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Who all put quarters in their grips before installing to try and keep them from splitting on the ends?

mtbwrxwagon · 2012-09-19 2:15pm

nickels

changachump · 2012-09-19 2:16pm

Nickels bro. Quarters are too big.

cwstnsko · 2012-09-19 2:19pm

Nickels are the right size, I also used the little chrome plugs that were used on the 10 speed wrapped bars to close off the ends. These days I use washers so that air can still circulate. I've pulled grips off with nickels in them and found rusty bars due to trapped moisture

Larman · 2012-09-19 2:36pm

Oh yeah... I forgot it was nickels!

Coco · 2012-09-19 2:36pm

Nickels and as mentioned, a washer with hole since I use an air compressor to get my grips on. Doing that with nickels sends one grip flying accross the gaarage when using an air compressor.

As a kid, I always had a nickel in the end of the grip.

If there is a pic of the Queen on one side of the nickel and a beaver on the other, then yes, it is a Canadian thing.

killer · 2012-09-19 2:40pm

Quarters is what I always used. Still do

getmoney · 2012-09-19 2:55pm

I match the date on the nickel to the year of the bike.

crownrox · 2012-09-19 3:04pm

nickels

ou2mame · 2012-09-19 3:07pm

yeah we used to do that too... they were cheaper than washers haha

JAMMJ · 2012-09-19 3:31pm

drill a nickel in the middle, then install. ventilation AND protection.

changachump · 2012-09-19 3:46pm

JAMMJ wrote:
drill a nickel in the middle, then install. ventilation AND protection.

THAT sir, is a felony!

TheKoolKids · 2012-09-19 4:13pm

Larman wrote:
Who all put quarters in their grips before installing to try and keep them from splitting on the ends?

Umm how would this be a Canadian thing when......... You guys don't have u.s issued money lol

Hutch Forever · 2012-09-19 4:17pm

Canadians sold nickels to the USA...

changachump · 2012-09-19 5:44pm

TheKoolKids wrote:
Larman wrote:
Who all put quarters in their grips before installing to try and keep them from splitting on the ends?
Umm how would this be a Canadian thing when......... You guys don't have u.s issued money lol

Uhh, they have their own nickels.

bmxerpete · 2012-09-19 6:53pm

We used nickels too. The washer thing is a good idea.

Is it true that Canadian nickels are only worth 4 cents? eh

Haro-83 · 2012-09-19 6:54pm

bmxerpete wrote:
We used nickels too. The washer thing is a good idea.

Is it true that Canadian nickels are only worth 4 cents? eh

Oh, I always thought it was worthless

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brackett · 2012-09-19 6:55pm

getmoney wrote:
I match the date on the nickel to the year of the bike.

I do that too.

Haro-83 · 2012-09-19 6:56pm

I did that with nickel before and I have seen some older model Harley Davidson during 70's-80's, the stem that hold handle bars not working good and tend to slip little so most doing add penny in the stem area then tight it real good to hold it.

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changachump · 2012-09-19 8:11pm

bmxerpete wrote:
Is it true that Canadian nickels are only worth 4 cents? eh

Not these days. Probably worth more than 5¢.

TheKoolKids · 2012-09-19 8:12pm

changachump wrote:
TheKoolKids wrote:
Larman wrote:
Who all put quarters in their grips before installing to try and keep them from splitting on the ends?
Umm how would this be a Canadian thing when......... You guys don't have u.s issued money lol
Uhh, they have their own nickels.

Yes, but it's not really a nickel if it's canadian lol
They do how ever have 2$ coins lol or £ lol

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Fulthrotle73 · 2012-09-19 8:21pm

I use toonies and when those fall out i use loonies!

Coco · 2012-09-19 9:13pm

Fulthrotle73 wrote:
I use toonies and when those fall out i use loonies!

I hate them. I miss the $2 bill and our new $50 bills are plastic. The penny is getting phased out too up here.

DRbmxbikes · 2012-09-19 9:18pm

Your money is worth more than ours? The dollar is not worth much anymore.

Leatherman · 2012-09-19 9:50pm

Coco wrote:
I hate them. I miss the $2 bill and our new $50 bills are plastic. The penny is getting phased out too up here.

If you rub 2 new Canadian 100.00 bills together they smell like maple syrup.
Try it you will be amazed.

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