Source / Bike Grip ?

[BigEvil]

Maybe i should make a mold..

[going_home]

Maybe i should make a mold..

Ya think ?

[BLachance75]

What can I say? I'm a 70's kid and think this is about the coolest bike ever made, the bikes I remember as a kid had the vintage grips I posted before.

You know there are several companies that make new frames, I really like what Ruff Cycles makes. You can relive your youth with a sweet custom bike. About 15 years ago I had a custom frame made, I sold it about 5 years ago while moving and regret it. Someday I'll get another one, this time it will be easier to ride. The one I had made was over 8 feet long and I had to lean way forward and had my feet almost diagonal to my torso in an ackward sideways U shape.

[luke]

I've been resisting the urge to start a custom bicycle shop for years now.

[OneSelfLost]

Odi makes some sweet grips. Some of them have locking rings too which might be a nice add-on.

[Spider-TW]

What can I say? I'm a 70's kid and think this is about the coolest bike ever made, the bikes I remember as a kid had the vintage grips I posted before.

Needs the drum brake and 5 speed shift kit.

[pillage]

I have bought bike grips that met my taste and introduced them to my bandsaw to make them fit.

[Sandman]

Unfortunately we have tried to find a manufactured grip that fits and is obtainable in small quantities.
Have been unable to source such a beast.
Honestly even the foam will run out on us soon enough and I'm not sure we can reproduce that length in small lots anymore either.
Everyone wants 2500ft minimums....

I'm still looking. I've bought several bike style grips to see if we can cut them...but it hasn't really worked out.
I like the idea of a CF cover but the vertical grips we have are cut too narrow in diameter for a sleeve.
We would have to sleeve the sleeve.

I've also considered just getting more grips from Luke. He can CF sleeve his. But then everyone is already complaining about the price on custom guns.....so that's pretty much a bust.

Everyone keep looking!

Evil! make a mold!

BTW Luke, I love that Bike!

[going_home]

Anyone in Cleveland ?

Happen to have a bike grip you can take to Custom Rubber Corp to see if they can help ?

http://custom-rubber.myshopify.com/collections/cr-rubber-handle-grips?view=list

Custom Rubber Corp.
1274 E. 55th Street
Cleveland, OH 44103-1029
Phone: 216-391-2928
Fax: 216-391-4761
Email: [email protected]

[Sandman]

Nice find, I shot them an email right away. Let's see what they say!

[maniacmechanic]

if ya could find the old company / old molds ,,, mold making is the biggest cost

[RogueFactor]

How many are folks wanting?

[BigEvil]

Evil! make a mold!

Tim, they would be hard plastic, not rubber, but they would match the texture and look EXACTLY like the original. I will have to research how to do a mold like that, but I'm sure it can be done.

[darknite667]

If a compatible rubber bike grip is proving dificult to source and since these would likely be low number runs of parts has anyone considered designing a new, dare i say improved (if possible) rubber bike grip style handle and have the injection mold made from plastic using additive manufacturing (3d printing) and mold the parts using a mechanical injection press. The mold would be significantly cheaper and quicker to make. Since it wouldn't likely need to cycle thousands of times it would allow AGD to play around with a few different designs/color runs if the demand was there for such.

Food for thought.

[UncleStasiu]

Would a GripShift-length grip work? What's the necessary length?