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bar grip re grip

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Created by roder > 9 months ago, 4 Aug 2009
roder
27 posts
4 Aug 2009 10:49AM
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anyone know how to re grip a bar, and what to use?

My bar grip has peeled off. I have now left it too long and it is all out of shape and ripped so not possible to re glue.

cheers

Jr Walks
WA, 284 posts
4 Aug 2009 10:11PM
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all i can say is wait until the next model is out and buy it
cause bar setups alone cost up to $400 and after you put some new stuff on it'll never be the same
liam


Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
4 Aug 2009 10:28PM
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tennis grip

greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
5 Aug 2009 12:31AM
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you might have to ask an old windsurfer nicely and say please!

post it in the windsurfing forum and be humble, you may be surprised!

axis
VIC, 399 posts
5 Aug 2009 8:30AM
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Used to make my own bars - windsurfing shops used to sell boom regripping kits. Just cut the grip to size with some overlap and use contact adhesive. wait for contact adhesive to dry as per instructions and wrap grip around bar. Cut excess so there is a tiny bit of overlap and then lightly sand back the edge until it is smooth.

This worked well for me. No fancy sh!t.

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
5 Aug 2009 10:49AM
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Charl dv said...

tennis grip


+1

Best bit is you don't even need to bother with contact cement.

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
5 Aug 2009 10:38AM
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cheap as chips and feels nicer on the hands than a standard kite bar... and you get a nice variety of colours and texture

sir ROWDY
WA, 5366 posts
5 Aug 2009 10:47AM
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tennis grip is pretty sweet, make sure you get the thin grip though. Also make sure you heat up a knife red hot and push it around where the bar hole is so it melts it a bit a seals it onto the bar.

prea
QLD, 184 posts
5 Aug 2009 2:59PM
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Hand grips from a Melvin star push bike
you could even use the streamers that come in the package

axis
VIC, 399 posts
5 Aug 2009 11:17PM
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prea said...

Hand grips from a Melvin star push bike
you could even use the streamers that come in the package


Even better - use these ones.






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