Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Dark Purple Grips

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piratelove
06-27-07, 09:40 AM
Ok, I feel stupid for even posting this, but anyways..

Anyone know of any grips that are a dark purple? Like that would match some eggplant deep v's?

Like the purple Oury's, but a shade or two darker?

http://www.pricepoint.com/images/styleImages/D_190%20OURAT8.jpg

DannyRocks
06-27-07, 09:52 AM
Animal makes purple BMX grips, I don't know how much darker they are though.
Astronomical
06-27-07, 10:10 AM
RIT dye?

piratelove
06-27-07, 10:21 AM
It's not a big deal, I don't think I'll find 'em. Thanks for the suggestion Danny.

RIT Dye is for fabric, not rubber.
dirtyphotons
06-27-07, 10:22 AM
^it works on plastic, we used to use it on lacrosse sticks. just be sure to use hot water.

i don't see why not rubber.
xylophonecks
06-27-07, 10:26 AM
it sort of works on rubber, i've dyed shoes before, you just can't predict the final product very accurately. the black RIT dye turned the canvas black and the rubber a dark purple.
Astronomical
06-27-07, 10:35 AM
Yeah, RIT black is blue-base like most modern black dyes and rubber and urethane don't accept it as well, I'd give it a try though.

P.S. My buddies use it for longboard wheels, it works.
noriel
06-27-07, 10:39 AM
I've used RIT on plastic before, haven't tried it on grips....
piratelove
06-27-07, 10:46 AM
Oh wow, I didn't know that! Thanks!
deathhare
06-27-07, 10:51 AM
Oury makes a lot more colors than shown above.
piratelove
06-27-07, 10:52 AM
Where can ya get them?
Aeroplane
06-27-07, 11:24 AM
I would love to see what happens when you ride RIT-dyed grips in the rain with your Rapha goatskin gloves...
ollyisk
06-27-07, 11:24 AM
Champ makes a dark purple grip
dirtyphotons
06-27-07, 12:00 PM
I would love to see what happens when you ride RIT-dyed grips in the rain with your Rapha goatskin gloves...

reminds me of when i used a burgundy-dyed and not-so-well rinsed lacrosse pocket at practice.

i still remember the look on the coach's face when he realized that over half of our practice balls were now permanently pink.
deathhare
06-27-07, 12:04 PM
your balls were pink?
dirtyphotons
06-27-07, 12:04 PM
still are
deathhare
06-27-07, 12:06 PM
http://myspaceantics.com/images/funny/woman_big_balls.jpg
sp00ki
06-27-07, 12:32 PM
maybe:
http://www.toysinthemail.com/razor-scooters/grips/razor-foam-grips-purple.htm

or even:
http://www.3ride.com/bmx/detail.asp?itemID=1847

but more likely neither.
fetch
06-27-07, 02:27 PM
i got some animal grips.... lemme get a crappy pci with my cellphone camera. BRB


found a link that looks like the color. http://cgi.ebay.com/Animal-Grips-Edwin-Delarosa-Signature-Handlebar-BMX-20_W0QQitemZ320105495330QQihZ011QQcategoryZ48842QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
BRANDUNE
06-27-07, 02:46 PM
http://www.cyclewareables.com/pages/street_motorcycles_grips/super_grips.gif
http://www.cyclewareables.com/pages/street_motorcycles_grips/grips.htm
nightfly
06-27-07, 04:17 PM
The Ourys will probably get dirty and turn darker.
gregtheripper
06-27-07, 10:13 PM
i have the animal grips in purple, they do get darker eventually. nice grips too.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i36/gregtheripper/P1010006.jpg
pat dasein
06-27-07, 10:15 PM
maybe:
http://www.toysinthemail.com/razor-scooters/grips/razor-foam-grips-purple.htm

or even:
http://www.3ride.com/bmx/detail.asp?itemID=1847

but more likely neither.

you should quote the source in your sig and help me with my computer problems tomorrow thx.
ollyisk
06-29-07, 02:20 AM
http://trackstarnyc.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=82

you could probably email them asking for a picture, but i'm pretty sure champ makes dark purple grips
johnprolly
06-29-07, 08:43 AM
My purple Oury's are DARKER than those FYI - Purples a hard color to photograph man.
piratelove
06-29-07, 09:01 AM
Yeah, I figured they're probably a little darker, and they'll get dirty as I use 'em.