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Cutting down atomic poles

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tomatonater
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I have those fancy red an black park poles in 40" and I tried using a blowdryer to hear the grips to take them off to cut the down an inch or two. They won't come off. Any solutions?
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onenerdykid
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A hairdryer definitely won't get hot enough to loosen the glue that bonds the grip to the pole. You need to bring a pot of water to a boil, remove it from the heat, and then put he poles in the hot water for a few minutes. Then the grip should easily slide off.
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TDD536
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Cut those bitches off and throw some bike grips on there
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tomatonater
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TDD536Cut those bitches off and throw some bike grips on there


Haha they already have bike style grips
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tomatonater
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onenerdykidA hairdryer definitely won't get hot enough to loosen the glue that bonds the grip to the pole. You need to bring a pot of water to a boil, remove it from the heat, and then put he poles in the hot water for a few minutes. Then the grip should easily slide off.


Thanks onenerdy
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elcornholio
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Make sure you take out any screws on the grip. Often they will hold the grip on. Generally, I will put the pole in a vice loose enough to slide but when it gets to the grip, it will stop, and then I will slide the pole through as fast as possible. Not sure how this will work if your poles use glue, but I've been doing this to Scott poles for years.
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oxiclean
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what are "park poles"?
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tomatonater
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oxicleanwhat are "park poles"?


Short with gr80s that allow at least two finger grabs
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tomatonater
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There you go ladies
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