FT: Frame (Twin) Removing and fitting footrest rubbers

[silver47]

Has anyone perfected a technique to remove and replace the Vincent footrest rubbers without splitting them, I have tried lubricating the rubber with washing up liquid and pressing them on using a large vice but they still split, any other ideas.

Regards Ben

 

[Albervin]

I think Vincent was one of the first manufacturers to supply bikes with footrests that didn't shed their rubber. I had another British bike that, unless you used a very strong adhesive, would lose footrest rubbers as quickly as an MP loses credibility!

 

[Peter Stokes]

For donkey's years I have fitted footrest rubbers, kickstart rubbers etc with a bit of petrol. I know that probably breaks all sorts of regulations these days but you have to be practical.

A wipe of petrol over the peg, and bang the footrest rubber on with a soft hammer. It is very slippery but only for a very short time, obviously. It doesn't seem to do any harm to the parts. Might not washing up liquid stay slippery and let the rubber come off again? I have only ever removed footrest rubbers when they are worn, usually by cutting them off.

That does not help the issue of the splitting rubber though - is it from a duff batch? I don't know of problems with Vincent items but I have had trouble with some poor quality Velo fork gaiters - very annoying to have to pull the forks to bits again within a short time.


Good luck, Pete

 

[jim burgess]

I agree, petrol and them tap, note tap, home with a mallet, do not hit hard, will split the rubber, not cheap. Would super glue fix that?
Jim Burgess

 

[Howard]

Would it help if they were warmed before fitting? I don't know, just thinking out loud. I seem to remember recently reading that washing up liquid becomes non slippy when it dries
- I don't read a lot, so if that's true, I probably read it on this forum.

My problem is keeping handlebar grips on. Pulled the Egli on the stand after returning from club night in the rain, to watch it fall away from me to lean against the bench (lucky), while I looked a proper ****** standing holding the grip!!

H

 

[b'knighted]

Hi Howard, I know how to look a proper ****, or *****, even a proper ******* (all beginning with p) but I don’t know what a ****** is. Please elaborate!

 

[Howard]

Hi Howard, I know how to look a proper ****, or *****, even a proper ******* (all beginning with p) but I don’t know what a ****** is. Please elaborate!

Sorry, it's a spelling mistake there's only one * in the middle and I spelled it with a double *.

H

 

[clevtrev]

Do the job properly, use Ruglyde.

 

[nkt267]

I also found that the footrest rubbers go on easier if you pierce the end to release the trapped air..john

 

[ernie]

I had to grind off some of the lump on the end of the footrest.

KY did the job after that.