Handlebar grips

[5th_bike]

Nonsense. The air will just fly through the hole in the rubber. All you will get is noise. I also would not want to put oil there, for fear of losing my handlebar weights on the highway at any point in the near future.

Do what alantf said, use a coat hanger or something else with a hook, like a bicycle spoke, to pull the rubber out. If you happen to damage the rubber to uselessness, order a new one.

When you put the new/restored one in, make sure the nut is snug enough to be able to tighten the bolt to make the rubber expand.

[Water Warrior 2]

Some riders on my other forum have had good luck with a blast of high pressure air.
A coat hanger will work in some cases.
Removing the bars from the 2 hold down clamps would allow you to tip the bars and possibly tap the bar and hope the rubber works it's way down and out.

[mrlmd1]

You also can just leave that one in there and put in a new one if you can't get it out. That's much easier and you'll never know the difference.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by mrlmd1

You also can just leave that one in there and put in a new one if you can't get it out. That's much easier and you'll never know the difference.

Smarty pants! That is just too easy. Why didn't I think of that.

[mrlmd1]

Beats the crap out of me.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by mrlmd1

Beats the crap out of me.

Call it Old Guy Syndrome. :lol: