xenologer

I recently switched from flat/riser bars to trekking bars.
With the old flat bars, they angle back slightly; but with the trekking bars, the 'flat' lower portion is straignt across with no angle at all.
This slight difference is enough to bother my wrists a little bit.

So I am wondering if, there are grips which are cylindrical, but with an eccentric/skewed hole so they can be angled differently from the bars they are put onto. This way even though the bars are straight across, the grips would angle my wrists outwards for comfort...
Does such a thing exist? any reccomendations for something inexpensive?

Thanks


EDIT:
heres a quick sketch of what I want:

Just a simple round rubber grip that slides on. But is angled instead of parralel to the bar.

CCrew

Not quite what you've specified, but have you looked at the Ergon grip line?

xenologer

I have seen Ergons, but thats not what I want.
Those seem primarially aimed at providing support for the palms of the hands and controlling a vertical angle.
I'm insterested in angling of the grip horizontally (yaw).

alpacalypse

Not to sound discouraging, but I don't think you're going to find anything. Also, a set of obscure grips is likely to cost around $30 for a pair; for that much money you can just get new handlebars. Perhaps the On One Mary bar, or Origin-8's cheaper copy (I think it's called the Space)?

To go even cheaper, get a set of Dimension North Road or swept bars from any QBP distributor. I got mine for $13.

xtrajack

How do you have them mounted? I have my trekking bars mounted so that the flat open ends are angled up in the front.

BarracksSi

Send that drawing to the patent office with an application.

c_m_shooter

Have you tried the Origin 8 Space bar? It has about 30 degrees of sweep. If that's too much I think Surly makes a flat bar with 15 degrees of sweep.

Nermal

Great idea, but I suspect the market would be too small to justify production.

Would it be possible to have that end of the treking bar bent to a more comfortable angle? I'm thinking of an electrician with a conduit bending tool.

xenologer

I figured it may not exist...
Seems to me like it's potentially useful; lets you add a small amount of angle adjustment onto existing bars for the price of a pair of grips. I figure it shouldn't cost any more than the usual ones since its just rubber with a different mould.

Anyone know where I can buy blocks of rubber or foam of the water proof kind used in grips? Depending on the cost of that kind of material I might just have to make them myself...


Absolutely not, they're aluminum that that would be very unsafe to do.

black_box 

I've seen handles that are molded onto a hammer which seem to give it an angled grip. Not sure if there's a grip thats designed to be a customized add-on though.

norwood

There's a type of black rubber electricians tape (definitely not the average vinyl stuff) that bonds to itself when its wrapped overlapping around an item. I've made custom grips for my bikes as well as for my fishing rods with this stuff. It's very durable and has a cross-hatch textured surface. I can't recall what it's called but I get it at the local hardware store. A electrical supply store would be a good place to look.

Nermal

That's "friction tape", norwood. I've used it for grips other than bicycles, though, and it tended to leave my hands black.

coldfeet

Rescue tape?

To the OP, your proposition would leave you with a bigger grip overall, fine if you have big hands.

norwood

Nope, that's not it. This stuff doesn't leave your hands black at all.

coldfeet

Then it's probably rescue tape. I've used a cheap knock off copy called "Magic tape" It's some kind of Silicone (?) that binds to itself when you stretch it while wrapping. No adhesive as such.

dynaryder

Not textured,but this stuff rocks:
https://www.duluthtrading.com/search/...ature=&kw=tape

It's extremely durable. I used to use it back in the day when I worked on aircraft and it holds up amazingly well. This plus some rubber or gel blocks would prolly give you what you're looking for.

You could also try mounting your trekking bar like this:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/deakins/handlebars.html

Sheldon used to mount his bars so that they were similar to moustashe bars,which could give you the curve you're looking for.

clancy98

you could use some bar phat underneath to chage the angle. maybe.

xenologer

Thats how I have them mounted, I'm pretty sure thats the 'normal' way they're supposed to go.
The open ends on mine tho happen to to parralel to each other though, not curved upwards like on the silver ones pictured.



Anyway, at the moment I'm attempting to build grips to do what I wanted, out of cork sheeting... will see how that works out.
Tho gel blocks wrapped in tape might be good too if that fails...
Where do I find nice carvable blocks of gel/rubber tho?

Wordbiker

OK, this will sound like the world's biggest smartass answer...but how about looking at an adult toy shop?

I seem to recall a kit out for molding a phallus of your John Thomas...you know, for when you're away and the Missus misses the little Mister. Despite the original purpose, it seems to me that a rubbery material like that could be molded to the shape of your hand.

Oh geez...I just thought about what that could connote.

I'd provide a link, but I'll leave that particular bit of googling up to your discretion.

EDIT: OK, this may be an option not requiring a discreet brown paper wrapper...or answering embarrassing questions about your grips "fleshtone" coloring.

dynaryder

You could also prolly use Great Stuff or another sealer/insulating type foam.

Nermal

I might order some of that tape, just on general principles. Thanks.

norwood

This is what I used. It's from ACE Hardware.