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Submitted by
ssorgs
a
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Comfortable, no need for bar ends, comfortable | | Weaknesses: | Can be sensitive to correct rotation/tilt on the bar | | Similar Products Used: | Yeti, ODI rogue | | Bike Setup: | Maverick Durance-DUC, X-9/X-0/XT, 10-sp FD, Juicy 7s, 819s, Minion DHF (run tubeless!), Spec Eskar Ctrl 2Bliss, 24/7 front hub, LaserLite rear hub, Speedball R, WTB Speed V, XTR pedals, Ergons, EA70 Monkey Bar | | Bottom Line: | These are amazing. I have an alignment problem with the right arm and have always had problems with grips. Used to use bar ends so I could vary positions, but couldn't do it stylistically when I went to riser bars.
They distribute the pressure on your hand so no hot spots. You can slide your hands in/outbound to get slightly different grip. The contours make keeping hold of them easier.
Like many have recommended, you probably need the smaller size. I found that while the larger felt great just holding it, once on my bike it put too much pressure b/w thumb and forefinger. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wayne
a
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Bottom Line: | Great grips...no more wrist pain...my girlfriend tried them and the next day she picked up a pair for herself...well worth the price! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
billy kraebel
a Cross Country Rider
from cutchogue new york
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | diablo rocky point | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | country time cycle | | Strengths: | THESE GRIPS ARE TITS GET THEM | | Weaknesses: | pricy but worth it | | Similar Products Used: | stock grips | | Bike Setup: | MY BIKE IS TITS | | Bottom Line: | GET EM THERE THE BEST | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fatso Stevo
a Weekend Warrior
from Humboldt
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$21.00 | | Purchased At: | beyondbikes.com | | Strengths: | comfort, comfort, comfort | | Weaknesses: | not the greatest for downhilling | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Kona King Kikapu | | Bottom Line: | After using my Ergons I will never go back to standard grips again. The discomfort & numbness that I would feel during long rides is gone. I would highly recommend these to anybody that has felt similar discomfort. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Leonidas
a Weekend Warrior
from Maryland
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Retail store | | Strengths: | Comfortable. Look nice. Perform as advertised. | | Weaknesses: | They didn't add 5 or 6 mph to my average. Go figure. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock Specialized grips. | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Specialized FSR Stumpy. Lots of upgrades including riser bar. | | Bottom Line: | These grips are freakin' awesome. I was constantly thinking about my hands and wrists when I would ride - how bad their position was, how bad they hurt, how numb my pinky would get after seven or eight miles. I bought a set of these on a Friday night, and rode 21 miles of mostly rocky, rooty, east coast single track on Sunday morning. I was no longer thinking about the piss-poor condition of my hands and wrists. I realized that I wasn't thinking about them at all, which was great! These grips not only took away my lower arm ailments, they actually made my entire upper body riding position feel better and corrected (I believe that they kept me in check due to their angle). I would have paid much more for these little buggers, and I consider them to be one of the best upgrades to my bike. I adjusted them so that they pointed just slightly up into my palms as the manual suggests. When I got home, I backed off of that just a hair and retightened them, also as the manual suggests. Perfect. Great product. If you have ailments that are similiar to mine, I highly recommend picking a pair of these up. That's my two cents. BTW....I'm 6ft, 225lbs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from pa
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$34.00 | | Purchased At: | Trek Store | | Strengths: | Seems like a good Idea | | Weaknesses: | Generally feels like torture. pricey. | | Similar Products Used: | ODI Lock on grips | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Ferrous 29. Bonty big sweep bars. | | Bottom Line: | Not for everyone. May work for some, but try them first!
For me, these grips cause such horrible hand cramping in the technical stuff and on sustained downhills that i would have to stop to deal with the pain.
I wear a size large full finger glove, so its not like I have tiny little hands.
I just could not find a position that offered comfort AND control. Sweep of the bars could be the culprit
Seems like a great Idea, felt great in the store, but boy was my first 30 mile day on them miserable. 2nd day was not quite as bad, but still pretty miserable.
I just gave my set away.
I hate to leave bad reviews, but i had to pass this along.
Caveat emptor (let the buyer beware) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh Cox
a Weekend Warrior
from Indiana
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | Higher ground/ Talahassee Fl. | | Strengths: | Problems with hand numbness are gone, the grip is great, hand dose not move at all on this grip, and I personally like the look. | | Weaknesses: | takes a little work to get it set right. position matters. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock grips on my Giant, some foam crap from Wal~Mart. | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | If you have problems with hand numbness on long rides, this helped me a lot. I used to get to where it hurt to change gears... weight and size may not appeal to some. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rico
a Weekend Warrior
from Glenside, PA
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike website | | Strengths: | Easy to install, very comfortable, stops hand numbness. | | Weaknesses: | More expensive than your average grips. | | Similar Products Used: | Original Raleigh grips that came on my bike.
| | Bike Setup: | Raleigh Mojave 8.0, Shimano Deore shifter, Shimano LX derailleurs, Hayes MX4 disc brakes, WTB Weirwolf Tires and Ergon MP1 grips...of course. | | Bottom Line: | Great grips, but a little more expensive. Well worth it though. I have carpal tunnel syndrome, so my fingers would get numb quite often while riding. These grips have helped that tremendously. Numbness does not happen nearly as often now.
I love these grips. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Ball
a Cross Country Rider
from Kennesaw, GA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tanasi | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | Ergonomic for comfort | | Weaknesses: | Useless during technical MTB riding | | Similar Products Used: | Oury | | Bike Setup: | Fisher HiFi Pro, Chris King NoThread Set, Thomson Setback Seatpost, MTB Laser V Ti Saddle, Oury Grips (love em!!!) | | Bottom Line: | I switched to the ever-so-comfy Oury grips. The Ergons were useless during most (if not all) technical trail sections. I hated these grips and sold them on ebay. GOOD RIDDANCE. Unless your a road biker, forget it! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Clemson, SC
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | City Park, Austin, TX | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Works great. Does exactly what it's supposed to do. | | Weaknesses: | The women's size is plenty big enough for the average guy. | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel EX9 2007 | | Bottom Line: | I'd concur with most of the other reviewers that said these things are great, but make sure you buy the women's size (thanks for the warning before I bought these things). While I have noticed that any sort of tingly hand/wrist problem that I had previous has nearly completely disappeared, the shape hasn't negatively affected my riding in the slightest. In fact, the grips feel better than most grips and the extra surface area is handy sometimes for when the riding is easy, you can sit back and just use a finger or two on the little platform area. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Cross Country Rider
from Castle Rock, CO
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Rocks, roots, techincal | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Comfort, support | | Weaknesses: | Weight | | Similar Products Used: | Grips | | Bike Setup: | Simtra ST-1 (http://simtrabikes.com/) | | Bottom Line: | I took up trials riding recently and bought a trials-specific bike (Simtra ST-1). Within a week my wrists hurt all the time. I was complaining to a friend who has Ergons on his bike and he recommended them. I put them on my trials bike and my wrist problems resolved quickly.
I bought a pair with the bar ends for my xc rig and love them on my Yeti 575.
Extremely comfortable. I have zero complaints. These grips support the wrist and gives a lot more stability, comfort, and damping. I am EXTREMELY happy that my wrist pain has been completely eliminated by these grips.
I highly recommend them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a
from Great Falls
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Captain Jack in Coloardo Springs | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Hand fatigue is gone! Very comfortable and secure nicely with built in clamp. Strategically placed knurlling for ultimate grip. | | Weaknesses: | None expected, but it does take awhile to get used to the different look. A little pricey, but you get what you pay for. | | Bike Setup: | Curtlo Mountaineer...steel baby! | | Bottom Line: | I bought these grips based on the many positive reviews they recived. The masses are correct, these grips are the new standard and worth the $. These would be perfect for the 24 hr racer or anybody that experiences hand/finger fatigue. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Willem Boom
a Cross Country Rider
from Bend, Oregon USA
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Storm King | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Solid construction, hand does not slip off easily, good for your wrists, strong for light trail riding or urban | | Weaknesses: | Not the best product for Heavy Duty Cross Country! They do not allow for multiple hand positions and require lots of adjustments. VERY HEAVY if you are concerned with weight. About 170 Grams a pair!! | | Similar Products Used: | ODI Locking Grips, WTB Grips, etc... | | Bike Setup: | Ventana Pantera with all Fox Shox, XT 2007 Drivetrain and Brakes, Thomson, Chris King, Etc.. | | Bottom Line: | Buy they if you do light XC combined with Urban riding. I have switched to ODI Locking Rings with Yeti Grips. Works much better for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver CO USA
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | When properly installed, these grips eliminate wrist pain and tingling. They provide a larger area to place the hand than other grips. More importantly, they keep the wrists in a neutral position to avoid the problem in the first place. | | Weaknesses: | They add a little weight. Bring an Allen wrench with you for fine adjutment of the angle of the grips on your first ride. You cannot grip the bars as tight with these grips. However, you can still use you thumb and forefinger to grip the bar itself. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Cobia, 21" frame. | | Bottom Line: |
A good solution for hand/wrist problems. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tommy Boy
a
from Chicago
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Palos Forest Preserve | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Rapid Transit | | Strengths: | Crazy comfortable. Will not twist. Removeable. | | Weaknesses: | Kinda expensive. | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face North Shore grips. Only similar with respect to being able to remove and move via clamps. | | Bike Setup: | On-One Inbred SS fully rigid - Thomson post and stem - BB7 and SD Ti with Flak Jacket brakes - WTB Rocket V seat - Crank Brothers Mallet M pedals - Ergon MP1 grips | | Bottom Line: | I was initially skeptical about this grips for two reasons, looks and price. I'll put it right out there - these babies ain't cheap, but they are sooooooo comfortable! I put them on my SS as my hands were taking a royal beating and I could not be happier. The big platform for your hand dissipates the forces against your hand over a bigger area and eliminates the ridge of pain found with regular round grips.
These grips are fantastic and I highly recommend them to anyone with a singlespeed full-rigid bike. I assume they'd be good on a FS bike, but without the experience I can't say. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sniper
a Cross Country Rider
from Dearborn Hts, MI
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Maah Daah Hey, Pontiac Lake, Fort Custer | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Comfort, does not move while riding | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | Standard grips, Lizard Skin Dual compound | | Bike Setup: | 05 Stumpjumper Disc w/ full 07 XT drivetrain, nokon cables | | Bottom Line: | I have never really taken the time to review anything before because most products are reviewed to no end already. I am so happy with these grips so far that I decided to write a review for these.
I wear a men's large glove and I was back and forth trying to decide whether I should get the men's or women's grip. They really should be called small and large instead. I went with the men's and it turns out I like the larger grip a lot. I got the women's grip for my g/f and after riding around a little on her bike I know I made the right choice with the larger grip.
I have about 100 trail miles on these grips and other than having to re-tighten and adjust the angle a little bit they have been great. They do not turn or slip while riding and are very comfortable. During tight and technical sections I was having problem with my hands getting numb from gripping too tight on the bars. These grips have solved that problem completely.
These grips are a bit more expensive than most but they were well worth the $28. Think about how much you are willing to spend on the saddle, shorts, and shoes to get the most comfortable fit you can get and then $28 for great grips does not seem like too much money at all. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill Burton
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mission Trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | good quality | | Weaknesses: | too big, | | Bottom Line: | At first they feel good, but after a few rides, it made my wrists hurt... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brainvermin
a Cross Country Rider
from Québec, Québec, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Don't know, it was a gift... | | Strengths: | Well-made quality product, comfortable, affordable, easy to adjust, lock-on grip system. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Oryx T-line 250 (2002), Marzocchi Z4 fork, Sh. Deore/LX derailleurs. | | Bottom Line: | These grips are really great. I used to lose sensitivity of my fingertips when going for long bike rides with my old grips. But the thing I hated most: they would continuously slip off my handlebar, especially during long, hot and hard XC rides.
The Ergon MP1 are great affordable grips. They are comfortable, ergonomic and well-made. I strongly recommend it to anyone ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | I agree with all the favorable comments above... | | Weaknesses: | None found. | | Similar Products Used: | Typical OEM junk, too many to count (they are all essentially the same - just molded rubber in different patterns). | | Bike Setup: | BikeFriday.com (model Pocket Tourist) | | Bottom Line: | My main problem (previously) was hand numbness, which is caused by the non-ergonomic design of typical stock grips. Cheap grips are popular because most bike riders are just riding around in circles at the forest preserve on sunny days. I ride at least 10 miles daily, all year round, in Chicago. So hand comfort is a big deal to me. All kinds of bumps in my daily commute - bad concrete, manhole covers, expansion joints over bridges, etc.
I have XL glove size, so the Men's model is perfect for me.
I must take issue with one previous reviewer above, who was not happy with the way these grips look. I have had perfect strangers ask me about my grips. (Strangers also regularly ask me about my Bike Friday, but that is a topic for another review.) I think these grips look awesome - like wings for my bike!
Ergonomic stuff always costs more than generic. That's because some smart engineer actually THOUGHT about this product during the design stage. And the packaging is perfect - if you are not sure whether you need Men's or Women's size, just check out your local bike store. You can actually try the grip before you buy it. Installation is quick and easy.
I am not inclined to wax poetic about stuff, but you can tell, I am really pleased with this product.
- Jay
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Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Velotique, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | Strengths: | -Even distribution of load on hands
-No more hand numbness
-lock on grips | | Weaknesses: | -weight
| | Similar Products Used: | -specialized single ply OEM grip that came with Stumpjumper | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Stumpjumper Disc | | Bottom Line: | AWESOME!!!! TRUELY AWESOME
I used to get hand numbness. Particular my thumb, doctor told me I was pinching/aggrevating my median nerve. It got bad after a 24 hour relay race. My left thumb was numb for 6 weeks, I had actually damaged the median nerve as said by Dr.
I bought these grips thinking it would help me out a lot. It did. I just got back from the trails. Rode 3 hours, no hand numbness, nothing. I LOVE THEM!
Kinda heavy if you are a weight weenie, but I put comfort over all.
I bought the WP1, the womens version, I have a Men's Medium sized full finger glove.
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Submitted by
Rich
a Cross Country Rider
from New York
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | comfort and enhanced ability to lean your bike into turns. | | Weaknesses: | sizing is confusing, consider the men's grip as large and the women's grip as small. | | Similar Products Used: | Oury, Odi, Salsa and many others.
| | Bike Setup: | Kona 2-9 fully rigid. On-one Inbred fork, scandium bars, ultimate levers, bb7 brakes, Dean seatpost, American Classic wheels. | | Bottom Line: | This is a follow up to my prior review and actually for the women's grip. The men's was too big for my hand (large glove size) and I had trouble hanging onto my rigid singlespeed.
The women's, or more appropriately named small size, is perfect for the large size hand. This grip has a thinner circumference where your thumb and index finger wrap around the grip and it allows the middle finger to fully wrap around the grip as well. You still have the advantage of the paddle portion of the grip which really enables you to lean the bike much better than a conventional grip. To me, this is as important as the increased comfort level the grip provides.
If you have some ability to lean your bike, these grips will enhance your skills with the leverage they provide through the paddle. It is like they remind you to lean the bike. Now, if you do not normally lean your bike into turns, the grips are helping you do this because your palm has somewhere to rest and consequently puts pressure in the right place while turning.
In addition, the grips stay on the bars tight and use a simple plug in end cap which is better than the screw tightened end caps on the other grips. The problem I have with the screwed in end caps is that they come loose from pulling on the grips. This is so because your hand is on the end caps, if you use the whole grip, and eventually they come loose. The plug in type is not accessible while your hand is on the grip.
My best advise would be to make sure you get the right size grip, especially if you are riding a rigid bike. Think Men'size as probably extra large hand and women's as average to large hand.
I was only able to wrap my thumb and index finger around the men's grip, although I can get three and almost four fingers around the women's grip which is a necessary in techy situations.
This is a more comfortable grip that makes it easier to lean your bike into turns. I will use them on all my bikes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Weekend Warrior
from Cumming, Ga, USA
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Eliminate hand fatigue. Have proven to be very durable. Had the misfortune of landing hard on them several times and they never twisted or moved a bit. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | OEM junk | | Bike Setup: | Giant Rainier with SRAM trigger shifters. | | Bottom Line: | This is a follow up to a previous review. After using the MP1 grips for several months, decided to get my wife a pair of the WP1 as well. After "test" driving them decided that the smaller size was a better fit for me as well. If you have the opportunity, try both sizes before you make your decision. Once they are on the bike, the grips are virtually identical looking. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick
a
from Tennessee
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Strengths: | Clamps very well, easily adjustable, really does help with hand pain/numbness, well made. | | Weaknesses: | None for me. Price is higher than other grips, but you don't have to replace these every 6-12 months, and they do what they claim. | | Similar Products Used: | several... | | Bike Setup: | Turner Spot, Minute, XT stuff | | Bottom Line: | Excellent product. Meets the company's claims. Well thought out and executed product. MBA missed the boat on this one - they should have had someone with hand pain/numbness test it... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Phillips
a Cross Country Rider
from Mckeesport, Pa USA
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dupont | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Comfort (eliminates most hand pain), Feeling of having more control | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | WTB grips | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp, Cane Creek Terros Wheelset, Avid Disk Brakes, Fox Float Shocks | | Bottom Line: | at 6' 3" I have always had problems with getting grips to fit my hands, every grip I have tried has always felt too small. These are the first grips that have ever fit me. On long rides my fingers would always go numb, these grips don't totally eliminate the hand pain but it takes at least an additional hour or two before I even notice any discomfort. The shape of these grips also lock your wrists into the proper position when riding. I have never felt in more control of the bike especially when cornering. These grips are worth every Penny. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Yari Gatake
a
from kyoto, Japan
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Streets of ... Kyoto! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | They're just what I've been looking for... forever!
The ingenious package design lets you choose the best size for you before you buy! | | Weaknesses: | The locking collar isn't black.
I had to cut them to fit with my Grip Shifts. | | Similar Products Used: | The fattest motorcycle grips I could find. | | Bike Setup: | GF Cobia with a Nitro riser bar and SRAM Grip Shifts. | | Bottom Line: | If you have wrist problems of any kind, these grips are for you.
Don't buy them online unless you've tried them on in person at your LBS. "Large" and "Medium" and "Men's" and "Women's" are arbitrary labels... you need to wrap your hand around these grips to know which size is for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
b muzza
a Weekend Warrior
from crawford, oregon, busharagua
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | classified | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | santiam/dallas | | Strengths: | Excellent workmanship in a design that immediately solves many problems. They look good. | | Weaknesses: | Metallic clamps on outside edge scratch easily, especially for mtn. bikes. Maybe mfr. could coat clamps in hard rubber.
You can't perform the standard mountain bike death grip with these fat boys. Small handed riders might not like this. | | Similar Products Used: | factory rubber cigars | | Bike Setup: | 05 tassajarra, Hayes Nine Hydros, Wellgo combo clip-ons and these Ergos ---which really contribute to the entire package. | | Bottom Line: | These are made of HARD rubber, which is what you want. The flapdoodle/wingy bits provide support for the base of your palms. They can be micro-adjusted while riding to suit your changing needs. Took mine off after 3 months and rode around on the factory cigars for 20 minutes. Immediately put the Ergos back on. You forget how many problems they solve. $30 for a pair of grips. Yeah. Worth it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark
a Cross Country Rider
from central va
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | control, comfort | | Weaknesses: | none so far but am not sure how long they will hold up | | Similar Products Used: | oury,stock stuff | | Bike Setup: | Devinci Guzzler | | Bottom Line: | right out of the box thses things have made me more comfortable whether it be on a short climb or a long time of riding. I got them because I have carpel tunnel and these have really helped me not have to grip with my fingers. now I can spread the weight across my entire hand and use my fingers for braking only. I use them in conjunction with my ergo-control ends and now have many more hand positions to choose from on long rides.
they grip well when wet also and I have not had my hand come loose even on the rootiest or most technical areas Ive ridden so far and I have yet to have had to grab the bars with more than 3 fingers .
its very nice to use my thumbs for shifting only and my middle finger on the brakes.
if you have pain in the hands or elbows and have your bike set up correctly, these will help a lot even on non plush trails and even after a long ride.
if you develop pain after a couple hours of riding , these will eliminate that as well. Ive been riding for years and these have made the last 2 hours of my long rides or rides when my c.t. is acting up enjoyable instead of just bearable | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert M
a Cross Country Rider
from Evergreen, CO
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Watershed - Telluride, CO | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Provides platform for palms to rest | | Weaknesses: | Weight (if you're a weight-weenie) | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Scalpel 3000 | | Bottom Line: | If you suffer from numb hands while riding read no further - This is your solution. Go buy these grips.
I finally have the climbing machine I've been after all these years! While I prefer the uphill, I have a tendency to ride until I become fatigued & then slouch over the bars. Ultimately my hands were taking the brunt of this as I'd push against the bar ends and the edge of my grips would cut off the circulation to my hands causing all sorts of discomfort. These grips appear to be the solution. After a couple of rides I couldn't wait to get in front of this computer and start promoting these in any way I can.
If I were to find one thing about these that I wasn't completely comfortable with it would be their position on the downhill. While they are positioned just right for me and my style of climbing, when I went to descend the mountain I found that the "platform" they provide for the palm was somewhat awkward. I'm used to using the heel of my hand to maintain control of the bars and these grips placed the job more on my fingers. Still, the benefits seem to outweigh this and I feel confident I'll get used to it.
Where have these been for my 20 years of mountain biking?! These could have saved me much pain & misery. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rich
a Cross Country Rider
from New York
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | comfort | | Weaknesses: | men's grip is a little too big for the average hand.
| | Similar Products Used: | Odi, Oury and Salsa | | Bike Setup: | Kona 2-9 fully rigid. On-one Inbred fork, scandium bars, ultimate levers, bb7 brakes, Dean seatpost, American Classic wheels. | |
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$ 29.95
