fietsbob

Pedals on my Bike Friday PL, GC3 grips on my Brompton

rasmith3530

While not Ergon's, when I replaced the handlebars on my CrissCross (going for more rise), I selected Ergon style grips by Specialized. I have found them to be quite comfortable, so I bought a second pair for the upcoming bar swap on my CrossCut.

RSBG

I have carpal tunnel syndrome. Ergons really helped a lot. My old grips caused frequent flare ups.

jtdunc

I'm just disappointed with all of my LBS in almost two whole counties. Called more than a dozen LBS. None of them were stocking the GC3s and they carry only a few Ergon grip products.

People ride year round in the PNW.

Had to order online. Oh well, saved a huge chuck of $$$$.

cybersandman

I just finished installing a pair of Ergon GC3's on my Fuji Absolute 1.0. I ordered the small size and after a few adjustements find the ride incredibly comfortable. I purchased these after reading all of the favorable comments on this forum and online at other sites. Great grips. Can't wait to give them a try on a long ride. Spring is nearly here...

Pendergast

I put Ergon GP1's on the hybrid I'm building up. I'm not quite finished putting it together, so I haven't had a chance to try the Ergons out yet. It's been many years since I've ridden that type of handlebar without bar-ends, but the Ergons feel really nice, so I'll see how it goes out on the road.

Jimbo47

My first Hybrid came with the grips, and I had been used to bar ends, and I'm surprised how comfortable they are and my hands don't get numb anymore.

It's easy to move your hands into different positions and that makes the difference, and you don't have the bulk on your handle bars of bar ends sticking up to catch on everything.

Burton

If improperly installed they will indeed slip under load, but the issue here is actually very straight forward. The grip is not far enough on the handlebar and the barend is being tightened onto the extended plastic of the grip and not onto the grip/bar combination. Remove the barend, slide it completely onto the bar till you can see the end of the bar, mark the position at the other end with masking tape, remove the allen bolt on the barend, force it into position (should click into place) confirm position against the masking tape and replace and tighten the allenbolt.

If properly installed they will not slip, in fact I have mine taped over and use them as a climbing aid. In a near horizontal position, the GC3s give an identical layout as the hoods and bar on my road bike.

Mort Canard

I have a set of GP1s with a separate set of bar ends on my Diamondback hybrid. The combination gives me a number of different riding positions and helps keep the numbness away a lot longer than the old foam grips the bike came with.

bjjoondo 

We put Ergon GP-1's on both mine and the wife's bike and we LOVE em!! Even decided to take off the "bar ends"!

nymtber

Went looking for Ergon's with the small bar end on friday. Bike shop was out, but had some Origin8 "ergonomic" grips with a short aluminum bar end for $35. Seemed a good price, and the soft rubber is wrapped all the way around the grip.

I can ride my mountain bike without much numbness with round grips, but for some reason, the positioning of my Sirrus gets my hands numb. I had specialized locking ergo grips before, but after switching from twist grip to trigger, i had to get new grips, and gave the specialized ones to my girlfriend (who likes them better than round grips).

The bar ends give an almost hood-like feel, although a bit wider than a road bike. Still comfy though, at least just sitting on the bike. Gonna be a COLD week, so won't see much cycling till the end of the week. I guess 70's in march was too good to be true for long here in upstate NY!