Originally Posted by
capricho
When using Ergons always wear gloves. If you do not then the rubber used on the Ergon grips will start to slowly disintegrate on your sweaty hand, lessening the life of the grips and making the grips look prematurely worn out.
You know, I've only had mine for a few months and I'm already noticing that they're starting to get smooth. I don't know if it has anything to do with my hands sweating, though. I'll have to dig up my gloves and see how it goes.