Mr Pig
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- North Lanarkshire
Are crap!
The lock-on ones anyway. Was in a shop last night and saw a set of Specialized Locking Comfort Grips. My hands get really numb so looked like a good idea, they have an extended flat panel at one end to support your hand and they were half the price of another very similar looking set.
The only real difference I could see between them and the dearer set was the size of the locking screw. The screw on the Specialized grips is tiny and looks poor quality. I actually said to the guy in the shop that it looked far to small to do the job but he felt sure it would be fine so I bought them.
They come with an Allen key so no worries there. Put them on and gradually tightened them up a little at a time, giving them a twist each time to see if they were locked tight. Long before I got them tight, and whilst still applying relatively little force, the bolt head just rounded! The bolt is so soft there was no way they were ever going to lock on.
The bolt was so knacked I couldn't undo it but the grip was so loose it didn't mater as I could just pull the grip off the bar.
So if you're thinking about these grips, forget it. If shaped grips twist around the bar they're totally useless.
The lock-on ones anyway. Was in a shop last night and saw a set of Specialized Locking Comfort Grips. My hands get really numb so looked like a good idea, they have an extended flat panel at one end to support your hand and they were half the price of another very similar looking set.
The only real difference I could see between them and the dearer set was the size of the locking screw. The screw on the Specialized grips is tiny and looks poor quality. I actually said to the guy in the shop that it looked far to small to do the job but he felt sure it would be fine so I bought them.
They come with an Allen key so no worries there. Put them on and gradually tightened them up a little at a time, giving them a twist each time to see if they were locked tight. Long before I got them tight, and whilst still applying relatively little force, the bolt head just rounded! The bolt is so soft there was no way they were ever going to lock on.
The bolt was so knacked I couldn't undo it but the grip was so loose it didn't mater as I could just pull the grip off the bar.
So if you're thinking about these grips, forget it. If shaped grips twist around the bar they're totally useless.