Re: Success with my walking foot

Taunto wrote:
Michael Daly wrote:

duh wrote:

On my current bike, I got some of that dark grey tubular insulation for pipes and slipped it over each grip. That works "ok", but wouldn't help me with these new grips.



That stuff is not great as it tends to compress too much under constant pressure.


Yup, eventually did just that.



I'm thinking of taking some foam like they use for sleeping pads, either the open or closed cell stuff, cutting some to fit the new grips, then sewing a zippable cover to go over the foam and grips.



Definitely go with a closed cell foam. Open cell will hold water and collapse easily. It will also absorb perspiration and get pretty smelly.


Not sure if REI has Evazote. Not sure where else to get it "live". I'd like to feel it before buying.

I just cut about a 1.5 inch strip off the end of my thermarest pad. I'll see how that works for now. I've got some coated packcloth I think I'll use to cover it and hold it in place.

Thanks for all your pointers.

Dwight

I guess another possibly easier option would be to make my own riding gloves with beaucoup padding in the palm. How do you treat the sames though so you don't have the seam allowance tangling up your fingers? Felling the seam doesn't seem like it would work in such close quarters.



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