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Ritchey TGV Grip
Product DescriptionRitchey TGV
User Reviews
Submitted by
Fred Bassett
a Cross Country Rider
from RI Date Reviewed: April 21, 2011 Strengths: The TGV grips by Ritchey are some of the best I have ever used. The outside is tacky and allows the rider to use "soft hands" specifically because of the bulge in the middle. This proves to be awesome in go fast racing conditions or anytime it is wet out... Riding with soft hands allows the rider to go harder and longer because the energy involved to hold on and control the bike is very low, and also because there is less shock transmitted to the body then when you have a death grip on the bars, like with any pencil grip. Weaknesses: I think that all the gripes about these grips wearing out are really funny! They are $7 retail you bunch of cheap tards! They are made out of rubber and yes they will wear! But the guys complaining about this are probably the same clowns that wear tires down until they are threadbare and run drivetrains until the bike is practically unridable! Give me a break! The only "real" weakness of this product is that they probably will not fit someone with less than medium size hands very well. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Big River/ Arcadia Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $7.00 Purchased At: My Shop Similar Products Used: Oury- good but linear requiring higher grip pressure, they are comfy though. Specialized stock pencil grips- Terrible/ burn them - give them to charity, your hands will thank you... lots of other lock ons, None are as good as these if you have a medium to large hand. Bike Setup: Scott Scale Pro Carbon  
Submitted by
hyebyker
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose Date Reviewed: June 28, 2008 Strengths: it was really cheap at performance, but the ourys were about the same price. they haven't budged since i go them on. mine had fairly squishy rubber... Weaknesses: ...which wasn't comfortable. the ergonomic shape is more uncomfortable than anything, and doesn't feel right. the outer rubber has already worn down to flat rubber. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $6.00 Purchased At: performance Similar Products Used: stock diamondback crap, but it was nothing like these. Bike Setup: almost stock 07 diamondback reponse.
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GlowBoy
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland OR Date Reviewed: May 10, 2006 Strengths: Didn't cost anything because they came on my wife's bike. Weaknesses: Hard, rough surface is uncomfortable even with gloves. Center hump leads to discomfort and numbness. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Came with bike (REI Novara Amiga) Similar Products Used: Ritchey True Grips (even cheaper, and awesome!), Yeti Hard Cores, Oury lock-on, others. Bike Setup: '99 Novara Amiga hardtail.
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Brandon
a Cross Country Rider
from Johnson City, TN Date Reviewed: December 1, 2004 Strengths: Price, soft compound that feels good with or without gloves, no slipping Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $8.00 Purchased At: local shop Similar Products Used: cheap Raleigh grips that came on back Bike Setup: Raleigh M60
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Nick
from Cape Town, South Africa Date Reviewed: January 20, 2004 Weaknesses: Profile on grip too strong which makes them uncomfortable without gloves. Started to split after about 2 months. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Majik Forest Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: chainreactioncycles.com Similar Products Used: WTB dual-compound. Onza Oury. Ritchey True. Bike Setup: 1994 Kona Cindercone/XT/Duke XCs/Mavic X517
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Phil
a Cross Country Rider
from Louisville, CO Date Reviewed: May 2, 2003 Strengths: Fairly comfortable. No rotating. Weaknesses: Split after a few rides. The outer layer developed a crack which spread halfway across one of the grips. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: No Way Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: 7 Similar Products Used: Yeti grips that came with the bike. They were very uncomfortable. Why do companies think that molding their name into the grip makes it better? Bike Setup: Yeti 
Submitted by
dylan mitchelllllllllllllll
a Cross Country Rider
from To-ron-to Date Reviewed: June 10, 2002 Strengths: best performing grip i've ever used! fits my huge meathooks very well, good balance between soft and firm, doesn't twist too much, nice contours and texture Weaknesses: the bike i'm building isn't done yet, and even the light riding i've done on it is showing moderate wear Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: haliburton highlands Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $8.00 Purchased At: bike depot Similar Products Used: stock grips, round, little texture, way hard rubber Bike Setup: custom built chromoly, shimano lx/alivio, bitex hubs, alex rims, avid cantis w/moonlite xc boosters
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Josh
a Weekend Warrior
from Carrollton, Ga, USA Date Reviewed: November 7, 2001 Strengths: Cheap! Pretty comfortable (before and after they split) Weaknesses: After about one month the outer layer split, exposing the inner layer. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Yellow River Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $6.00 Purchased At: REI Similar Products Used: Crappy stock grips on my bike. Bike Setup: Giant Yukon SE, pretty much stock and a couple of upgrades.
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Jocko
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Date Reviewed: April 16, 2001 Strengths: nice dual compound, sticky, didn't rotate. Weaknesses: cheap, cheap, cheap Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mary's Loop Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $6.00 Purchased At: Excel Similar Products Used: Pedro's Bike Setup: 'Cuda Comp, Marzocchi, LX 9 spd
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Swamp Monster
a Racer
from Perth --Western Australia Date Reviewed: November 13, 2000 Strengths: Look and feel fantastic for the 1st month Do not rotate at all and are resonably easy to install and remove Weaknesses: These things will disintegrate before your very eyes. Absoulutely no durability what so ever.What good is a grip that can not withstand the use of riding gloves.Thank F@#k their cheap."Ritchy Logic"-UUUUMMMM!!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Eastern Scarp Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: Oury, Specialized, Coda, WTB, Profile. Bike Setup: Cannondale Hardie
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Stephen
a Racer
from San Francisco Date Reviewed: October 27, 2000 Strengths: soft rubber, lots of grips in mud, just the grips that has everything u wants Weaknesses: worn out 2 months after i brought it.... the entire grip is fine but the place near the end of the bar can worn out very fast>>> u gotta buy a extra ones at home. and once it worn out, it hurt your hands while you a riding>>> it really hurts>>one solutions.... rotate your grips often, also it tend to slip around the handle bar> damn scary. so i recommend put something to make it tight. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $6.00 Purchased At: performance Similar Products Used: ODI yeti dual compound... very nice Bike Setup: something that is very nice..........
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Special Ed
a Cross Country Rider
from Lost Angeles Date Reviewed: August 12, 2000 Strengths: Price, Look, and good ol Ritchey Design Weaknesses: None, well.... except for..... nope none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anywhere in the Santa Monica Mountains Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: The crap that came stock on my MTB Bike Setup: trek 7000 lx/xt, race lite wheels, BG pro MTB saddle, 
Submitted by
dirtcrab
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA Date Reviewed: July 15, 2000 Strengths: Inexpensive Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Cuyamaca Canyon Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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Rich
a Cross-Country Rider
from Daytona Beach, FL Date Reviewed: September 23, 1999 Strengths: Nice looking Beefy!! Ergonomic Weaknesses: None thus far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tom Brown Park, Tallahassee Duration Product Used: less than 1 month Similar Products Used: Generic neoprene Bike Setup: Full suspension
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