trialsguru Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 right my monty foams have worn out and im after a thinish rubber grip, im thinking about renthals but just wanted to know if anyones found any other decent thin rubber grips? also has anyone tried thesegrips cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeillyB Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 I know they might not be 'thin' as such, but what about ODI lock-ons? They're super and widely known to be reliable and efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsguru Posted September 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 ive tried ruffians before and longnecks, the ruffians were just way too sticky almost gooey and the longnecks were very nice but just contribute to arm pump in comps, ive got small girly hands you see lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 tryall rubber, from cleanbikes or tarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aust Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 brahma zoom grips from supercycles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 I know they might not be 'thin' as such, but what about ODI lock-ons? They're super and widely known to be reliable and efficient. ← Ruffians = 3 weeks then down to the plastic. Best £15 ever. Renthal ATV grips. Medium compound (last for forever in soft, pretty much, but just to be sure :-). Full diamond compound. £6.99 (or maybe £7.99?), Off Road Only, or most Renthal distro's. CoustUK might do it, but I've never dealt with them so who knows. They're really good though. A teensy bit thicker than Monty foams when they're new (the foam that is (Y)). I wear through grips in the time it takes to put these on, and these have only just started wearing after 5-6 months. Definitely consider 'em though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsguru Posted September 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 try-alls are too hard(sorry should have said that in my first post) aust have you got any pics of the grips youre talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 I also loved the ruffian lock ons, lasted me 7 months though, not 3 weeks :- I used to love monty foams, but I cant stand them now, I am sure the thin grips make my arm pump worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aust Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 (edited) afraid not... try google???? EDIT: brahma grips Edited September 5, 2005 by aust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 try-alls are too hard(sorry should have said that in my first post) aust have you got any pics of the grips youre talking about? ← have you tryd the coloured ones on the clear ones, try some coloured or the black ones if you hant as they softer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 afraid not... try google???? EDIT: brahma grips ← Supercycles do 'em too, in fact, I have an un-used pair in a bag behind me. Ad Read said they were a little on the hard side of steely. Again, Renthals :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aust Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 yep.. i get them from onza... i use them... slinger uses them.. and dan butler does... best grips ever if you ask me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 I also loved the ruffian lock ons, lasted me 7 months though, not 3 weeks :- I used to love monty foams, but I cant stand them now, I am sure the thin grips make my arm pump worse. ← Ali you still using the titec foam's? you still liking them, i might try some as i like yours and like the feel on foam instead of rubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 yep.. i get them from onza... i use them... slinger uses them.. and dan butler does... best grips ever if you ask me ← Do you/they wear gloves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 im going to be trying these on me new bike bontrager earl grips local shop does um for like £8.99, they are pretty beefy but they are lock ons and for that price its worth getting just for the lock on bits as they are like £10 just for the lock ons on crc or summat. i have only felt them in the hand they they do feel propper nice, maybe a bit fat. i will get back to you all on how long they last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Logan-Price Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 toxsin grips all the way i ride with them amazing :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 toxsin grips all the way i ride with them← merseytrial toxsin-uk Erm, not surprising? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghosts_cloak Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 As mentioned, the Odi Ruffian lock on's are nice and thin. I got mine with an MBUK subscription. They certainly do lock on, and havent slipped at all but Im not finding them all that comfortable. Having said that as I only started trials last week it is probably just my hands rather than the grips! My Yeti grips I had on my DH were much more comfortable..... ~Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Anything by Demolition is good in my books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 yep.. i get them from onza... i use them... slinger uses them.. and dan butler does... best grips ever if you ask me ← When i went on slingers bike, it felt like i was just holding the bars (Y) VERY thin and not much padding on the hands either. Go to your LBS if they do road racer bikes, get some of that rubber u wrap round the bars? never used ti before, but i might do once my bontrager foam grips run out... if they do :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Anything by Demolition is good in my books ← The Deathgrips wear out in no time. Horizontal ribs = bad idea. The "Team" grips are thick. That covers most of the Demo bases. Shadow Con Li'l Dirty grips are where it's at. Thin, durable, nice. When i went on slingers bike, it felt like i was just holding the bars (Y) VERY thin and not much padding on the hands either. Go to your LBS if they do road racer bikes, get some of that rubber u wrap round the bars? never used ti before, but i might do once my bontrager foam grips run out... if they do :- ← That roadie bar tape is surprisingly thick, and utterly shite. Unless you do a super, super good job of it it just comes off, and it's just not any better than, say, the Renthal ATV/trials grips (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsguru Posted September 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 has anyone ordered from the cousteiller.co.uk site before? i might get the renthals from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 The Deathgrips wear out in no time. Horizontal ribs = bad idea. The "Team" grips are thick. That covers most of the Demo bases. Shadow Con Li'l Dirty grips are where it's at. Thin, durable, nice. That roadie bar tape is surprisingly thick, and utterly shite. Unless you do a super, super good job of it it just comes off, and it's just not any better than, say, the Renthal ATV/trials grips :- ← Lol, mark, you should be sponcered by renthal, you would make a good sales person! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeillyB Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Ruffians = 3 weeks then down to the plastic. Best £15 ever.← Your hands must be made from sandpaper then... I've had mine on my DMR for over a year and, while there is slight wear, and they're bashed to buggery, the rubber is still way satisfactory. :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Your hands must be made from sandpaper then... I've had mine on my DMR for over a year and, while there is slight wear, and they're bashed to buggery, the rubber is still way satisfactory. :- ← What do you use your DMR for? If it's just jumping and so on, you don't twist the grips as much as you do with trials as you're often in a similar-ish riding position for more of the time, whereas with trials the grip positioning of your hands tends to change all the time, pretty much. You hold on differently when you're on the flat than when you're hopping, on the back wheel, gapping - whatever. My hands do appear to be rough as f**k, in fairness (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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