Submitted by
Bolinas
a
from Mill Valley CA USA Date Reviewed: June 4, 2003
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
sponsor
Strengths:
Graet grips hold on to the bars greatly its WTB there the best
Weaknesses:
none except that they need to make lock ons
Similar Products Used:
WTB grips
Bottom Line:
Its WTB, buy there products, the more you buy the more the produce and upgrade. WTB all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by
Paul
a Cross Country Rider
from London UK Date Reviewed: October 17, 2002
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$7.00
Purchased At:
Bromley Bike
Strengths:
Dual compound seems to work. Nice feel, and they don't slip round the bars. Lots of colours. Cheap
Weaknesses:
Slippery when wet with bare hands.
Similar Products Used:
Scott
Bike Setup:
XC hardtail
Bottom Line:
Probably fine if you wear gloves, but with bare hands there are other grips that are better in the wet. Grips make a big difference to the feel of a bike, and there's not much price difference between the cheapest and the best, so I don't think it's worth scimping in this area.
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Submitted by
Chris T
a Cross Country Rider
from Malden, MA, USA Date Reviewed: May 28, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Middlesex Fells
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Came with bike
Strengths:
Grippy and durable Comfy for extended rides - made the trip from Boston->New York without any hand problems
Weaknesses:
Slippery when wet Spin on bars once in a while
Similar Products Used:
Old-school Oakley BMX grips on my Schwinn years ago
Bike Setup:
2K Fisher Aquila, Bontrager SuperStock bar, Fisher bar ends
Bottom Line:
Don't feel the need to strip these off your bike if they come with it - they do the job pretty well. Durable - only replacing because I finally cut one on a rock, otherwise they are not worn that badly considering 3000 miles on them. Would have bought another pair but for the wet performance. 1 demerit for the wet performance.
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Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkeley, CA Date Reviewed: May 11, 2001
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Good grip when dry
Weaknesses:
Slipery when wet, wears fast
Similar Products Used:
Foam grips, Giant OEM grips
Bike Setup:
Upgraded Giant Iguana
Bottom Line:
These are good grips for dry conditions but they get very slippery when wet or your hands get too sweaty. They also wear fast. I always find my hands covered in black particles adter riding. I've seen them for around five bucks a pair at a local bike shop though. So you can get them cheap.
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Submitted by
drbll
a Cross Country Rider
from kenosha Date Reviewed: April 20, 2001
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At:
Galyans
Strengths:
Looks great
Weaknesses:
Seem to be wearing.
Similar Products Used:
Specialized, Pedros, Ame
Bike Setup:
Specialized M2 w/ Sid xc and all XT
Bottom Line:
I really like these grips, they are comfortable and very grippy. They come in cool colors also. My only concern is that they might wear to quickly, but we will see. It is nice that you don't have to cut the ends out for installing bar ends. I have seen them for $6.50 at Cambria.
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Submitted by
Gary Fisher
a Cross Country Rider
from USA Date Reviewed: December 22, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Came w/ Bike
Strengths:
Nice, Amazingly grippy when dry..
Weaknesses:
Not that grippy when wet so wear gloves and it is fine...Oh and the biggest thing i have against these grips is that..well..they arnt making me any faster!
Similar Products Used:
Uh..other grips?
Bike Setup:
2001 Sugar 3 w/ Time ATAC and Z2
Bottom Line:
The WTB Dual Compounds are nice they are mildly thin..and are not as "loud" as some of those yeti's....I would/am recommending these to everyone i kno who rides...so you should get them to.. Im givin them a 4 for value cause 11 bucks off the shelf is kinda steep but 5 cause they'r great!!!!!
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Submitted by
Luke
a Cross Country Rider
from Knoxville,TN,USA Date Reviewed: September 21, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Lock4
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$5.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Grippy when wet. Grippy when dry.Grippy,grippy,grippy (not just rubbery)
Weaknesses:
Little thick for my tastes. Loud coloring.
Similar Products Used:
Many
Bike Setup:
99 Jamis Dragon
Bottom Line:
I personally like a really thin grip, so this was on the thick side for me, but just by a little bit. Like all grips, this is just personal preference. Objectively, they act like good grips should. Very tacky when wet or dry, not just rubbery. I reccomend this to anyone who wants a good, sticky, medium thickness grip and doesn't mind having very bright colors on your bike. Those of you whe need a very thin, or very thick grip need to find one that suits you, but make sure it has the grippiness of the WTBs.
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Submitted by
Radar
a Racer
from Barberton OH Date Reviewed: September 5, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Anything with dirt
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Eddy's
Strengths:
They're good
Weaknesses:
?
Similar Products Used:
ESP, Yeti, etc...
Bottom Line:
This is just an update. They perform at least as good as all the other grips I've tried. They do wear maybe a little faster than others, but they give a pretty nice ride. I would recommend them for small-to-medium size hands because they aren't as thick as Oury's which fit big hands better. These also stick to the bar phenominally well, and I've had grips slide off. I just take them off and put them back on with a little spit. They stay like they're glued to the bar. Overall these are nothing special, but worth getting anyway.
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Submitted by
Coletas
a Cross Country Rider
from from all over, in texas now Date Reviewed: July 9, 2000
Favorite Trail:
San Angelo State Park
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Came free on my bike, look kinda cool.
Weaknesses:
Slippery when damp, wear out fast, incredibly narrow.
Similar Products Used:
Generic, Oasis, Yetti, Schwinn, Specialized.
Bike Setup:
"Linda"... Y2K Mt. Tam, oasis grips and a few minor upgrades.
Bottom Line:
Not the greatest product in the world. It was, I think, one of the places the Fisher skimped on this bike to keep it at a lower price point (along with a low end BB and headset), and I do not really blame them. I mean this is a part that is probably gonna be changed out due to personal preference anyway, so why spend money on it... a few bucks saved per bike, across an entire production run, will be enought to buy Paola some great looking pink bike pants (not to mention jersey, shoes, Sugar 1, socks, gloves... I am manly concerned with the pants though).
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Submitted by
Joe
a Racer
from NE Ohio Date Reviewed: March 28, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Anything with dirt.
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
+ Cool look + Decent feel + Light
Weaknesses:
- A little slippery (any grips are when wet and with no gloves)
Similar Products Used:
ESP (pretty good too)
Bike Setup:
Fisher, with Bonty bars.
Bottom Line:
These are pretty good. People might say they are slippery but that's because they either don't wear gloves or they get these grips wet alot. IMO they have good feel, and look cool too.
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Submitted by
Frank
a Weekend Warrior
from Tucson, AZ, USA Date Reviewed: January 28, 2000
Favorite Trail:
any singletrack
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
clear looks cool, nothing else
Weaknesses:
SLIPPERY
Similar Products Used:
Specialized
Bike Setup:
Aeon Isis, Marzocchi Z3 LT fork, Chris King Headset, etc.
Bottom Line:
First of all, grips are like pedals and tires: everyone has their own preference. With that in mind, let me say that I hate these grips. They look cool, but that's it. With any amount of moisture, these grips lose any grip whatsoever. They're the perfect fairweather grip for the sweatless rider. I find that for real world conditions they suck. Today I bailed because my hands flew off of them while bombing a downhill section. They also aren't comfortable for me. Some people might like them, but I don't.
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Submitted by
Luc Albert
a Racer
from Milpitas, CA Date Reviewed: October 27, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Saratoga Gap
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Weaknesses:
Slippery when wet
Similar Products Used:
Yetti
Bike Setup:
Red grips on my '99 Zaskar LE team and '99 XCR 1000
Bottom Line:
These are great grips. They are soft but not too soft and fit right into the palm of my hand.
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Submitted by
Ben
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sussex - UK Date Reviewed: October 5, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Lattrigg XC
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Very Grippy and soft
Weaknesses:
worn out allready very very slippy when wet
Similar Products Used:
Standard ones Kona Moosenuckle
Bike Setup:
Kona Hahanna
Bottom Line:
These are nice grippy grips but when it's wet or sweaty they are very slippy, they have worn out very quickly too. I use Kona Moosenuckle now and they are fantastic.
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Submitted by
Nick Fenton
a Racer
from Clinton CT Date Reviewed: August 16, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Not telling!
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Verry grippy, comes in many many colors now!
Weaknesses:
None if used properly
Similar Products Used:
odi-too big! and way to many others
Bike Setup:
K2 1000
Bottom Line:
The best grip out there unless your a gorill then try some Yeti's or odi's. Yes it is true that they are slippery when wet and I wore mine out in a week but I found out that you can spray the grips with a water reppellent and they don't slipp or wear out as fast.
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Submitted by
Ben
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sussex - UK Date Reviewed: August 11, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Lattrigg
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Very very grippy
Weaknesses:
wears out very fast, very slippy in wet
Similar Products Used:
orange, yeti
Bike Setup:
M-Trax proline 450
Bottom Line:
very grippy but if you ride in gloves they wear out in a couple of months, apart from that, very good
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Submitted by
Danny Boy
a Cross-Country Rider
from Green Bay, WI Date Reviewed: July 15, 1999
Favorite Trail:
john muir
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
excellent feel wide range of colors great duribility good grip when dry
Weaknesses:
slippery as hell when wet(rain)
Similar Products Used:
GT trial, Giant stock, ODI
Bike Setup:
GT Backwoods, RS indy XC
Bottom Line:
although they may cost a little more than an average grip, the WTB grips are definately worth every penny. you don't even know they are there, which i guess is the ultimate compliment for a grip. overall...five flaming phallic symbols
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Submitted by
Graeme
a Cross-Country Rider
from Mill Valley, CA Date Reviewed: July 7, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Homestead Trail
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Super thick so it is almost impossible for the bar to punch through. Strong and durable. Comfortable.
Weaknesses:
Only two colors, black and clear. But clear looks awesome on any color bars.
The only grips i will buy for the rest of my life. My serfas ones fell to pieces and rubbed off on my hands as were i have had the WTB ones and they still look new after 1 year. They are the only grips worth getting.
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Submitted by
Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Charlotte, Nc Date Reviewed: April 11, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Cane Creek Park
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Has that good jelly feeling. Doesn't hurt hands. Does what it's supposed too
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
lizard
Bike Setup:
Gary fisher big sur, judy xc
Bottom Line:
Good grips
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Submitted by
pedro
a Cross-Country Rider
from onterible Date Reviewed: March 15, 1999
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
comfy does what it is supposed to do
Weaknesses:
nothing
Similar Products Used:
ritchey, oury, onza, pedros
Bottom Line:
does what it should
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