| |
Submitted by
Colin Sim from Scotland
a Weekend Warrior
from Scotland
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | Dales, Glasgow | | Strengths: | Far more comfortable than narrower grips | | Weaknesses: | asymmetrical shape makes them rotate on the bars and slippy without gloves. | | Bottom Line: | Although I continue to suffer from numb hands these grips are still far more comfortable that narrower ones. The larger diameter seems to fit the hand better without being too big to get a proper grip. They can be slippy if you're not wearing mitts or gloves but I always do. My pair have lasted over four years, still going strong and I'll buy another pair when they die. Loose a Chilli only because they tend to rotate around the bars and end up facing the wrong way! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
guy
a Cross Country Rider
from denver, co
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Feels good when you first start riding. | | Weaknesses: | Hands go completely numb after 45 minutes. They weigh a lot. | | Similar Products Used: | ODI Rogue. | | Bottom Line: | I didn't think about what type of grips I wanted until after I had used these for about six months. When I built up a new bike, I knew I had to get better grips. I thought the body geometry was meant to keep your hands from going numb. Alas, these grips are excellent at making your hands numb! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Stack
a Cross Country Rider
from Minneapolis
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Gateway | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$13.00 | | Purchased At: | Eriks Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Stay on the bar pretty well | | Weaknesses: | If you were to wet a sponge and tape it to your handlebars this is how this grip would feel when wet, thus allowing the hands to slip and slide all over the place. | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey True grips | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude Comp | | Bottom Line: | If you ride in wet conditions or sweat in the summer, don't buy these grips. Going up-hill with hands sliding over the grips is not fun. I ended up taking them off because I couldn't stand how they felt wet. They don't absorb any moisture. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
xcbikeman
a Cross Country Rider
from london canada
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | north thames valley trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | allseasonsports | | Strengths: | works | | Weaknesses: | no instructions (like they have for BG Avatar Gel Seat) which really sucks considering these are very specific ergonomic assitive devices. NOTE Specialized has, as of this writing, a Mountian Bike version of this grip not same as pictured or reviewed here. http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqSection.jsp?sid=05EquipGripsTape | | Similar Products Used: | sram, bontranger, etc | | Bike Setup: | xc trek fuel | | Bottom Line: | as there were no instructions provided testing and research was required. I first webbed this string ... ulnar nerve "palm" ... then tested placement angle of the grips extruding 'BG' pad. This resulted in a specific personal placement of grip BG pad under the plam muscle ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI (which the Specialized mntbike BG grips seem to favour). The protruding pad ended up (for me) angled not into the curvature of the palm (which seemed instinctual) but instead downwards slightly supporting the minimi abtuctor muscle. The grip works great but I wished some instructions would have saved me the testing, research and my wife's hairspray ;) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Road Warrior
a
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | They work. Fully relieves uncomfortable wrist/hand pressure. Cushy enough. Distinct look. Color choices. Long length | | Weaknesses: | Limited colour choices. New ones' groove pattern sometimes uncomfortable for me. | | Similar Products Used: | Tru Grip I, II and Lite. Grab-On Hex, Oury, Tioga BioGrips, Salso Hex, Intense Lock-On. | | Bottom Line: | Distinctly more comfortable than the rest by design. My hands got numb often without em. Once I got em, never got numb since (also attributed to a 20degree bend bar in a 45degree sweep down toward me). | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mervz
a Weekend Warrior
from Laguna, Philippines
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | makiling and bataan trails | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$6.00 | | Purchased At: | a bike shop in Quiapo, Manila | | Strengths: | Distinct (original?) design and unique look (so unlike many grips out there) Soft. Cheap. grippy for the most part. | | Weaknesses: | Slippery when wet/sweaty especially if you don't have gloves. Hard to take off the bar the conventional way but has since discovered an easy technique. For some reason it does not stick at all to my Answer protaper bar - it feels too lose, not secure and 'spins' along with your hand when it should not do. | | Similar Products Used: | MOB and other generic crap | | Bike Setup: | Giant Warp, Zokes Drop-Off Comp, DNM shock, Deore and Da Bomb parts, Sun rims, WTB motoraptor etc.
Kona pahoehoe, Zokes MZ-Comp, Mavic rims, Maxxis Larsen | | Bottom Line: | It worked well when i stuck it into a specialized, amoeba and da bomb bars. felt firm and all right. but using it in my protaper bar felt amiss. Feels loose and it rolls along with your hand. On long climbs without gloves and all you've got are yout sweaty paws they are quite slippery. The rubber, after more than a year of use, is starting to deteriorate a little. Looking forward to upgrading to an ODI or Lizard Skin
But for its price it's a keeper | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Large diameter and contoured design. | | Weaknesses: | Outer soft layer started to peel off after a few months of use. | | Similar Products Used: | So many its sad | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic | | Bottom Line: | I really liked the feel of these large diameter grips and would recomment them to anybody who complains that most grips feel too small for my hands. As for those who think they are too big for your hands ... get the womans version since they have a smaller diameter and may fit your wee hands better. I was disappointed that the soft patch of urathane that is supposed to support your hands under teh ulner nerve started to peel off, but since they were not that expensive and did not totally fall apart I still think they are a good product.
Design improvements for this product:
1. Convert to a lock-on style to prevent twisting of the grip.
2. Streamline the grip and remove the stress risers at the interface between the soft urathane and the rest of the grip. This may stop the soft urathane from peeling off. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane
a
from Portland, OR
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything twisted and sick | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Rivercity Bicycles | | Strengths: | Comfortable, anatomically correct, rubber compound feels right, sticks and stays in place well, helps distribute weight across the palm of the hand due to anatomical shaping. | | Weaknesses: | None found yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Crank Bros Neo, 2002 Body Geometry | | Bike Setup: | Specialized S-Works Epic Disc, Fox F100X, XT/XTR component set, Hayes HFX-Mag Plus hydraulic disc brakes, etc... | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line - a grip is only going to fit you as well as your hand fits the grip. I have larger hands, so the slightly larger than normal grip size on these are an exceptionally perfect fit. They're comfortable, don't slip on the bar easily (a problem I had with my '02 BG grips), and they work well. If you have small hands you might look elsewhere. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allen
a Cross Country Rider
from CA
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | grippy, stays put, pretty comfy | | Weaknesses: | a little less braking control when going downhill, very slick when wet. not as durable | | Bottom Line: | these are decent grips. not great tho. they are pretty comfy. i've had them on my bike for a about a year, riding mostly on weekends, before i went to college and started riding everyday to class. they started falling apart after several months. they become slick when wet. when they're dry, they're tacky, but the sticky outer surface is starting to wear out and the grip is starting to split axially. they are large diameter, which make them comfy, but i lose a bit of control on the downhills. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Colin Roberts
a
from Swepstone UK
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$13.00 | | Purchased At: | wiggle.co.uk | | Weaknesses: | No instructions - what angle should they be fitted on the bars? Where should the raised parts go (exactly under the finger joints or where) A quick print on the back of the carton wouldn't cost much but would help non "bikers" like me understand how they will best benefit me. | | Bike Setup: | Tourer - being prepared for Lands' End to John O'Groats | | Bottom Line: | Looks to be a good product but would help if I could understand how to get the most benefit. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Neb
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | A very original design | | Weaknesses: | Bigger grip diameter can hinder smaller riders. | | Similar Products Used: | Bob Roll's Prayer Sticks, Pearl/3M | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Specialized | | Bottom Line: | I bought the 2003 models which are grey/white/black. Although they are a little big for me, I like them a lot. Provides a comfortable grip for all situations. Cool product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
alex pam
a
from belmont ca
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Strengths: | one of the only twist shift grips out there | | Weaknesses: | hurts my hands, slips easy | | Bottom Line: | these don't work at all for my hands, maybe its just me but i think they are just a waste of money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Weekend Warrior
from South Portland Maine
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | Cyclemania, Portland ME | | Strengths: | Very comfortable, prevents wrist pain in my previously injured wrist. | | Weaknesses: | not much choice in color. Not the best grip but pretty good. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock sram grips | | Bike Setup: | stock Specialized Rockhopper FSR xc comp | | Bottom Line: | After riding with them for the past few months on my old bike I ordered a new set as soon as I bought a new bike. The standard grips on my new Rockhopper work fine but my wrist hurts after an hour or so. Padded gloves don't help as much as these do. If you have any wrist problems these may be the answer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Norwalk, CT USA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Trumbull | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | CycleDynamics | | Strengths: | Comfortable, prevent numbness. | | Weaknesses: | Slippery when wet. | | Similar Products Used: | Oury | | Bottom Line: | I tried the large model and found them very comfortable while road-riding to my local trails, but as soon as I started sweating, my hands were slipping all over the place, with and without gloves. I found they were not tacky enough. Maybe I need to try the shorties. Do not buy these if you are riding anywhere it gets hot and humid. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russell
a Cross Country Rider
from Cedar City Utah
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Little Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Cedar Cycle | | Strengths: | Large diameter for my jumbo hands | | Weaknesses: | Weird color | | Similar Products Used: | Oray and lots of others | | Bike Setup: | Klein Mantra Comp | | Bottom Line: | Finally a large diameter grip that feels good. I'm real tired of being told "Well that's what all the racers use" Who cares! I'm the one riding the damn bike, sell me what I want, not somebody with little girl hands. My local shop showed me a good trick for installing, take one of those half used tubes of vulcanizing glue (for tire patches) and lube your grips with it. It slides right on, and then dries and holds the grips solid. To get them off, take a compressed air sprayer, poke under the grip and blast, comes right off. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bruce Brown
a
from Vienna, Austria
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | MountainBiker.at | | Strengths: | First, I should clarify that I have the wide version. Excellent for my large hands. Good "tacky" feeling rubber which provides a confident grip with or without gloves. Helps cut down on numbness a great deal. | | Weaknesses: | The bike shop installed them using alcohol and I noticed a little slippage. So I removed them, put a strip of double sided golf grip tape around the bar and slipped them back on using some alcohol. No more slippage. I probably should not list this as the grips fault as a weakness, but rather mention make sure you take the time to install it properly.
The other weakness I noticed was that when one's palms become filled with sweat, that nice rubber tacky feeling quickly turns to a slick grip. If you don't sweat a lot in the palm, this won't be a problem for you. However for me, it is a slight issue. | | Similar Products Used: | I also thought about the Bio-Grip, but went for the Specialized wide version. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 820 (Commute to work bike) | | Bottom Line: | I bought them because I recently had a wider riser bar put on my city commute set of wheels (Trek 820) and they were unable to save my decade old grips on the old bar. I had always wanted to try either the Specialized of the Bio-Grip to combat numbness on my trail bike. I was too chicken to do it on my trail bike first, but I'm glad I did try it on my commute bike because I really like them - a lot.
When combined with proper wrist position, these grips can help prevent numbness from setting in as quickly as thinner, regular grips. They are worth a try if your current grips are thin, worn or you are battling numbness. As my commute is only a 20 - 30 ride in one direction, I don't know how these would perform on longer trail rides (which vary 1 - 3 hours for me). However, I was experiencing numbness on the commute ride before I switched the grips and that is now gone.
I am going to go with the 5 rating for both because the price is low and once I got the double sided tape on the handlebar, no slippage at all. The sweating I can't do anything about except wear gloves (which I do). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam VeraSforzza
a Racer
from Seattle, Wa, USA
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Whistler BC | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Super compfy, the sun will set before your hands get tired, look cool, don't wear out, sizes. | | Weaknesses: | Hard to get on, but well worth it, this could be a plus since they won't budge no matter how hard you crank. | | Similar Products Used: | Everything. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 S-Works (19.8lbs)
2001 S-Works (20.5lbs) | | Bottom Line: | I'm a fan of ultralight HT racers (see above) these feel like the equivilant of another 20mm travel on your fork without the extra weight, I have them on all my rides and just bought another pair for my supermodel wife. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kurtito
a Weekend Warrior
from northern,IL,USA
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | all of B.C. Canada | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | specialized online | | Strengths: | comfortable , best feeling grips ive ever come across , material is very grippy but not too knobby | | Weaknesses: | none at this time | | Similar Products Used: | bunch'o'othergrips | | Bike Setup: | giant warp ; xt shifters / crank , xtr derailers / cassette , easton ec70 bar , azonic shorty stem | | Bottom Line: | these are the best grips ive ever used . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Holbrook, L.I. N.Y.
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Bothpage | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Purchased At: | Byron Lake Schwinn | | Strengths: | Very comfortable, no more numb hads and better control.
No problem with them sliding on the bars after I put them on.
Go get a pair. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Pedros | | Bike Setup: | KHS full suspension | | Bottom Line: | Great Product | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alec
a Weekend Warrior
from London
Date Reviewed: December 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the ride home from work | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | very comfy, ergonomic, not slippery | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | specialized crossroads a1 | | Bottom Line: | i love these grips: they give a real quality, precise feel for my large hands
great value, came with my bike, but i would buy these again and they are only 6 quid! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Buckley, WA. usa
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | up, down, and around with a twist! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Specialized onlineI | | Strengths: | I like the way they feel. I have both versions short and long. I had the long first. When I tried the shorties I liked them better. I have installed them with water and have had no problems with them drying up on the inside and holding fast. Very hard to get off while dry(they stick). | | Weaknesses: | The only weakness I care about are that they get slick when wet using just your hands. On the same token they are most comfortable using your bare hands... | | Similar Products Used: | other specialized. | | Bike Setup: | Enduro HT Expert and Expedition Specialized. Both are stock except for handle bar and seat changes. | | Bottom Line: | These I like and would recomend to my friends or anyone else. Tastes seem to really vary though when it comes to grips. I don't feel the need to look for anything else but will be open to trying others when they recomend. The Shorties are really great to hang on to while you are crushing the peddles. I feel like I could rip the handle bars off squeezing these things!!! Happy Trails! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dag
a Cross Country Rider
from Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Bromont | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Sportables | | Strengths: | Good feel
No numbness of hands or sore wrists when well positioned | | Weaknesses: | Move a lot. Simply won't stay in place even with hairspray | | Similar Products Used: | Those with the bike | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain with LX | | Bottom Line: | Good in theory. They just don't stay in place. My bro has the same grips with the same problem. Great concept if they used some type of locking system. Too bad, because they realy are great when on right. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ace
a Weekend Warrior
from California
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Competitive Edge | | Strengths: | VERY comfortable. Sticky. SUPER comfortable. Doesn't slip on handlebar. Did I mention they were comfy? | | Weaknesses: | So sticky that they were really hard to get on and off. Not as grippy on the hands when wet. | | Similar Products Used: | Some old Gripshift grips | | Bike Setup: | XC bike | | Bottom Line: | Wow! These things feel verrrry good. They may be kinda hard to get on and off, but with a light coat of grease, they're no problem (bonus: the grease gets scraped off the inside of the grip during installation so they don't slip around on the bar :)). No more numbness!!!! Plus, the better feel lets me grip the bar better and better grip = better control. Best $10 I ever spent (except for that time when I was really hungry). GO GET SOME! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Weekend Warrior
from Nashville Tennessee,U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anyplace With DIRT! | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Bennys Bikes | | Strengths: | Very Grippy,Sticky.Knocks Out Numb Fingers. | | Weaknesses: | Zip-Nada-Zippo----None! Perfect!! :) | | Similar Products Used: | Can't Remember | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Mongoose Butted Stell XL 21 speed,With Shox. | | Bottom Line: | Now dis' is the best grip for you! BUY THIS,FOR BEST GRIP!
-----Not for everybodys hands,...test em' out first. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Monroe, Louisiana USA
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything with dirt | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Specialized S-Store | | Strengths: | Easy to cut for bar-ends, easy to install, feel great. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock grips with bike, by Specialized. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized HardRock. | | Bottom Line: | These work as advertised. I use Team XC-L BG gloves with them, and I haven't had any hand or finger numbness since I started using them. Extremely comfortable on the road or the trail. Definitely get some if you have numbness problems. Best $10 I ever spent. Value rating is 5. Couldn't believe they were only $10.00. Overall rating is 5. They do what they say they do, and you can't beat that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sal
a Weekend Warrior
from Gloucester, Mass
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Lynn Woods & Dogtown | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Landry's Cycles | | Strengths: | good oval shape. Has concave area for thumb grip. Nice and wide for wide hands. | | Weaknesses: | a little smushy. grips loosened, but that could be due to installation. | | Similar Products Used: | Oury, Coda | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Cannondale Jekkyl frame with Marzocchi Bomber 100 mm fork. Mavic CrossMax wheel set with Conti Survivor Pro 2.3 in front and Tioga Factory DH 2.1 in rear | | Bottom Line: | In the past, I've had excruciating pain on the inside of my hands just below my pinky knuckles (numbness was never a problem). All I can say is that these grips have made that pain completely disappear. What more can I say? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug
a Weekend Warrior
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Specialized online | | Strengths: | Very comfortable, sets well on bar, holds position, well made. | |
|
$ 9.99
