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Submitted by
rick
a Weekend Warrior
from arcadia
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | velos | | Weaknesses: | correction onthe chili | | Bottom Line: | only one flaming chili | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick Rodriguez
a Weekend Warrior
from Arcadia, Ca
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | VELOS, Pasadena, Ca | | Strengths: | cool looking but that's about it. | | Weaknesses: | Poor from the word go and hard to install. they tell you to use water but it only hinders the process, and falls apart using any other non-patroleum slipery stuff even a mild sope. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Giant Iguina 03, raceface alloy air riser bar, power/tool barends. | | Bottom Line: | Just the fact that one riped inside the sleve did not make my day at all. If they increased the diamitor of the sleve a little more the water idea may have worked, but that's irrelevent at this point. One sleve is on and servived while the other is rather lumpy looking, I'll have to ride as is and take the loss. Would not pick this particular lizardskin product up even after these fall apart. I know something better is out there for our needs I just havent found it, any one have any luck with something else? | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan W
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, OR USA
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | All of Oregon | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | River City | | Strengths: | Cheap. Padding sure is nicer than bare metal. | | Weaknesses: | Easily damaged. Slip down the bar ends. | | Similar Products Used: | Bare metal | | Bike Setup: | 93 Fuji rigid 21sp MTB, Ritchey straight bar, Yeti grips, Profile Design long bar ends | | Bottom Line: | They add some nice padding, since I use my bar ends a lot (lots of road riding), which beats bare metal. I'm still looking for the right solution though. Impossible to install until you've learned the rubbing alcohol/hairspray trick, which reduces it to merely difficult. One reviewer says use 3M 77 adhesive, which I do have, but how will you get the lizard skins over the bars after you've sprayed it on? These things slipped more than 1" down from the bar ends by 3 months after installation, which is unacceptable. The grips on my regular bars rarely slip, and when they do I can usually twist them back.
3 cayenne peppers for value because at least they're cheap.
2 mild green chilis overall because of slippage. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Q
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from upstate NY
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Feel good and work well for about a month, then they start falling apart | | Weaknesses: | Hard to install
Fall apart after a few weeks of use. Extremely susceptible to sunlight and sweat. | | Similar Products Used: | cloth tape | | Bike Setup: | flat bar with bar ends | | Bottom Line: | I'm on my third pair because I got them cheap and I haven't been able to get the same cushioning with bar tape.
But these really are a poor product.
They're quite difficult to install and then after only a few week's use, they start falling apart.
One of the ealier reviewers said that when his developed holes he removed them with hairsprag and sewed them up. You've got to be kidding! I'm not doing all that.
Someone PLEASE make a lightly cushioned, slip-proof bar end cover that is easy to install and lasts! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
from America
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | They do something, but not much. | | Weaknesses: | The grip is not that good. They are a pain to get on/off and cost more than they're worth | | Similar Products Used: | road tubes, wrap, grips | | Bike Setup: | lots of bar ends | | Bottom Line: | Too expensive for what they claim to do. Get tape ($1 cloth), wrap or use an old road tube and cut it.
The liz skins covers don't do much more than the above. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Randall Baker
a Weekend Warrior
from Roseville
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Brown's Ravine | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Very comfortable
Stays in place (I use 3M Super 77 Spray Adhesive)
Cheap (I cut my in half because I have short barends)
Looks cool with little lizards on covers | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | No covers at all. Don't like of feeling of my hands
slipping around. | | Bike Setup: | Use them on a single speed with wide riser bar and hardtail
with shoulder length 3 degree bend bar. Barends are about 4"
long. | | Bottom Line: | I love these covers but they do require some maintenance. Whenever I see a hole appearing I take them off with hairspray then sew the hole up with needle and thread. Mine seem to last indefinitely if I take the time to sew up the little tears. It doesn't detract from the feel and since mine are black it is hardly noticable.
They are absolutely essential for getting traction on that split second when you lay off your brakes and reach for the bar ends on a v-ditch. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BC
a Cross-Country Rider
from Misawa City, Japan
Date Reviewed: September 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Misawa City Park | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Very durable | | Weaknesses: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
93' Specialized Rockhopper GX - Rigid | | Bottom Line: | They still holding strong - falling apart after wear and tear | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross-Country Rider
from New Berlin, WI
Date Reviewed: August 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
They were nice when they were new. Padded, shock absorbing and sweat absorbing. | | Weaknesses: |
Started to fall apart after a few months, eventually shredded entirely. | | Similar Products Used: |
tape | | Bike Setup: |
control tech ski bend bar ends | | Bottom Line: | A good concept but they fell apart. Fortunately, I did not pay full price, which is not worth it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Nashville, tn
Date Reviewed: July 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Weaknesses: |
Pain in th butt to get on bar ends | | Bottom Line: | They wear quickly, even though they feel nice and are a great consept. It took over an hour for me to install them because they wouldn't stretch very good for the width. They are also they are expensive | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Thompson
a Cross-Country Rider
from Telluride, CO
Date Reviewed: June 10, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
none really | | Weaknesses: |
they are WEAK
expensive | | Bike Setup: |
hookooekoo | | Bottom Line: | These just plain suck. I put up with them for 2 years of them sliding down the bar ends and just falling apart. Buy the first month they started getting tears which got bigger and bigger. Don't buy these | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex L
a cross-country rider
from HI
Date Reviewed: November 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These are a great idea, and they do work well, but I can not reccomend them. The problem lies in their durability. Mine are wearing through where the two different pieces of my L-bend bar ends (Control Tech) meet at the weld. And, they have ripped in many places. I have had not hit them hard on anything, except the soft dirt ground, which enlarged the existing holes. Too bad, they're great for the textured area of my bar ends, which can get uncomfortable. I'm going to try the roadie wrap. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jb
a cross-country rider
from pa, usa
Date Reviewed: July 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
THESE SUCK!! !!!! !!!! !!!! !!!! !!!! !!!! !!!
EXPENSIVE AND THEY FALL APART!!!!!!!
FIRST BRUSH W/ BRANCHES GRASS WHATEVER...THEY SHREDD . . . . . . . . . . . . DON'T BUY THEM YOU WILL BE DISSAPOINTED SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY SOME CHEAP COTTON TAPE WORKS BETTER AND VERY DURABLE | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BobC
a weekend warrior
from RI
Date Reviewed: January 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Got a set and after looking over it in hand for a while, it didn't
look like it was going to last that long with hard use. Sent it back
for a refund and use handlebar tape instead. You can modulate the
thickness and you can cheaply replace it. And you can get wild color
that way. Some pro's get their bar ends wrapped too.. not wrapped in neoprene. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Pappas
a cross-country rider
from Kentfield,CA,USA
Date Reviewed: November 26, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The barend grip was good for the first 700 miles but they have started to rip and slide down the bar. If you follow the correct mounting procedure they should stay for a while but they won't last you in the rain. | | Overall Rating: |
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