Hot Grips + Renthals

[Renton]

So my Renthal Ultra Low bars and Oxford Hot Grips (sports) have arrived. However, while trying to 'dry fit' them the left grip just will not slide on easily. It takes quite a bit of force just to get it half way on.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? I don't really want to damage them, and I'm also concerned that the super glue will set before I get chance to place them properly.

Any help would be much appreciated.
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[kramdra]

The glue will act as lube, and in the case of superglue, the more you use, longer it takes to set as it requires a tiny bit of moisture. I would recommend using a 5 min epoxy as it has better temperature resistance than superglue. I had issues with my throttle grip coming lose and being unusable - riding 20 miles with no grip is far from pleasant.

Dont worry about damaging them, oxfords have a layer of hard plastic in the middle which the element is wrapped around**. The inflexible nature of it is perhaps why they are harder to fit. I recently cut the old oxford rubber off and slid new wemoto grips over the top of the element. Much nicer

[_Iain_]

Probbably a silly idea, but couldn't you plug the hotgrip in & warm it up to max & leave the bars in the freezer overnight?

Grip expands, bar contracts, glue to lube it all up & win?
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[Renton]

Definitely going to try heating them and seeing what happens - hopefully that will do the trick.

As for the epoxy; I've seen a lot of people suggesting the use of a strong hairspray as opposed to the superglue. So I'm going to give that a shot as well.
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[talkToTheHat]

Is there any rubber moulding flash on the inside of the grip giving you trouble? I fitted some of their touring ones yesterday and spent a while cleaning them up so they would slide on nicely.
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[barrkel]

Don't epoxy the right hand side Oxford heated grip to your throttle tube.

Heated grips don't last forever, and Oxford quality even more so. Save yourself having to buy a new throttle tube should you need to replace the grips.

I wouldn't use epoxy at all. Superglue was lube enough. Superglue is brittle once hardened, it's easy to remove a grip that has been superglued in place, so don't be afraid of getting it wrong when fitting - and use more glue as necessary to lube.
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[talkToTheHat]

[_Iain_]

[barrkel]

[Conzar]

Brake cleaner works fine, it will act as lube and will dry up over night.
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[barrkel]

[stinkwheel]

I've used hairspray on all my grips. Including my standard rubber ones with under-grip heaters. Never had them move.
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[raesewell]

Dont use epoxy, this sets rock hard.
+1 for the hairspray.
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