Winter bar mitt sliders

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malcolmzilla
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Winter bar mitt sliders

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My bikes sport bar mitts most winter rides, aka “commit-mitts”.

However, I’d destroy a set well before the end of a season, crashing those errant trees. So, I cut a used oil gallon oil container into strips and bolted it on the the mitts into the bark busters underneath, using the summer buster deflector pattern. These mitts are going on 3 seasons now.

Note I need to find some more button head bolts for the outside bolts, they go bit easier across the bark...
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Nice. These guys have a cool selection of fasteners and they are in Canada.
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Blackfoot fastener will have what you need in button head metric, stock too and even SS.
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Good tip for sure, mitts like to stick to the trees :D

I haven't been doing much riding this winter, but I sure like the mitts when I do. Best part is keeping those grips nice and dry...

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