Stupid question - i. Radical

[Duzza]

Holiday project is to revamp my Radical. I was wondering what CAP system fits on the i. Radical? ie. FXP Prestige Mid+ grommets?

 

[abenguyen]

Holiday project is to revamp my Radical. I was wondering what CAP system fits on the i. Radical? ie. FXP Prestige Mid+ grommets?

assuming its the same as the lm radical, i guess i. prestige mp xl CAPs should fit. i bought some and they fit pretty good on my lm radicals. come a little short in two grommet holes at the bottom but fit just perfect

btw, do you have any you'd sell or trade by chance?

 

[Duzza]

Sorry, only got one and it's in terrible condition. I don't think shipping it would be worth it .

XL you say....well I'll look into it. My final aim is:

New, glossy black paintjob
New HEAD replacement grip
New bumper (hopefully CAPS)
New stringjob

 

[miketran]

Hey duzza, sounds like you're planning the same project i did last year with my i.rad, except my paintjob was matte black and racquet heavily weighted. If it interests you, i think i posted my project under the name "project frankenstein" here. have fun!

 

[Duzza]

Thanks miketran. How heavily weighted? I was thinking a maximum of 340 so I'll get some lead just to be safe.

ps. Just checked it out. Looks great! I'm wondering how well the chips/scratches will turn out after a respray, but meh we'll see. You put all the lead under the bumper I assume?

 

[Duzza]

I have another question. I was removing the strings and grommets from it just before, and when I get to the grommets in the bottom corners, just as they are about to become the grommets in the little 'v' part they are really hard to remove...I ended up ripping the grommets but there are still a few grommets left in....What should I do to get them out?

 

[miketran]

If they're just the old grommets you care nothing about, just grab some pliers and gently pull them out. FYI, the prestige grommets install was a pain for me..needed a little "stretching."

As for my racquet, yes, the weight is under the bumpers. I over-weighted it the first time, but it got really beefy, like 15 oz or so. haha! i just did the project for fun. I felt the i.rad wasnt giving me enough control, so i stepped up to the i.prestige. goodluck!

 

[Duzza]

Yeah definitely just a fun project. Annoying though, I just found out that I used to use 4 1/4 grips! Looks like I'll be building up a bit.

 

[Slodge630]

Hi does anyone know which grommets fit on the old i radical mp?
Would tk231 or tk260 fit for example?
Thanks for your help!

 

[FootFault18]

Hi does anyone know which grommets fit on the old i radical mp?
Would tk231 or tk260 fit for example?
Thanks for your help!

Any grommet of Radical line since Ti. Radical MP to Youtek IG Radical MP. Radical Tour Zebra, Candycane and Bee will fit too.
And any grommet of Prestige Line since I. Prestige MP to Graphene Touch Prestige MP. (It will add weight, about 10 grams).