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Larger grips for larger hands

Hi fellow Berm Members,

Has anyone with big hands ever come across grips that a larger in circumference than normal? After riding for a couple of hours I tend to get sore fingers, index down to little, mainly due to having to grip standard sized grips.

Would love to hear I can get some grips to help out with this issue.

Nat

Tags: grips, hands

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Permalink Reply by Milto on November 5, 2011 at 19:05

you could do what the roadies do a go for the double bar tape. There are some mtn style clamp on bars that you can wrap in road tape. Put a couple of layers on or even put some anti vibration tape under it?

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Permalink Reply by Karl B aka Crasher on November 5, 2011 at 19:08

In a past life Nat I used to ride dirt bikes & we used to get thicker grips for those. They were great for the vibrations and the larger diameter meant that they were easier to grip. They were of a foam construction & I have never seen them in the pushbike world so maybe you could match a set from a motorcycle shop.

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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel Peek on November 5, 2011 at 19:50

I was thinking about this but would probably need a few layers and this may risk the layers slipping on each other. I will give it a go though with some cheap tape. Thanks Milto!

Milto said:

you could do what the roadies do a go for the double bar tape. There are some mtn style clamp on bars that you can wrap in road tape. Put a couple of layers on or even put some anti vibration tape under it?

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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel Peek on November 5, 2011 at 19:50

I'll check it out Karl!! Thanks mate

Karl B aka Moon Unit said:

In a past life Nat I used to ride dirt bikes & we used to get thicker grips for those. They were great for the vibrations and the larger diameter meant that they were easier to grip. They were of a foam construction & I have never seen them in the pushbike world so maybe you could match a set from a motorcycle shop.

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Permalink Reply by Steve K on November 6, 2011 at 7:20

Here is your solution :)

Ergon GP1 grips in Large.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ergon-gp1-handlebar-grips/

They'll definitely be large enough! It took me a couple of rides to get used to them but now I totally love them - hours and hours on the bike and my hands are fine (unlike everything else :) )

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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel Peek on November 6, 2011 at 7:40

Thanks Steve!!

Steve K said:

Here is your solution :)

Ergon GP1 grips in Large.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ergon-gp1-handlebar-grips/

They'll definitely be large enough! It took me a couple of rides to get used to them but now I totally love them - hours and hours on the bike and my hands are fine (unlike everything else :) )

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Permalink Reply by Leigh on November 6, 2011 at 10:31

Thanks Steve, they look really good.

My wife's comfort bike (which gets borrowed by me for childcare runs ;) ) has grips of a similar shape but that aren't lock-on, which are very comfortable and spread the load across the heel of your hand nicely - until they rotate out of position. Those lock on ones look like they would be great.

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Permalink Reply by Jason W on November 19, 2011 at 7:08

The ergon grips are great and will solve your problem. I have large hands and use the GS1's which give you plenty of finger dexterity, ability to alter your grip when required and are comfortable. Plus they never move. I vouch for them.

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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel Peek on November 19, 2011 at 9:34

I just installed my new Ergon grips, arrived this morning. I haven't had a big ride as yet with them but will go out tonight for a good 3 hours so hopefully they do the trick.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and comments.

Nat

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Permalink Reply by Steve K on November 20, 2011 at 11:18

How did you find them Nat? It took me a surprisingly long time to get used to them.

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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel Peek on November 20, 2011 at 11:53

I am just about to find out, some lunch and then i am heading over to Stromlo for a couple of laps I think. The weather is looking interesting but hopefully it will hold out. GREAT RIDING WEATHER!!

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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel Peek on November 20, 2011 at 14:11

Brilliant grips Steve!! managed only one lap at stromlo before the rain started to come in strong. It was great only a few other riders out there and no one got in my way!!