 Looking for one Swix cork handle
On Apr 8, 5:47 pm, ro...@invalid.net wrote:
> No solace, but Swix cork grips are typically made with two seams, which
> apparently is why they are so flimsy.
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> Camilo <campasc...m> wrote:
> > On Apr 5, 9:24 am, Gunde <gjtra...m> wrote:
> > > I recently left the cork portion of my pole handle on the Birken
> > > trail. If you have recently suffered a broken pole or just have an
> > > extra Swix cork handle laying around, I would like to buy it.
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> > > As an alternative, I still have the functional plastic portion of the
> > > grip. What could I place in the hand-hold portion of the handle to
> > > fill it like the cork?
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> > > Thanks for your help
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> > I feel your pain! I've lost the cork portion of swix grips more than
> > once, but luckily stopped and picked up the pieces both times. My
> > daughter wasn't so smart/lucky and lost the cork on hers. There is no
> > alternative that I have found to buying a new grip. That's
> > unfortunate because they are absurdly expensive.
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> > I tried to fashion a replacement piece of cork for my daughter's from
> > a sheet of cork material I have in the garage (gasket material). It
> > wouldn't work because the cork on the grip is actually sculpted or
> > molded to a varying thickness. You might be able to cobble something
> > together if you're more clever than I am.- Hide quoted text -
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I now use a hot glue gun and squeeze glue into every (EVERY) seam on
the swix cork grips. I also work at them to expose any looseness and
squeeze glue wherever I can get some in. Since then, I haven't had
any problems with cork coming off. It looks fine also.
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