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Wife's bike for work. grips are spinning, she doesn't want to spend money on lockons. What's the best thing to stick them down with for a bike that's ridden in all weathers and washed frequently (ie hairspray doesn't work)


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 7:00 pm
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nail varnish?


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 7:01 pm
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enamel might do the trick! Cheers.


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 7:04 pm
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Lockons are a tenner, probably about a fiver more than nail varnish or owt.


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 7:05 pm
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For the faff and a few extra beer tokens i would say lockons.

I know you said she does not want the expense but it just makes so much sense once you have them.

Edit: [url= http://www.mtb-direct.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?item=ITEM061122111230 ]£7.50 for lockons inc. del.[/url] & [url= http://www.mtb-direct.co.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi?item=ITEM080912163843 ]£9.99 inc del.[/url] at MTB-Direct.

Edit 2: [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=33631 ]£7.00[/url] and [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=10606 ]£6 ones on CRC[/url]


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 7:07 pm
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with it being the wife's bike, I'm guessing she's got a few pots of nail varnish she no longer wants.

Still, where are these £10 lockons of whcih you speak?


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 7:07 pm
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Jamie, I agree, the 3 mountain bikes in the house all run them (odi Rampage) and she actually pinched my first ever pair of lockons before I got to put them on my bike!


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 7:08 pm
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Still, where are these £10 lockons of whcih you speak?

Look at my edited post above.


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 7:11 pm
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impulse girly deo works a treat!


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 7:14 pm
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hairspray , acts as a lube to get them on then sets them firm once dry.


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 8:02 pm
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So does WD40 strangely.


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 8:05 pm
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Ellnette hairspray is ideal - it's the slightly more expensive stuff. Cheap hairspray is OK though!


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 8:06 pm
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Hairspray !


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 8:20 pm
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Get the £6 lock ons. As soon as you get them glued you'll need to take the brake lever off


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 8:20 pm
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Artists spraymount. I've got a bottle of niceday spraymount. My grips do slowly slowly creep, but I'll have to cut the fuc*ers off.


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 8:24 pm
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Man-milk!


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 8:43 pm
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Oh, alright then.. Girlfriend goo!!


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 8:45 pm