Endohopper Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Damn ! Grips are so impotrant too , being the only other contact point aside from pedals ( and saddle for some .) I kinda liked the idea of Monty's foam grips , but have been scared off , now . I've been running Onza Porcipaws for well over a year now . They're very thin , incredibly sticky and feel good , having not ripped or slipped yet . Great grips , but hard to find . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 ill get a picture up of my homemade grips, thinner than monty foams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyJames Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 A friend of mine killed his Monty grips within a few rides recently, they seem pretty crap. I have WCS and my hands ached on the Montys after a few seconds because they were so thin and uncomfortable, may aswell of been holding the bare bar. A suggestion for holding them together is an old shoestring, I have one holding my WCS together (ripped due to me being a willy with boiling water) and it is still grippy and comfortable. :lol: I should really buy some new ones but...Nahhhhhh! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 DMR zip grips are the best I have EVER used. They are thin, very grippy, don't slip and don't hurt your hands at all. They probably wouldn't last too long but are VERY good grips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainlazy84 Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 funnily enough the exact same thing happened to me and i was considering making a topic just like this but dismissed it as me just being unlucky or something. My Monty foam grips ripped within about two weeks (probably 3-4 two hour rides) and now feel so bloody irritating because of it. So that was a complete waste of £5 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 my montys have lasted a 14 months now woo hoo...bit had now and a tear in the left... any one used a few layers of rodie tape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQuiT-man Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Have you tried Ritcheys yet Mark? I'm one for thin grips too normally, and the Ritcheys are still so much better than anything else I've used. They kinda got a few chunks missing, but they don't seem to want to actually tear. They're ace, just because you can ride all day, and your hands'll be fine. I've never experienced any other grip like that before. You may have tried them already and they weren't for you though :lol:" Dave ← I totally agree. I got my Ritchey WCS Truegrips (foam ones) a week ago and im loving them, plus they dont feel like they are going to be ripping any time soon.. Dont let it put you off that they are not as thin, Im sure you will have no problem getting used to them and they you'll love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 my montys have lasted a 14 months now woo hoo...bit had now and a tear in the left... any one used a few layers of rodie tape? ← I did. Two words: Freaking Whack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 (edited) ive used some stuff similar to roadie tape i guesse. Its insulation foam tape, use to seal joins between two metals structures so theres no leaks. One side is foam and the other is like a sticky tape. You can get it in loads of widths, but my dad has loads laying around so i used some of the 1cm wide stuff hes got. pic http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....cmd=si&img=8452 Edited May 16, 2005 by Spacemunkee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Just as an update - I've come across a new pair of Monty foams, so I'll use them until they die, but I've been pointed in the direction of those chappies up there /\ Onza Brahma grips. £5, you cut 'em to length. Don't seem too bad :mellow: I'd obviously only be using the super thin version on the top, the rest - from what I can tell from other sites - is for use on barendy bits on road bikes or something like that... Anyway, yeah, thin grips people - another option! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 is that pic of the underside and top? where they available from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I don't *think* it is... I'm pretty it like follows on from each other, if you get me? Like the bottom pic is a continuation of the top one? If you flipped the bottom horizontally, and then boshed it onto the end of the top one it'd fit, if you see what I mean? Shit paint drawing ahoy :S Sorted. You've gotta bear in mind these are for those bull-horn style roadie bars, so they need longer grips :mellow: Unless this is all wrong, anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 ah yea i see whats going on now then, you get the option to run thin or ultra thin if you cut them then. Makes sense now.. 2 pairs of grips for the price of one .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Please don't get them :mellow: Unless you love your hands being sore as fook, or wear ski gloves to ride in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I did. Two words: Freaking Whack. ← ha ha ha best stick get some more £3 montys again :mellow: oooh, how about using that lumo yellow towel racket handle covering stuff.... night visibility :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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