MTB Handlebar Grips

[weareHKR]

Anyone have a preference on the bar grips they use?
Not necessarily for Mountain Biking but general street use as well?

 

[Mo1959]

Anyone have a preference on the bar grips they use?
Not necessarily for Mountain Biking but general street use as well?

The Ergon range is quite good, especially the ones up the range a bit that incorporate decent bar ends.

 

[vickster]

Ergon or Specialized ergo style. I hate round grips, not struck on bar ends either. Like somewhere to rest my palms though!

 

[weareHKR]

The Ergon range is quite good, especially the ones up the range a bit that incorporate decent bar ends.

Ergon or Specialized ergo style. I hate round grips, not struck on bar ends either. Like somewhere to rest my palms though!

Thanks, only asking because I changed some on a MTB, sort of a semi-rigid round for another pair of round which feels a tad harder & my thumbs seem to feel slightly numb!
I've heard people complain about this before but I've never experienced it before...

 

[vickster]

Thanks, only asking because I changed some on a MTB, sort of a semi-rigid round for another pair of round which feels a tad harder & my thumbs seem to feel slightly numb!
I've heard people complain about this before but I've never experienced it before...

There are some lovely softer rubbery ergon ones I recently fitted

come in a range of colours and sizes
ERGON Unisex's GA3 Grips, Midsummer Blue, Small

View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08248TGJR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qGyMFbYY7KZNV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[weareHKR]

There are some lovely softer rubbery ergon ones I recently fitted

Nice...

 

[Reynard]

I'm an Ergon GP2 girl - have them on both my hybrid and MTB. Worth every penny IMHO

 

[weareHKR]

I'm an Ergon GP2 girl - have them on both my hybrid and MTB. Worth every penny IMHO

Yes... these sound the ones to try, thanks all...

 

[fossyant]

What are you doing - proper MTB ? I'd avoid the shaped Ergon types for proper MTB riding as you do move/rotate your hands.

Ergon's are great for normal riding though.

I tend to spend a little more for the MTB grips - Either SRAM's own, or currently Ritchey WCS Trail which are very grippy. Always lock-ons though as I don't fancy those rotating on a gnarly descent.

 

[weareHKR]

What are you doing - proper MTB ? I'd avoid the shaped Ergon types for proper MTB riding as you do move/rotate your hands.

Ergon's are great for normal riding though.

I tend to spend a little more for the MTB grips - Either SRAM's own, or currently Ritchey WCS Trail which are very grippy. Always lock-ons though as I don't fancy those rotating on a gnarly descent.

No mate by ''Proper Mountain Biking'' days are over, stick to the easy /medium routes at Dolby Forst nowadays ... I'll take a look at the ones you've mentioned tho... cheers..

 

[fossyant]

DMR grips are recommended also.

If pootling then the Ergons are fine.

 

[Reynard]

Yeah, most of my riding is on roads or gravel tracks. East Cambridgeshire isn't exactly mountain-biking country.

 

[weareHKR]

Yeah, most of my riding is on roads or gravel tracks. East Cambridgeshire isn't exactly mountain-biking country.

lol... same here, Hull is completely flat, apart from the odd bridges over the river Hull & they're only a slight rise...

 

[Reynard]

lol... same here, Hull is completely flat, apart from the odd bridges over the river Hull & they're only a slight rise...

But you and I, we have "Dutch Hills"

 

[fossyant]

East Cambridgeshire isn't exactly mountain-biking country.

I couldn't possibly live there then. Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Londonshire, all off the list !