newbie ?: can you use grip tape on mtnbike bars?

[ikkin]

I just did this recently and it has worked fine in tame situations but not sure I'll keep bar tape on because I raced last week and my hands slipped a bit - so will probably go back to my regular grips soon (as soon as I get the energy to deal with putting grips on!)

Susan
p.s. I've got a Juliana too - it's the best bike!

susan, my roomie showed me a trick for getting grips on...spray the inside with some sort of all purpose cleaner like pedro's or windex or something. the grips will slide right on. you need to let them dry overnight, but it's way easier than having a wrestling match. hope that helps!

and go juliana love. you're right, this bike rules! i'm having so much fun with it!

[fatbottomedgurl]

You can also use... hair spray. And what girl doesn't have that laying around?

[DirtDiva]

Um, this one...

[sarahkonamojo]

I had to go buy hairspray to put grips on.

[SalsaMTB]

The best adhesive I ever found was an automotive adhesive used for interior trim components. I can be purchased at any auto parts supply store. That stuff REALLY made the grips stick. I used it on my aluminum bars and it worked really well, had to cut the grips off sometimes because they were on so tight. Basically, one slice down the grip and it would peal off. Then I used it on my new carbon fiber bars and it was way too strong of an adhesive. I had to cut the grips off, piece by piece, and was worried I would ruin the bars. It took forver to get them off. I don't use the adhesive anymore with my carbon bars But, for metal bars, it works great, just be ready to replace your grips of you need to take anything off your bars!