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glue for gossamer gear pole grips?

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PostedOct 10, 2014 at 6:39 am

I have the Locus Gear poles (love em!) and I replaced the grips with the ever-loved GG ones. It was a bit tough to do, because the holes in the grips are smaller than the poles. I widened them a bit, put on some WD-40 (as I read from a few suggestions here) and some elbow grease and voila! the perfect poles!

Fast forward a year, and the Locus Gear are STILL going strong, but the grips on this past trip slid down all the way such that the pole was poking through the grip about an inch. They could keep going, too…..

So I bought some new grips and will replace these – but in order to keep it from happening again, any other suggestions about securing the grips to the poles? They are hard enough to get on, and took FOREVER to maneuver into place, so I can't imagine using an adhesive or something that dries quickly – the glue would set long before I ever got the grip in place.

Suggestions, oh wise BPL peeps?

David Chenault BPL Member
PostedOct 10, 2014 at 7:14 am

Pour a good dab of Gorilla Glue inside the inverted grip. Coat the end of the pole shaft with mineral spirits, then quickly insert (before the ms start to evaporate). Give the grip a few 360 degree rotations to get an even coat, then let the rig dry inverted overnight. This should give you a solid glue plug which will keep the grips in place, and the mineral spirits makes putting the thing together easy.

Ryan Smith BPL Member
PostedOct 10, 2014 at 9:13 am

I also used Gorilla Glue and mine are still holding strong.

Ryan

Don Burton BPL Member
PostedMay 6, 2015 at 11:12 pm

I know this is an old thread but how did you widen the Gossamer Gear grips? Thanks

Don Burton BPL Member
PostedMay 7, 2015 at 7:42 am

How much would you estimate you took off ? The hole of the grip looks really small compared to the diameter of the pole. I'm sure it needs to be a tight fit but… Alright, I'll try the dowel and sandpaper method.

Thanks!

PostedMay 7, 2015 at 7:48 pm

I normally use extra hold hair spray from the dollar store. Trick I picked up from installing motorcycle grips. Spray liberally and it will help the grip slide on but once it dries it becomes sticky/tacky and keeps the grip in place

David Chenault BPL Member
PostedMay 8, 2015 at 8:24 am

When I fit GGear grips to an 18mm OD BD pole I sanded the first inch out to 16mm.

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