Homemade gripshift grip solution :)

[foz]

I had some SRT600-71 gripshifts that had completely lost the rubber grips which had become sticky and disintegrated completely. A search for new grips only brought up NOS ones, which while very nice were twice the price of a complete set of used shifters :facepalm:

So I found my own solution... a section of bar grip, boiled in water for 5 mins to make it more flexible, stretched over the barrel part of the shifter, and left in the freezer to cool (which was probably overkill, especially as I forget and left it there for 24 hours )

I haven't mounted it yet, but just turning the shifter as is it seems quite solid and doesn't slip. Will report back once I have it mounted and have tried it properly.

The section of bargrip was a left over piece after building my son's bike, but they were a 5 quid set of ordinary grips anyway. A full set of grips would do two full sets of gripshifts. I might even try coloured grips next time!

 

[Akula]

Good thinking , I've got a stack of grip shifts without rubber, must try it out

 

[FluffyChicken]

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How much were these NOS grips selling for...
Looks at the big bag of grips..

 

[Silvergoat]

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Cracking idea there! Rather than all that boiling, a squirt of cheap sticky hairspray (without any moisturising additives) would probably suffice in mounting the small section of grip.

 

[foz]

boiling them made them stretchy enough to pull them over the shifter barrel. They were impossible to stretch over before boiling. The barrel has a diameter of about 28mm, so 6mm more than the bars they're designed to fit.

Fluffychicken, what grips have you got in that bag?

 

[Davetr]

I realise this an old thread, I've got a mate that 3d print these ,will post once he makes them for me