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just orded myself a set of white superstar lock on grips for the Marin RR, but do any of you know how to keep them white?
Don't hold them? 🙄
Nope. When you see them just after you've taken them out of the packaging will be the only time they will be white. Mine are a kind of toffee colour now.
GT85, cleans them up a treat.
😀 Im not that good, yet.
Got the Peatys on mine and as soon as you touch them they're minging but they do go white again when you wash them tho. Same with my white charge knife saddle
Prize for the saddest thread ever??
White grips... I ask ya!
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is bleach safe to clean them up, or would that kill the rubber.
Try using Colgate Extra Whitening and an electric toothbrush, they come out lovely every time. Don't forget to use the mouthwash afterwards, it gives you another 12 hours of protection.
do white grips really look good enough to justify the extra hassle of cleaning them every ride? For me its a no, how many times have you scrubbed your black grips clean? I'm guessing none, there's enough to keep clean and lubed on a bike in our climate without adding extra chores just for aesthetics, also white grips stay clean for about as long as your not riding and then instantly look rubbish again. No need. If you absolutely must then i'm sure muc off will do the job along with a toothbrush.
I never clean my white grips, the ones are the commuter are still white as. The other set have been used in some pretty awful conditions and are still pretty white considering they've never been cleaned.
make sure you clean your gloves regularly too, only so much of the dirt comes direct from the trail, the rest is transfer after you've been mauling other bits with your mitts 😉
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2 x durex.thats your answer.
White is pimp - and so's a sort of beige colour too. Don't fret it.
I've got SS white-but-now-beige on one bike but am trying ESI grips on another and I have to say, I'm impressed both with the feel / comfort and the cleanupability.
http://www.uk-biking.net/ESI-Grips-Chunky
Don't. I've some white (now brown) charge grips on my white bike, can't be ar$ed to clean them so going back to black when these wear out