[Nash]

I have ridden at North Star a handfull of times. The only thig that I cant figure out is why my hands go numb after about 6 hrs. of riding. I have a pair of ODI Oury lock on grips on my bike and the stock Specilaized DH bars and every day my hands are dead? I have fairly large hands but Im not sure what grip to get?
Any suggestions?

Also Anyone have any oppinion on good Goggles?

 

[ryanxj]

 

[J_B]

http://deanoptics.com/

 

[dh415]

I think everyones hands start to go numb after 6 hours of riding well aleast mine do.

 

[Windowlicker]

my guess is that your getting arm-pump.
try to work out your arms and wrists.
should help

 

[Sshields32]

play more video games, a lot more video games.

 

[Bikerpunk241]

Sunline Half-waffle lock ons..... Like mine. Though probably won't be any different after 6 hours....

 

[dexterq20]

 

[JayCee]

I have had some great luck with Spy's for Goggles (Alloy's and Magnetos).

For grips, I really think that you can't do much. 6 hours of DH will wear pretty much anyone out grip wise. I know that it would do it for me.

 

[RMboy]

I have had some great luck with Spy's for Goggles (Alloy's and Magnetos).

For grips, I really think that you can't do much. 6 hours of DH will wear pretty much anyone out grip wise. I know that it would do it for me.

DEFO agree with the Spy Magnetos, they are such a great goggle...

Grips wise i use sunline. cheap and work very well!

 

[ridefast]

how much do grips cost?

maybe $20?

how bout go to your lbs, grab hold of a few different bikes on the floor, see what you think might feel good, buy those grips, ride them

worst case is that you will have a couple sets that you dont like

best case is that you have made your own decision (since you ride for yourself..not to please/impress anyone else, right?) and as an added bonus you have extra grips in the future.

for goggles...take your helmet to your favorite lbs again (or you can save a trip and do the grips/goggles in the same trip)

try every set of goggles on...with your helmet. see what fits best, fits worse, etc. make a decision.

if they fog, slip, twist, etc while riding, try something else.

yay for making your own decisions!!!

 

[mushik]

i'm running white thin Sunlines. they're OK and come with the alu end caps.

goggles: i ride with Oakley crowbars now after fogging badly some ufos and spy targa...

 

[ridiculous]

Im really liking my Smith goggles with sensor glass in them. Perfect for going in and out of the forest. I think they are the intake sweat x.


Grips are 100% personal preference but I actually really like the grips you have. Like others said 6 hrs of riding will tire your hands. I squeeze a tennis ball during the week , and try to pump blood into my hand when i get a break on the trail or lift seems to help alot.

 

[MobileChernobyl]

Or what I use is sunline thin grips, and clear frameless safety glasses ($5, and seem to work just as well in non super dusty conditions)

 

[DirtyMike]

I didnt read every post so if I am repeating forgive me. Grips, I like ODI rogues, little thicker for my big hands, as far as goggles, whatever feels good with your helmet.


With the hands though, I would make sure you have teh levers in a good position, might also want to bring the lever reach in closer to the bar, that should help

 

[NY_Star]

Go with smith Fuels that are relatively cheep and are great goggles. They are comfy and the lenses are great quality. Plus they are made in the USA

 

[Certified Drunk]

Try some Sunline grips, I like Scott goggles! They don't pinch my nose, cause i have a big nugget.

 

[mattmatt86]

Smith Intakes, best goggles I've ever used. Grips, ODI Ruffians.

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

I have used Oury lock-ons for a while and recently switched to Rogues. Both are a little thicker and softer than the Ruffians, but I have noticed that the Rogues are a little tackier which lets me hold the bars with less effort. Still, to beat the dead horse...six hours is six hours. Maybe take a break every so often?

Goggles are harder to choose. As mentioned earlier, bring your helmet in to the shop and see if they'll let you try some out. I have been using Utopia Slayer w/ clear lens and can't complain. At worse, they share the name of one of the greatest bands ever!

 

[matsO]

I recommend goggles with openings in front of them like SPY Magnetos or Oakley A-frame, it stops fogging very effectively when its warm. Choose the ones that fit your face/helmet and looks good.

 

[Yeti]

Thicker grips relax big hands...at least in my case....But what has helped me the most is doing 4 finger push-ups (leaving your brake finger out), plus some forearm exercises.

 

[DhDork]

Thicker grips relax big hands...at least in my case....But what has helped me the most is doing 4 finger push-ups (leaving your brake finger out), plus some forearm exercises.

I've had better luck with going with smaller grips. I don't have big hands (large glove) but I always had problems with knuckle soreness with bigger grips. Im running the Lizard Skins Peaty's now, and I haven't had a single problem.

 

[NY_Star]

Goggles are harder to choose. As mentioned earlier, bring your helmet in to the shop and see if they'll let you try some out. I have been using Utopia Slayer w/ clear lens and can't complain. At worse, they share the name of one of the greatest bands ever!

I used to use the utopia slayers and i found that the quality of the lenses and of the frames was absolute ****. The lenses would be scratched with anything. So i would highly recommend never buying them.

 

[Yeti]

I've had better luck with going with smaller grips. I don't have big hands (large glove) but I always had problems with knuckle soreness with bigger grips. Im running the Lizard Skins Peaty's now, and I haven't had a single problem.

Yeah, maybe it's not a thing about bigger grips in general but just the right size grip. This is kind of a market hole imo...we need more grip sizes!...maybe fancy foxrox kid with his cnc and stuff could start producing some instead of handguards :biggrin: