Hairy Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Don't Waste my Money on Slide On Grips When Lock on grips are now Available @ Reasonable Prices. Slide on Grips will always give you a problem when you least Expect it.Slide on grips give you more rubber between the bars and your hands vs a lock on grip which has a hard inner shell with a rubber layer over ... this for grips with the same outer diameter. I like thin grips, but want a bit of comfort. A nice slide on grip, glued to the bars = happiness. In this day and age where all brakes and shifters are easy enough to get off the bars without removing the grips like back in the day means that your grips stay on for the life of the rubber. MrJacques and ChrisF 2
Danger Dassie Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) Grips. A liberal dousing of hairspray inside and on the bars, pop on. Done. Edited February 26, 2021 by Danger Dassie WrightJnr 1
Chadvdw67 Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Grips. A liberal dousing inside and on the bars, pop on. Done.A liberal dousing of what exactly? Danger Dassie and Hairy 2
PhilipV Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 A liberal dousing of what exactly?I've used Hair spray, deodorant and window cleaner. Best was a compressor. No I just use lock-ons. ODI to be specific. Skylark, WrightJnr, dasilvarsa and 1 other 4
Danger Dassie Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 A liberal dousing of what exactly? Hairspray ... soz, doing three different tasks.
Hairy Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Hairspray ... soz, doing three different tasks.Does the hairspray help for when you take your helmet off at the coffee shop .............?
Danger Dassie Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Does the hairspray help for when you take your helmet off at the coffee shop .............? Totally, keeps it in Prodigy style ... Hairy and geomark 2
MrJacques Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) It's possible (and easy) to fully take apart a NX shifter (kind of by mistake). Not so easy to put it back together Edited February 26, 2021 by MrJacques TheoG and Hairy 2
ChrisF Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 I've used Hair spray, deodorant and window cleaner. Best was a compressor. No I just use lock-ons. ODI to be specific. The lock-on grips I have seen (and removed) were all super thin hard rubber ..... The feel, grip and size of the ESI Chunky grips just works for my big hands. Are there any lock-on grips of this size and feel ? With the compressor I find it very easy to fit, shift, remove the ESI grips.
PhilipV Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 The lock-on grips I have seen (and removed) were all super thin hard rubber ..... The feel, grip and size of the ESI Chunky grips just works for my big hands. Are there any lock-on grips of this size and feel ? With the compressor I find it very easy to fit, shift, remove the ESI grips.The thin lock-ons are terrible. I've just removed the Syncros grips my bike came with and replaced with ODI Rogues. My favourite grips. You do get silicone lock on grips. https://bike-addict.co.za/products/redmonkey-grip-silicone-klampz-lock-on Wether they are as nice as the ESI ones I won't know. ChrisF 1
Chadvdw67 Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Isopropyl or brake cleaner works well for me Even just water if you got forearms like PopeyeWater? You are brave, last time I had slide on grips a bit of water got under the grip the day before a ride I did, after about 10 minutes it made my grip start slipping and sliding the rest of the ride, 3 hours of that was HORRIBLE, I have been on lock on grips since then. To answer Chris, you do get different thicknesses of lock on grips, DMR is one example, currently I have Torc1 racing quad bike lock on grips, they have been really nice, but I do want to try DMR, they are just so expensive... ChrisF and dasilvarsa 2
Hairy Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Water? You are brave, last time I had slide on grips a bit of water got under the grip the day before a ride I did, after about 10 minutes it made my grip start slipping and sliding the rest of the ride, 3 hours of that was HORRIBLE, I have been on lock on grips since then. To answer Chris, you do get different thicknesses of lock on grips, DMR is one example, currently I have Torc1 racing quad bike lock on grips, they have been really nice, but I do want to try DMR, they are just so expensive...that is interesting ... where do you find the quad grips? Skylark 1
PhilipV Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 Spez Enduro lock on grips are highly underrated imo, and they're like hens teeth here unfortunately. Had to courier up my latest set from one of the cape Town spez storesAgreed. They are my second choice. Even my wife who gas small hands like them.
TheoG Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 Spez Enduro lock on grips are highly underrated imo, and they're like hens teeth here unfortunately. Had to courier up my latest set from one of the cape Town spez stores Any idea where I can get these? Would like to give them a shot.
PhilipV Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 Any idea where I can get these? Would like to give them a shot.Ask your local specialized store to order for you.
Chadvdw67 Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) that is interesting ... where do you find the quad grips?The set I have now a friend gave to me, but I will get in the future from a dirtbike shop near me, game services, you can also try acesports.co.za Edited February 27, 2021 by Chadvdw67 Hairy 1
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