I have these bars on my Novara Safari. I love them, have moved them into all sorts of different positions to get the comfort fit and now I'm super happy! My bars came with simple black foam grips that is decent but have already been torn up a bit in less than 6 weeks. I found some gel grip tape at my LBS and some gel pads that you can put under the tape to increase the comfort (might be ideal for the guy with the big hands looking to increase the diameter of the bars). The problem was the LBS wanter $35 for the tape + gel pads. I saw them online at Nashbar for less than $10 for the tape and I think $7 for the gel pads witha 10% off coupon that would be much cheaper, even with the shipping. I also have the grip shifters that came with the bike, thinking of switching to the rapid-fire shifters as I like them better. I don't think you can go wrong with these bars, with all the options. Have fun and be safe!