Anyone try using ESI racer foam or something similar for slipping onto road bars? I know tape is the general thing to use but would like to try something different.
anything thats cut to length for silicone grips?

https://grabongrips.com/bicycle.php

If it is comfort I am seeking I go with Fizik (or similar bar gel) underneath some Lizard Skins 3.2 DSP tape of course on a bar with a flat top section like my favorite the ZIPP Service Course SL-70 Ergo or if I really really need more I would double tape but I haven't needed more than that.

The only time I might put grips on a drop bar is for track racing and even then I probably wouldn't but then again I don't race track and I am certainly not anywhere near good enough to race Japanese Keirin in which they do use grips vs. tape.

it is not for racing, it is for preference that I choose to not use tape as a first option.

*If I were racing, I'd not ask & just ride without any dressings as adding anything would impede racing with the additional weight.

Profile Design makes/made rubber grips (in various colors) for aerobars. They're longer than regular handlebar grips and open on both ends. You may need to boil them, to soften them up, in order to get them to go over your handlebar but they should work on a standard road bar. I bought some for my aerobars a few years back because they worked much better and lasted longer than using bar tape.

If you decide to use something like Grabon Grips, spray inside with WD40. They'll be much easier to install, then the WD40 will evaporate and they won't slip on the bars.

I used dawn.

You could go old school.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Grab-On-Foa...72.m2749.l2649


I always use rubbing alcohol to put my grips on. It evaporates very quickly. If you really want them to stay once they are on, use hair gel. It will stick when it dries.

Use..hair spray, not soap.