Inner tubes as bar grips ?

I saw somewhere that someone used innertube as their bar grips.

IMHO i think this is a great idea and im goona try it. Thought i'd pass it on.

share and share alike i say.

I tried this a while back, it works ok but tears easily if leant aganst a wall. Only prob is its black, black or black

I tried this a while back, it works ok but tears easily if leant aganst a wall. Only prob is its black, black or black

I have had red (more like dusty pink) - Pale green (like Bianchi celeste colour) and yellow inner tubes !

Tried it and used Chianti corks for plugs.

i was more on the slant of actually threading the bar into the tube itself rather than wrap it around. For me it just looks minimal. Just the kinda thing i like.

P.S is that an EMERGENCY pull cord hanging from your bike :D:D:D ??

I put tubes slid on my Soma bars before wrapping them in the Velo Orange sew up leather bar wraps.
it does look minimal but I didn't like the feel of it and the tubes I used (specialized) had moulding mark so were not 100% smooth kinda spoiling the effect.

They are a pain to slide on mind, a bit of washing up liquid works wonders but took about a week to stop sliding around. if I do another set I'll use 'hellerman sleeving oil' which is an oil used for lubricating little silicone rubber sleeves to slide on wiring as insulation, its a very good lubricant but after about 24hrs tends to go tacky.