Submitted by
Ben
a Cross Country Rider
from New Mexico
Date Reviewed: 9/15/2001 3:43:05 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Signal Peak Race Course |
| Duration Product Used: |
3 months |
| Price Paid: |
$8 |
| Purchased At: |
Performance |
| Strengths: |
Thin, Durable, Grippy, Good feel, Stay in place |
| Weaknesses: |
none |
| Similar Products Tried: |
bontrager, odi, answer, ritchey, onza |
| Bike Setup: |
daVinci Designs FS, Icon, Dean, Ame', SRAM, Avid, Cane Creek, IRD, Delta, DT Hugi, daVinci Designs, IRC, Inmotion, Action-Tec, Race Face |
| Bottom Line: |
I love these grips. They stay put even after 18 miles on a soaked race course. Good grip, very tacky. Thin enough to let you feel in control, but spongy enough to give some shock absorption. Great for small hands. Very durable. Best grips I've found since my Onza Porcipaws. |
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Submitted by
Sensible Nick
a Downhiller
from Shrewsbury, shropshire, UK
Date Reviewed: 7/12/2001 2:25:58 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
anything fast, and near vertical., and anything that has the words 'Doubles' and 'Big' in it. |
| Duration Product Used: |
2 Years |
| Price Paid: |
$15 |
| Purchased At: |
many places |
| Strengths: |
very tough, covers end of bar, sticks like glue, incredably grippy, nice length and good width... |
| Weaknesses: |
can be bad on bare hands.. but that's also a good point.. you can't have hard wearing without a hard compound. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
loads. |
| Bike Setup: |
14" hardtail BSX/Dual/DH/Duel bike Hope Disks on bulb hubs with D321's Z1 Dropoffs etc... |
| Bottom Line: |
very tough grip. If you like your grips to be solid and let you klnow what your bike is doing, this is exactly what you want. In britian we are forced to pay a bit more than in america, but I rekon that these are worht the extra cash.
After a bit of time (it's been 8 months of very hard and long rides for me) they will start to wear wherever you put the most pressure on them. Turn them through 90 degrees.. and carry on. I use these on all of my bikes.. cos I rekon that they are the best. |
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Submitted by
Ken
a Cross Country Rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: 4/25/2001 11:21:28 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: |
(+)Grippy
(+)Not too thick
(+)Not too thin
(+)Comfortable
(+)Priced-right |
| Weaknesses: |
(-)Not flashy. It simply does it's job. (I know, it's a stretch, but I had to come up with something) |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Various. |
| Bike Setup: |
Santa Cruz Superlight X (Easton Monkey Lite CT2 Carbon Bar) |
| Bottom Line: |
Performs as well as you could expect. No problems keeping my hands on the grips during butt-puckering descents. No discomfort or blisters on long rides. These grips haven't twisted on the bars. They show no real sign of wear. No damage during any of my unplanned dismounts.
What more could you want for a 10-spot? |
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Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Naperville, IL USA
Date Reviewed: 5/1/2000 7:30:53 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Kettle Moraine |
| Duration Product Used: |
2 Years |
| Strengths: |
Inexpensive, good design, doesn't fatigue your hands, doesn't shed |
| Weaknesses: |
none! |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Specialized S-Works, Specialized Dual Density Comfort (they both suck) |
| Bike Setup: |
Performance M-605 (fully tricked-out) |
| Bottom Line: |
These are great grips! They don't shed, your hands don't slip even if they sweat! Sure, they don't look all flashy and colored like some others, but form follows function. They're nice and soft too! |
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Submitted by
Alvin
a Weekend Warrior
from Concord, CA
Date Reviewed: 9/27/1999
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Briones Canyon |
| Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month |
| Strengths: |
grips, looks |
| Weaknesses: |
None |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Generic |
| Bike Setup: |
Dean Oscar Custom, XT/XTR mix, SDG Seat, Race Face cranks, Answer Hyperlite/Hyperends, Ame grips, Time ATAC Carbon pedals, Dean Stem/post, Mavic 217/GT CNC wheels, Bontrager Revolt SS tire pair, Sachs PC-51 chain |
| Bottom Line: |
I like these because they bring me back to my old school days with Ame grips on all my BMX rides. I can't believe there's no reviews on this product. Please review these they're awesome. No slippage either for almost a year. See my other reviews under my bike setup. |
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