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Submitted by
holycrikey
a Cross Country Rider
from Charlotte, NC
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Strengths: | Tacky, Sticky grip, easy install, low price, nice almost triangular design. | | Weaknesses: | Very very thin. | | Bottom Line: | I scooped these up for their low price and good reviews here on MTBR. However, I just felt that they were far too thin. I use full-fingered gloves (non-padded) and I have pretty skinny fingers and I felt that these were just not enough to handle regular abuse. My palms felt awful after a good bit of riding. Call me a sissy, but they just felt a bit too thin to be comfortable for anything over 4 or so miles of trail.
Not good, not bad. I'll give them a middle review. I believe I'll head over to ODI's stuff and see how they are instead. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wade Patton
a Cross Country Rider
from Woodbury, TN
Date Reviewed: October 23, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | the one I'm riding | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Perfect size shape and feel. | | Weaknesses: | none--well okay maybe colors would be cool. | | Similar Products Used: | OURY is about the closest in feel, but they're a bit tacky/gummy and have those gunk collecting grooves. | | Bike Setup: | one gear. discs. big tires. steel HT. | | Bottom Line: | I'm the 1999 "Wade" reviewer. I'm still completely satisfied with True Grips. Haven't found anything better, but ain't been looking. Don't feel the need. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BLACK SHEEP
a Cross Country Rider
from DENVER
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | MT FALCOM | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Strengths: | SOFT AND TACKY, LIKE OTHERS HAVE STATED, NO LOGOS OR RAISED PATTERNS TO DIG INTO YOUR HANDS. NO WEENIE GLOVES NEEDED! I'VE BEEN USING THE SAME PAIR SINCE MY 1991 BRIDGESTONE MB-3, JUST SLIDE 'EM OFF AND RE-INSTALL WITH SOAPY WATER AND RIDE ON. | | Weaknesses: | ZERO | | Similar Products Used: | YOU NAME IT | | Bike Setup: | IT DOESN'T MATTER ...IT'S WHO'S ON THE BIKE | | Bottom Line: | FORGET ALL THE OTHER GIMMICKS ... GIVE $7 ... AND RIDE 'EM FOR AT LEAST 16 YEARS WITH MANY MORE TO COME. BOMB PROOF AND THEY DON'T GET ANY MORE COMFORTABLE. JUST GET THEM | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Extremely durable and comfortable. A bargain. | | Bike Setup: | CB-0 for fast city/neighborhood rides and occasional mild trail use. | | Bottom Line: | These were original equipment on my 1991 Bridgestone CB-0, and they finally split. I just purchased new ones, and I was surprised that they are still available. Just the right amout of cushioning and "stick." They truly last more than 15 years. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GlowBoy
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland OR
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Cheap. Solid, classic design that works. Quite cushy. | | Weaknesses: | Not lock-on, so they slip on my Mary bar. | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey TGV, Yeti Hard Core, Oury lock-on, Serfas, various others | | Bike Setup: | Custom Vulture 29"er singlespeed w/Mary bar | | Bottom Line: | I was using the Ritchey True Grips until I switched to the On-One Mary handlebar. The geometry of this bar causes non-lock-on grips to twist around too easily so I had to switch to lock-ons. Otherwise, the True Grips are awesome: a simple design that costs nothing and works well, plus it's more cushy than almost any other grip I've tried. Get them. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt H.
a Cross Country Rider
from Havertown, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | The bike shop on M Street in Georgetown? | | Strengths: | Grippy. Nice, cushy, hexagonal contour. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek, Yeti house brands. | | Bike Setup: | '91 Bridgestone CB-0. Set up as a commuter rig. | | Bottom Line: | I have used these grips on my Bridgestone since 1991! They are still holding up well. Grippy, yet solid. Cushy, yet not overly soft. They work well with either thin gloves or bare hands.
Please note--If you install bar ends on a bike equipped with closed-end grips, DON'T use a knife to cut the ends off. Simply give the end of the [installed] grip a light whack with a rubber mallet. The end of the handlebar will cut a perfectly sized round hole through the end of the grip. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Diana Price
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Purchased At: | Performace Bicycles | | Strengths: | Simple, comfortable design.
Under $10 | | Weaknesses: | Cheap bar end plugs included w/ package. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Voodoo Bizango | | Bottom Line: | Great grip, however, you might as well buy new bar end plugs to start (maybe something more substantial like Primo or X-Lite bar plugs). I like the no frills comfort of these grips so I still give them 5 chilis! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ben lee
a Weekend Warrior
from los altos, ca
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | stevens creek canyon | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | various bike shops | | Strengths: | excellent feel. firm grip. if installed correctly, there is no twisting. | | Weaknesses: | no holes on other end. so, you have to cut holes in order to use bar ends. can get hard and slick if not used regularly. | | Bottom Line: | good grips. however, now there is much better grips on the market. they used to be the best.
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Submitted by
Horace
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Durable, hex shape, smooth surface | | Weaknesses: | For some, maybe the smooth surface | | Similar Products Used: | Serfas, Profile Designs | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Fisher Wahoo | | Bottom Line: | Dunno what prompted me to order these as my replacement but they've spoiled me for any other grip. Simple, solid and reliable. Sure surface, particularly when wet. 2+ years of service with exposure to variety of elements (sun/heat, rain, ice). Have held up under daily use over that time. As others have indicated, I take a dim view of the sticky compound, hard/soft funny business. Give me a grip which sticks to the bar that I can grab and run with. One very consistent and well designed product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max
a Weekend Warrior
from Nashville
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Rapid Transit Chicago | | Strengths: | Simple, beautiful basic design. No crappy logo imprint in your palm. Wonderful cushioning. Great grip wet or dry. Hex shape is natural. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | extreme commuter | | Bottom Line: | This is the only mtb style grip on the market that I can recommend. Period.
My last set is on its last legs and I went to five local bike shops to explore different options. There was not one set that could compare in function and comfort. The only differentiation was style. How sad. These bike shops were filled with dozens of wonderful choices for other accessories, but no real grip choices. Just a selection of "choose your crappy logo".
Ritchey true grips are the end all for MTB grips. period. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Weekend Warrior
from Earth
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$6.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | See review | | Weaknesses: | Next to impossible to slide on and off unless you got WD-40 | | Similar Products Used: | Can't remember | | Bike Setup: | Yeti A.R.C. | | Bottom Line: | Best thing about these grips is the smooth flat surface. None of that stupid raised graphics digging into your palms like the other brands. And Ritchey finally made these with the ends already cut open (in the old days, you had to knife them, which left ugly - and possibly torn - edges). Five friggin' chillies all around. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smokey strodtman
a Cross Country Rider
from gilliam, MO USA
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | landahl trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$6.00 | | Purchased At: | internet order | | Strengths: | comfortable shape, durable enough to survive several crashes, works well with gripshift. | | Weaknesses: | can slip on bars if not glued on or put on over tape. | | Similar Products Used: | lots of them. | | Bike Setup: | fisher marlin hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | i really like these grips. the hex shape reminds me of the old preston petty motorcycle grips(i'm showing my age now!) that i ran on my 125 honda elsinore back in the early 70s. i also like the way they are made a little fatter in the middle. i trimmed a little bit off the ends of mine and they work fine with the shorty gripshifts i run. i've run them on both flat bars with barends and risers without. they've survived some good crashes on the risers and are still going strong. tom ritchey makes good products; maybe that's because he's a mountain biker himself and tests everything he sells. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug
a Cross Country Rider
from Tacoma
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Soft but not too soft rubber, shape, size (fits my big hands perfectly), stickyness | | Weaknesses: | they are kind of slick when they get wet | | Similar Products Used: | WTB grips, specialized | | Bike Setup: | Tweaked-out GT ricochet | | Bottom Line: | The guy that owned my bike before me put these on at least 4 years ago, and they have worked well for me ever since I have had my bike. In fact, they are one of the few parts on the bike that I have not needed or wanted to replace. I love these grips. They fit my big hands well, and are cushy enough that I don't need gloves to be comfortable. I reccomend them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dex Tao
a Racer
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | cbo | | Strengths: | lite, cool. | | Weaknesses: | too short, too hard | | Similar Products Used: | tgv, yeti, oury, salsa, biogrip | | Bike Setup: | fisher supercaliber | | Bottom Line: | rare......lite and great on hot days.....just not enough cushion. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Guy
a Weekend Warrior
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | dark and spooky | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Feel great, classic design, fits any sized hands well, firm yet soft at the same time. | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | Stock garbage, onza porcupaws, ODIs, gripshift, etc... | | Bottom Line: | The best full grip available, Period.
I needed something comfortable for my commuter, bought these based on positive reviews, and was blown away. These things feel soooo good with or without gloves, and they absorb shock better than anything else I've tried.
Give these a try, you won't be disappointed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SPO
a Downhiller
from RI
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Lost in Arcadia | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Great grip, great feel, price. | | Weaknesses: | They don't do dishes. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing comes close to theese | | Bike Setup: | KHS FXT Sport, Carbon fiber risers | | Bottom Line: | The best grips period, nothing comes close, buy them, try them, love them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a Cross Country Rider
from santa cruz
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | for my tires only ! | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Great for my large hands, perfect amount of give, easy to install, last forever ! | | Weaknesses: | Not for bar end users who can't use a razor blade! | | Similar Products Used: | Oury's when I fooled w/ Grip shit | | Bike Setup: | Fully ridged single speed | | Bottom Line: | The BEST no if's and's or but's . A true classic that should not be messed with(forget the foam version!) and hopefully will always be avalable! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Berkeley, CA
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | grip well, dry or wet, comfortable for my large hands, cheap | | Weaknesses: | _cannot_ be used with bar ends | | Similar Products Used: | Yeti Speed Grips (They rock!), Yeti Hardcore Grips (They suck!), some OEM knobby pieces of crap from my Performance M304 | | Bike Setup: | Performance M304 (now a townie), Zoom handlebars | | Bottom Line: | If only these things came with removable ends or something. I went through 2 pair in six months because once I'd cut off the ends to put on my bar ends, the grip began to split apart on the outer ends, and pretty severely too. I tried to wrap them with tape to keep them together, but no good. So I ended up replacing them (after the second pair) with Yeti Speed Grips, which are now my favorites of all time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john B
a Cross-Country Rider
from Stone Mountain GA
Date Reviewed: September 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
comfortable, durable , stealthy | | Weaknesses: |
Heavy? ugly? they are fine with me. | | Similar Products Used: |
I forget which ones, but they all tore my hands up and were too small for me. | | Bottom Line: | These grips are my favorite by far and a must if you have large hands or like to ride without gloves. I have never had a more comfortable pair of grips and these have stayed on my bike for three years without falling apart. I have the rubber ones not the foam and I would highly suggest that you try them while they are still in production. I am going to buy a few more pairs to squirrel away for my next bikes just in case they stop producing them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Weekend Warrior
from Neptune
Date Reviewed: September 15, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Comfortable | | Weaknesses: |
None. | | Similar Products Used: |
Too many to list | | Bike Setup: |
Stumpjumper | | Bottom Line: | I do alot of cycle touring (33 countries, 5 continents), so keeping comfortable for hours on end is vital. The Ritchey TrueGrips are by far the best grips I've used. Forget newer innovations in rubber...TrueGrips are the best. Why fix something if it isn't broken? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wade
a Cross-Country Rider
from Murfreesboro, TN
Date Reviewed: May 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Tsali and others like it. | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
comfort, fit, durability | | Weaknesses: |
heavy, no colors | | Similar Products Used: |
yeti, prayer sticks, tape, and some dumb, hard crap from coda that came on a 'dale once. | | Bike Setup: |
Ti HT, big yaller fork. | | Bottom Line: | The smaller grips (pedros) don't fit my hands very well and have led to crampy hands. The squishy grips (yeti) just don't feel right and the hard as rock (coda) grips are just dumb. The textured grips hold mud and rocks and junebugs. I really like the TrueGrips. They are smooth and soft but not jello. They ride great without gloves too. They are a tad heavy by current standards but comfort and control demand no compromises. Well comfort does, but I'm not giving up my grips. | | Overall Rating: |
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