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 Ramblin dave 20 Jul 2011
Hi all!

I've got an oldish Dawes hybrid that I commute on. It's got basic but serviceable handlebar grips and twist-shift gears.

In the last couple of days, the left handlebar grip has stopped being rigidly attached to the handlebars and come loose.

Two questions:
What normally keeps the grips solid? I'm assuming that they aren't attached to the shifter, so is there an adhesive layer or something?

Can I reattach the old grip (and if so, how) or should I replace it?

Thanks!
 lowersharpnose 20 Jul 2011
In reply to Ramblin dave:
I don't know but I found this (can't resist the lmgtfy link):

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+attach+a+bike+handlebar+grip
OP Ramblin dave 20 Jul 2011
In reply to lowersharpnose:
Busted. I'd had a quick google and found loads of content farms and yahoo answers type rubbish, but now I've gone back with a bit more patience, and concluded that they're pretty elderly and I might be best off just getting screw-ons to replace them entirely.
 Tru 21 Jul 2011
In reply to Ramblin dave:

Hair spray works really well; spray a liberal amount inside the grips, slide on, wait to dry over night, job done.
 rallymania 21 Jul 2011
In reply to Tru:

...and has the added benefit of giving your grips, a glossy sheen that locks in the colour

it does work though
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