handlebars/grips for cross? - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-29T07:43:51Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/handlebarsgrips-for-cross?commentId=1198434%3AComment%3A34150&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI went with the Oury grips th…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-17:1198434:Comment:358812009-08-17T16:09:38.118ZBeth Hamonhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/BethHamon
I went with the Oury grips this past week. So far, so good (at least with my padded summer gloves).<br />
Not sure what I'll do when the weather turns cold but there's time to figure that out still. Thanks. --B
I went with the Oury grips this past week. So far, so good (at least with my padded summer gloves).<br />
Not sure what I'll do when the weather turns cold but there's time to figure that out still. Thanks. --B I use ESI Silicon foam grips…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-11:1198434:Comment:342812009-08-11T01:19:26.671ZKatsu Tandahttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/KatsuTanda
I use ESI Silicon foam grips on my mtb. I have no issues with slipping like Darkness Merkin says. If you install them correctly like they say (use compressed air or rubbing alcohol) they won't slip. They were a pain to get on with compressed air.<br />
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They will tear if you crash hard on them but I think they are the best grips I've used.
I use ESI Silicon foam grips on my mtb. I have no issues with slipping like Darkness Merkin says. If you install them correctly like they say (use compressed air or rubbing alcohol) they won't slip. They were a pain to get on with compressed air.<br />
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They will tear if you crash hard on them but I think they are the best grips I've used. Oh. Yeah. Did that since this…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-10:1198434:Comment:342652009-08-10T19:44:31.032ZBeth Hamonhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/BethHamon
Oh. Yeah. Did that since this photo was taken. (No fair taking core samples on the course..!)
Oh. Yeah. Did that since this photo was taken. (No fair taking core samples on the course..!) No, not extensions, caps on t…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-10:1198434:Comment:342202009-08-10T13:04:30.946ZMichael Dolanhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/MichaelDolan
No, not extensions, caps on the end of the bar to cover up the bar opening, so you don't get poked.
No, not extensions, caps on the end of the bar to cover up the bar opening, so you don't get poked. Yeah, I was gonna say the sam…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-10:1198434:Comment:341712009-08-10T05:35:23.909ZBeth Hamonhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/BethHamon
Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing but you beat me to it.<br />
Besides, with the sweep-back on these bars, bar-ends wouldn't work anyway.<br />
(They'd stick out to the sides too much.)
Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing but you beat me to it.<br />
Besides, with the sweep-back on these bars, bar-ends wouldn't work anyway.<br />
(They'd stick out to the sides too much.) Bar ends are illegal in OBRA…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-10:1198434:Comment:341632009-08-10T00:47:08.069ZDarkness Merkinhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/DarknessMerkin
Bar ends are illegal in OBRA land.
Bar ends are illegal in OBRA land. ESI silicon foam grips (Cycle…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-10:1198434:Comment:341612009-08-10T00:45:05.693ZDarkness Merkinhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/DarknessMerkin
ESI silicon foam grips (Cyclepath on MLK has them):<br />
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They are overpriced, you have to glue them on so they don't slip, and if you crash they will tear easily. I don't think I will ever use anything else!
ESI silicon foam grips (Cyclepath on MLK has them):<br />
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They are overpriced, you have to glue them on so they don't slip, and if you crash they will tear easily. I don't think I will ever use anything else! I ride a fully-rigid geared B…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-09:1198434:Comment:341532009-08-09T21:21:10.188ZBrian Wrighthttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/BrianWright
I ride a fully-rigid geared Bontrager on east coast trails. I started off with WTB grips and changed them out for Ergon grips. They are a little different at first but it will be the best money spent. If you go that route and you like them you will not go back! I also agree with Andrew on the tires.
I ride a fully-rigid geared Bontrager on east coast trails. I started off with WTB grips and changed them out for Ergon grips. They are a little different at first but it will be the best money spent. If you go that route and you like them you will not go back! I also agree with Andrew on the tires. I always notice that the firs…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-09:1198434:Comment:341522009-08-09T21:15:22.434ZMichael Dolanhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/MichaelDolan
I always notice that the first 2-3 weeks I start taking mt cross bike off the pavement, I have some pain in my fingers, wrists and palms. There is definitely a period of adjustment, and while cross doesn't (usually) have the giant bumps you get on a mtb, what you get instead is constant smaller bumps, that chisel away at the well being of your hands.<br />
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I bet in a few more weeks of being on different terrain that pain will fade somewhat as your hands and wrists get used to it.
I always notice that the first 2-3 weeks I start taking mt cross bike off the pavement, I have some pain in my fingers, wrists and palms. There is definitely a period of adjustment, and while cross doesn't (usually) have the giant bumps you get on a mtb, what you get instead is constant smaller bumps, that chisel away at the well being of your hands.<br />
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I bet in a few more weeks of being on different terrain that pain will fade somewhat as your hands and wrists get used to it. I can see a few places on a c…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-09:1198434:Comment:341502009-08-09T21:12:03.765ZMichael Dolanhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/MichaelDolan
I can see a few places on a cross course where that would be an idea barl setup, supersteep berms especially. Definitely throw some bar ends on there, trust me. It's good for you and good for the other racers. Here's my horrific no bar end wound as a graphic warning (I actually did this on my BMX, but I think the logic applies even more so to cross because of how crowded the tracks can get).…
I can see a few places on a cross course where that would be an idea barl setup, supersteep berms especially. Definitely throw some bar ends on there, trust me. It's good for you and good for the other racers. Here's my horrific no bar end wound as a graphic warning (I actually did this on my BMX, but I think the logic applies even more so to cross because of how crowded the tracks can get).<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyrides/1518861644/in/set-72157602326558203/" target="_blank"></a>