[Gary]

I find lock on grips to be pretty dangerous, I've sliced my hands open on the collars a few times.

Uh? Surely the only part of the collar you're likely to cut your hands on is at the clamp/bolt?
I always make sure to rotate my grips so the outer collar's split/clamp/bolt are positioned underneath the bar so other than roatating your hand to table (where I have a light grip anyway) that part never touches my hands..
if your clamps are ragged from crash damage, file/change them.

 

[OGRipper]

These are the last grips I rode on a regular basis without gloves:

Riding without gloves feels as weird to me as riding without a helmet. I do both sometimes for casual stuff, but it just feels off.

 

[eaterofdog]

thanks @eaterofdog
I'll try them
I've tryied the ESI. they slip when the hand sweat.
I prefer foam.

thanks

Yeah, the silicone isn't as good.

Try tartybikes.co.uk for foamies.

 

[SuspectDevice]

Uh? Surely the only part of the collar you're likely to cut your hands on is at the clamp/bolt?
I always make sure to rotate my grips so the outer collar's split/clamp/bolt are positioned underneath the bar so other than rotating your hand to table (where I have a light grip anyway) that part never touches my hands..
if your clamps are ragged from crash damage, file/change them.

I ride with my palm half way off the end of the handlebar, like a lot of people.
When your meat is butted up against a chunk of metal, bad **** can certainly happen. Constantly maintaining my grips in the middle of the summer when I'm riding lifts 4 days a week after work just ain't gonna happen, time-wise.

I nearly de-gloved my penis with a lock on clamp(a fresh one) at the dirt jumps the other day washing out in a berm. Things sliced straight through my clothes, core sample style and abraded my penis. I dislike penile laceration as much as the next guy, yet lock-on grips are just so rad and convenient i just can't quit them.

 

[jonKranked]

I ride with my palm half way off the end of the handlebar, like a lot of people.
When your meat is butted up against a chunk of metal, bad **** can certainly happen. Constantly maintaining my grips in the middle of the summer when I'm riding lifts 4 days a week after work just ain't gonna happen, time-wise.

I nearly de-gloved my penis with a lock on clamp(a fresh one) at the dirt jumps the other day washing out in a berm. Things sliced straight through my clothes, core sample style and abraded my penis. I dislike penile laceration as much as the next guy, yet lock-on grips are just so rad and convenient i just can't quit them.

brokeback handlebars?

 

[trib]

if I'm grabbing the bike out of the shed and having a quick blast on it I go gloveless, thrash it about for a bit then throw the bike back in the shed. Normally I use ODI Ruffians, I like them best when worn almost to the lock on core and tacky as hell. Used some Rogues for a bit, hated them.

longer rides I throw on some very thin gloves, just to stop the grips getting too sweaty or wet and slippery.

Would like to give some of these a go on my city bike (which never gets ridden with gloves on) http://www.bmx-shop.com/cult-vans-waffle-sole-grips.html

 

[Bedlam]

I ride with my palm half way off the end of the handlebar, like a lot of people.
When your meat is butted up against a chunk of metal, bad **** can certainly happen. Constantly maintaining my grips in the middle of the summer when I'm riding lifts 4 days a week after work just ain't gonna happen, time-wise.

I nearly de-gloved my penis with a lock on clamp(a fresh one) at the dirt jumps the other day washing out in a berm. Things sliced straight through my clothes, core sample style and abraded my penis. I dislike penile laceration as much as the next guy, yet lock-on grips are just so rad and convenient i just can't quit them.

I simply cannot fathom how you managed that. Wow.

 

[jonKranked]

I simply cannot fathom how you managed that. Wow.

mickey rides like a madman

 

[Bedlam]

Sure takes bar humps to another level

 

[SuspectDevice]

brokeback handlebars?

i'd say so.

 

[MDJ]

I ride with my palm half way off the end of the handlebar, like a lot of people.
When your meat is butted up against a chunk of metal, bad **** can certainly happen. Constantly maintaining my grips in the middle of the summer when I'm riding lifts 4 days a week after work just ain't gonna happen, time-wise.

I nearly de-gloved my penis with a lock on clamp(a fresh one) at the dirt jumps the other day washing out in a berm. Things sliced straight through my clothes, core sample style and abraded my penis. I dislike penile laceration as much as the next guy, yet lock-on grips are just so rad and convenient i just can't quit them.

Why don't you just run lock-on grips that don't have an outside metal collar? Problem solved.

 

[SuspectDevice]

Why don't you just run lock-on grips that don't have an outside metal collar? Problem solved.

Very few of them are thin enough.

This is why I'm into the Sensus lock-ons

They're thin as hell, have some rubber overhanging the clamp and are made in the USA by ODI.

As I mentioned earlier- there are some single clamp Ruffian clones that are OE equipment on some brands that are pretty rad. Can't find 'em wholesale though.

That being said i'd certainly rather support a company like ODI(who make the Sensus grips), who are so committed to domestic bike racing and domestic manufacturing.

 

[FarkinRyan]

I can feel my palms getting sweaty just looking at that.

I like thin gloves and thought these would be the sh1t when I first saw them but tried a pair on in the store and they feel like they're made of tissue paper. Can't see them lasting more than a few months of hard use or surviving past the first crash. Your mileage may vary as this is really just the average 'Bounced on the suspension in the shop, bike feels flexy' review extrapolated to gloves.

 

[OGRipper]

Funny how every now and then you hear people complain about something that the vast majority view as a problem-solver.

I have a buddy who still rides with toe clips too.

BTW, I expect you know this, but end caps are great for preventing core samples. If you ride without end caps, you are probably at a bigger risk of a nasty core sample using non-lock-ons. The thin wall of a bar will go straight through a soft rubber grip. You should probably count yourself lucky the lock-on clamp help prevent a worse injury.

 

[thad]

 

[thad]

http://www.vitalbmx.com/videos/member/buzz-nasty-bmx-crash,7357/welshdenny,10468

 

[kidwoo]

This thread kinda weeds out the people who do or do not swing a mcleod on a regular basis eh?

 

[amishmatt]

So, when do the DFH pattern, super tacky compound, lock-on grips come out?

 

[kidwoo]

The next time you get drunk with a used tire, some tin snips and a tube of superglue?

 

[amishmatt]

LOL, sooner than I thought.

 

[GekoES]

LOL, sooner than I thought.

By the way, when i go gloveless i use some "Sunline Logo Lock-on Thick", awesome grips!

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

kid thanks for posting this up, i am the direct opposite of you, ride gloveless for everything except dh. long time ruffian guy, ride the sensus grips on my dj and without a doubt they are my fav grip ever...

for some reason, i missed the fact they are making them with a lockon...what was that salmon hook thing they had a while back? looks like my 10+ year tenure with ruffians is over...swayze for days.

 

[ZoRo]

What no love for the Ouryzzzzz the official hipster grips!??!? Without the plastic gizmo of course. Big hands need big grips otherwise fingers overlap and cramp

 

[Tomasz]

I like thin gloves and thought these would be the sh1t when I first saw them but tried a pair on in the store and they feel like they're made of tissue paper. Can't see them lasting more than a few months of hard use or surviving past the first crash.

With gloves this thin, I'd consider a few months of hard use (for me that means five days a week in the bike park) to be exemplary.

Am more than happy to trade off durability for performance. I am running Boxxers and a Vivid Air, after all.

My Raji's have two months of five day per week bike park use, and they're as good as new. I don't think that the Concepts will do any worse.

 

[marshalolson]

rode gloveless for the first time not on a DJ bike in about 10 years because of this thread. i liked it. not having funky crusty, torn, gloves that load up with sweat and stretch out was nice.

ruffians are pretty good, though a little soft and sticky. anyone using the ODI crosstrainer? is it as thin as a ruffian? is there 130 length sensus? or 143 only?


i really liked the deity leans gloveless on the old DJ bike for those that don't love shrooms like wookid.

 

[kidwoo]

rode gloveless

Yer an IDIOT.

You've obviously never done the entirely commonplace occurrence that turned me into a pussy that has to wear gloves all the time.

 

[marshalolson]

i like where your mind's at, but i have no idea what the above is supposed to mean.

triple shot of whiskey + 2 ice cubes will help.

you KNOW jonathan is elbow deep in booze right now.

 

[kidwoo]

i like where your mind's at, but i have no idea what the above is supposed to mean.

triple shot of whiskey + 2 ice cubes will help.

you KNOW jonathan is elbow deep in booze right now.

read the thread son

If you ride without gloves you just haven't ridden long enough. There are all kinds of lessons you just haven't learned

 

[marshalolson]

jesus, its really coming from all directions this evening.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

What no love for the Ouryzzzzz the official hipster grips!??!? Without the plastic gizmo of course. Big hands need big grips otherwise fingers overlap and cramp

are you kidding, i'd rather have raw chicken breasts zip tied around my bars.

 

[Bikael Molton]

What no love for the Ouryzzzzz the official hipster grips!??!? Without the plastic gizmo of course. Big hands need big grips otherwise fingers overlap and cramp

good grips for those of us with male hands. I prefer Rogues if there's a chance of rain though. Non-lockons of both are more comfy, but dealing with non-lockons is a hassle for me.

 

[mattmatt86]

I've been on lock-ons since they first came out, I remember being about 14 and saving up lawn mowing money to ride down to the LBS to buy ODI's. But lately I've been contemplating going back to standard grips, what is the latest and greatest way to secure them? I've done the hairspray and compressor tricks, I've also seen some of the pros "wiring" them, I did that once on my moto but the end of the wire cut my hand in a crash, haven't done is since. I really wanna try standard grips but the last thing I want is to be in the middle of a trail ride and have throttle grip...

 

[jonKranked]

hair spray is still probably your best bet

 

[jonKranked]

canned air (the kind used for cleaning keyboards and electronics) works in a pinch if you don't have access to an air compressor

 

[kidwoo]

I've got to imagine moto grip glue works better than hairspray (at least better than the smelly shlt I bought to put them on my dirtjumper). I actually ended up supergluing the ends because the sensus ones I have still kept twisting.

 

[jonKranked]

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

I've got to imagine moto grip glue works better than hairspray (at least better than the smelly shlt I bought to put them on my dirtjumper). I actually ended up supergluing the ends because the sensus ones I have still kept twisting.

I have never used moto grip glue, which im sure works great. But lately I have been using krylon spray clearcoat (spraypaint) inside the grip, and a strong arm to put them on. They don't move, at all, ever.

 

[jonKranked]

I've got to imagine moto grip glue works better than hairspray (at least better than the smelly shlt I bought to put them on my dirtjumper). I actually ended up supergluing the ends because the sensus ones I have still kept twisting.

never used moto grip glue, but i had that aqua net sh*t last a good two years on a bmx bike once. Including a couple rides where i got caught in the rain.

 

[thad]

As I mentioned earlier- there are some single clamp Ruffian clones that are OE equipment on some brands that are pretty rad. Can't find 'em wholesale though.

Like these?
http://shop.konaworld.com/products.php?product=Race-Light-Lock-on-Grip

 

[Rockland]

Not a lock-on fan, and never have had much luck with any "adhesive" methods of securing my beloved Odyssey team grips. I've tried grip glue, spray paint, hair spray, and a bunch of other voodoo. What has worked for me is to put a layer of skate grip tape down, slide the grip on dry with an air compressor, then saftey wire down the ends.