short ergonomic grip?
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From: Westwood MA (just south of Boston)
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short ergonomic grip?
I think I'm pre-arthritic, and regular grips really hurt my hands.
had good luck on my full-sized bike with Bontrager Satellite Plus ergonomic grips, which are similar to the Ergon line. But they are r-e-a-l-l-y long and my folder has short handlebars.
are there any short ergonomic grips out there? I only have 60-80mm of space thanks to bar ends, and the shortest I've found is the ergon gp-1 at 95mm. I suppose I could move the grip shifters further in but would rather not. another possibility is to buy a pair of regular grips and then slice them to size.
btw I would want a pair with a clamp so they don't slide around.
had good luck on my full-sized bike with Bontrager Satellite Plus ergonomic grips, which are similar to the Ergon line. But they are r-e-a-l-l-y long and my folder has short handlebars.
are there any short ergonomic grips out there? I only have 60-80mm of space thanks to bar ends, and the shortest I've found is the ergon gp-1 at 95mm. I suppose I could move the grip shifters further in but would rather not. another possibility is to buy a pair of regular grips and then slice them to size.
btw I would want a pair with a clamp so they don't slide around.
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From: Vancouver, Washington and Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
Bikes: 2 - 2007 Custom Bike Fridays, 2 - 2009 Bike Friday Pocket 8's, Gravity 29'er SS, 2 - 8-spd Windsor City Bikes, 1973 Raleigh 20 & a 1964 Schwinn Tiger
Suggest these from Performance - I installed them on our Bike Friday Pocket 8's.
I cut the right one at about 65mm to match-up with the 8-speed grip shifter - they work great and they are cheap if you make a mistake or don't like them. They can be cut easily with utility knife.
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...3_20000_400912
Lou
I cut the right one at about 65mm to match-up with the 8-speed grip shifter - they work great and they are cheap if you make a mistake or don't like them. They can be cut easily with utility knife.
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...3_20000_400912
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From: Westwood MA (just south of Boston)
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wandt, you mean a dremel to polish the cut grip?
FT, thanks - I tried that with some Bell grips, but they just didn't have the right platform. also, they kept slipping because there was no locknut.
just got some of the Ergon gripshifters recommended by fietsbob. they are STILL too long but I may cut them down further.
FT, thanks - I tried that with some Bell grips, but they just didn't have the right platform. also, they kept slipping because there was no locknut.
just got some of the Ergon gripshifters recommended by fietsbob. they are STILL too long but I may cut them down further.
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well, I had to take the hacksaw to get it done. in retrospect probably could've left the left-hand side one alone, but the gripshift is so long on the right-hand side that there was no choice.
console, left to right:
* bar end (I know ergon sells grips with built-in bar ends, but they're puny and you can really stretch out with these)
* ergon grip
* front shifter
* incredibell
* magicshine
* Garmin 705
* AirZound (slightly hidden)
* back shifter
* ergon grip - cutting this one down so far was painful!)
* bar end
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Bikes: Early Cannondale tandem, '99 S&S Frezoni Audax, '65 Moulton Stowaway, '52 Claud Butler, TSR30, Brompton
Some Ergon models have long barends
https://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/product/gc3
https://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/product/gc3
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Some Ergon models have long barends
https://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/product/gc3
https://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/product/gc3






