape on and tap the grips on with a
rubber mallet. The tape keeps them from twisting or sliding off.
However, I can pull them back off with a good deal of work.

-sv

[Jock Scott]

Part of the higher expense of the "Portugese" cork grips sold by
Rivendell is due to the more precise bore.

If you do feel the need to use adhesive, a very small amount should be
fine. A carpenter's glue such as Titebond II or III should provide
adequate adhesion and still allow clean removal when you wish.

Gorilla Glue is excessive for this application; you don't need this
level of strength to avoid the tendency of a grip to twist on the
bar. It's an expanding polyurethane. Use just a bit too much, and
you'll see what this means. It's very difficult to remove hardened PU-
based glue from surfaces; you can scrape/sand some of it away, but
good luck trying to get it all off.

If you doubt the capability of carpenter's glues, then consider 5-
minute epoxy rather than GG. A small smear of epoxy will provide more
bond than is really necessary, but it will be easier to apply and
clean than GG.

[Patrick in VT]

hairspray works well for me. holds just fine, but I can remove
without too much trouble.

[David Faller]

That's what I've always used on any grip ever.

[rswa...@me.com]

I recently installed some cork grips and just put a small piece of
"silk" hospital tape on the bar first. It gave just the right amount
of friction to hold them in place. Any thin tape that's got some
texture to it ought to work. (cloth handlebar tape and rim tape were
too thick)

Ryan

[Ron Farnsworth]

Hair spray works great on grips, never had one loosen ever even on mt bikes. Spray it on, the grip slides over the bar nicely, in a while it's good forever. Maybe try the "extra hold" if you have reservations.. (just kidding). --- On Mon, 11/9/09, rswa...@me.com <rswa...@me.com> wrote:

From: rswa...@me.com <rswa...@me.com> Subject: [RBW] Re: Gluing cork grips

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