SORRY should be in most annoying parts to fit-grip solution

[spline72]

the best thing i ever found for fitting grips and keeping them on is black tea with sugar in, pour some in the inside of the grip before fitting , when it dries the sugar acts as a glue, job done!

 

[B3]

Wd-40, car spray paint, or the old favorite, hair spray.

The hairspray's not mine, there was just some lying around, honest.

 

[stew-b]

hairspray everytime,we used to keep a can in the toolbox where i worked just for grips.

 

[spline72]

tea with sugar tastes better though

 

[stevet1]

posted this link before but its quite funny and informative in some weird way (see the bottom section on grips, yes I know its a BMX but the same principles apply)
http://www.gsportbmx.com/tech/handlebars.php

Some of the other articles in there are relavent to MTB's as well, george has a great way of explaining things in plain english.

 

[Tallpaul]

tea with sugar tastes better though

It also subjects you to less ridicule from girlfriend/friends. Having Baby Talc for inner tubes and Hairspray for grips is somehow not a convincing excuse for non-bike types

 

[spline72]

also tea is a bit like a milti tool .

it has more than one use for me , it is a good pick me up at the end of a rebuild and it dosent waste the dregs at the bottom of the cup and usually contains the most sugar where i have not stired it properly.