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ODI invented the original mushroom grip back in the Seventies and the concept of using thin rubber fins bending under hand pressure to create comfort, so they're best placed to update it.The X-Trainer uses an alternating pattern of squares, each with a set of fins at 90 degrees to the adjoining ones. This gives much of the classic mushroom feel, great for riding without gloves, but with a little more wet control.The X-Trainer is very easy to get on with in all types of weather, especially if you ride with bare hands. The fine ribbing helps create friction and allows sweat to evaporate.Like so many lock-on grips, they come with 2.5mm Allen head bolts - these require some care to ensure you don't round out the heads.
A fine grip for gloveless riders
The Cross Trainer is a new take on the classic mushroom design but gets small diamond sections of multi directional ribs with a larger rib pad for extra cushioning at the outer edge of the grip. This approach makes for a very comfortable grip and even though the Cross Trainer is only 0.5mm fatter than an ODI Ruffian it provides a lot more shock absorption.
The Cross Trainer is another great grip from ODI.
These grips use a soft compound rubber with cross-hatched grip-stripes over a file grip pattern and the results are superb. No matter how hard it's raining or however much the bike is kicking around, they give reliable control and connection. Even if you've just hand-planted in slippery muck, the raised bits give enough purchase to push the limits. This is useful for racing situations where it'd normally be game over until you'd cleaned your gloves.
Fantastic filthy use grips - we now want them on every bike we ride.
ODI's Lock-On system eliminates grip slippage by using two 2.5mm grub screws to lock the grips to the bar. The 130mm X-treme uses ODI's high traction rubber which gets grippier as it wears out, meaning they're functional right until they're are ready for the bin. It also uses a small, abbreviated section of thumb flange which doest impede shifting or braking, and is easily removed.The X-treme's aren't that wide and the knurled diamond pattern and checker plate is pretty hard – ODI's Cross Trainers grip is more comfortable.Buy if you want sticky grips that won't slip in any weather.
Long-life all-weather grips that won't budge on your bars.
If we were to dream up our perfect grip, it would be similar to the ODI Tomac Attack, a basic mushroom model with radial rubber fins that bended and flexed under your weight. Unlike the ODI it would have longitudinal grooves to stop sweaty hands or wet gloves from slipping front to back.Someone at Lizard Skins must have had the same idea, because that describes the 130mm long Charger grips exactly.Nevertheless, a treat for your hands.
This could be the grip to beat the ODI Ruffian for popularity
Peaty grips are made for Lizard Skins by ODI so are interchangeable with all Lock-on hardware including collars and cartridges. The chocolate block pattern is unique to Lizard skins and while the 30.5mm diameter is slightly fatter than a 29mm Ruffian, it fewels compact and direct. It also features a soft rubber compound for increqased traction and the great man's name emblazoned in the centre. Cartridgesa re available in white with red and blue clamps if you're gripped by a patriotic fervour, or a more practical grey if, like us, you don't want to be cleaning your grips after every ride.
If you buy a red and white WTB Rocket V saddle, some Crank Bros Mallet pedals and these new signature grips, yo've got all three of Steve Peat's contact points sorted. Then you'll just need his skill, determination and vision, and who knows what might happen?
Even wearing gloves, the pressure on the heel of the hand from flat bars can compress the ulnar and/or median nerves, leading to tingling or numbness in the fingers and thumbs. The problem is compounded ? if you don't have bar ends ? because the flat bar fixes your hands in that one position.Ergon grips alleviate the problem not with gel padding but by flaring the end of the grip to give a wide platform to rest the heel of your hand on. There's also some flex in this 'wing' section to prevent bumps and road buzz from battering your palms.They're intended for podium-chasing cross-country mountain bikes, but are equally suited to flat bar road bikes or stripped-down urban mountain bikes. In fact they're even better on tarmac, where tyre pressures are a lot higher and there's no suspension fork up front to absorb any sudden hits or soak up the constant vibration.
If you have a lightweight bike with flat bars, you need these