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elf 232 11-22-08 08:07 PM


Originally Posted by bikinfool (Post 7898963)
Haven't used those in many years on a mountain bike; I do on a road bike, altho padding is only in the palm. Cork bar tape plus the gloves give a little bit of relief from road vibration. All my mountain bikes have good front suspension, so no need for stuff in the gloves for them...

I dont use them for any deficiency in my bike, I got them for free from a friend, so i decided to get the wuss out and save 20 bucks.

Psycle chic 11-22-08 08:15 PM

Man up and don't use any at all. Especially on that really cool 9er.

elf 232 11-22-08 08:30 PM

I shall wrap them in 40 grit sand paper.

Psycle chic 11-22-08 08:35 PM

I want to see the pics.

elf 232 11-22-08 08:43 PM

Pronouns, pronouns.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...31/2018836.jpg

junkyard 11-23-08 06:47 AM

That is multi-surface sandpaper. You need single-surface sandpaper. Multi is too complex for the new rider. Single will be much better. You have said so, yourself.

M_S 11-23-08 10:56 AM

Oury. Cool colors reduce fatigue.

cryptid01 11-23-08 11:34 AM

For all you ODI lockon fans, the cross-trainer doesn't get much hype but it's worth checking out - it's got the grippy without the sticky.

PimpinD 11-23-08 11:37 AM

There is no excuse to not have ODI grips on your bike... they come in a variety of sizes and styles that would can switch back and forth from with only owning 1 paid ofr locks...

some of my favorites are:

lizard skin peaty grips

race face diabolous grips

and the ones on my bike right now:
odi rogue

lanfarm 11-23-08 12:13 PM


Originally Posted by junkyard (Post 7902743)
That is multi-surface sandpaper. You need single-surface sandpaper. Multi is too complex for the new rider. Single will be much better. You have said so, yourself.

:lol::rolleyes:

elf 232 11-23-08 12:28 PM


Originally Posted by junkyard (Post 7902743)
That is multi-surface sandpaper. You need single-surface sandpaper. Multi is too complex for the new rider. Single will be much better. You have said so, yourself.

I have seen wittier comments in owner's manuals.

elf 232 11-23-08 12:31 PM

So ESI racer's edge in white or the peaty's?

PimpinD 11-23-08 12:34 PM

elf - the peatys are super tacky, and slim profile. so if you are looking for a thing grip id go with the peatyy.....

but WHITE GETS DIRTY!

lizard skin peaty grips

elf 232 11-23-08 12:36 PM

I know but my bike is mostly white.

IDK about the peaty's, I already have something similar, and they have plenty of grip, but they have no padding and hand fatigue very quickly on downhills, do the peaty's have any padding?

PimpinD 11-23-08 01:52 PM

they have a decent amount of padding, i have the ruffians on my jumper bike and they have more padding that those, but less than say the odi rogues...

mtnbiker66 11-23-08 02:42 PM


Originally Posted by elf 232 (Post 7903757)
I have seen wittier comments in owner's manuals.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,snap!!!!! Burn!!!!!! Owwwwwwwwww yeah!

scrublover 11-23-08 04:23 PM

if you're relying on your grip padding to prevent hand fatigue while on downhills, you're doing it wrong.

try not death gripping your bars, moving your brake lever reach closer to the bars, and grabbing/using less/not riding your brakes.

jcook1989 11-23-08 04:26 PM

I have some brown ODIs. The didn't start out that color though.

PimpinD 11-23-08 05:56 PM

i live in fl, our downhills aren't that long haha

elf 232 11-24-08 06:32 PM


Originally Posted by scrublover (Post 7904586)
if you're relying on your grip padding to prevent hand fatigue while on downhills, you're doing it wrong.

try not death gripping your bars, moving your brake lever reach closer to the bars, and grabbing/using less/not riding your brakes.

I dont know what kind of downhills you ride but if I held my grips any looser than i currently do, i would definetly be at risk of having them taken out of my hands. I went on a 20 mile full of downhills and my new brakes arent even broken in yet. I find this advice sub-standard, you need a certain amount of padding in your grips for the shifting of your body forward.

mtnbiker66 11-24-08 06:39 PM


Originally Posted by elf 232 (Post 7911547)
I dont know what kind of downhills you ride but if I held my grips any looser than i currently do, i would definetly be at risk of having them taken out of my hands. I went on a 20 mile full of downhills and my new brakes arent even broken in yet. I find this advice sub-standard, you need a certain amount of padding in your grips for the shifting of your body forward.

That's the pot calling the kettle black! All the mindless **** you put up and you wanna call out Scub? Thats rich.

ed 11-24-08 08:21 PM

Gloves are on...
http://marriageconfessions.files.wor...-gloves_11.jpg





Elf, you're an idiot.

scrublover 11-24-08 08:29 PM


Originally Posted by elf 232 (Post 7911547)
I dont know what kind of downhills you ride but if I held my grips any looser than i currently do, i would definetly be at risk of having them taken out of my hands. I went on a 20 mile full of downhills and my new brakes arent even broken in yet. I find this advice sub-standard, you need a certain amount of padding in your grips for the shifting of your body forward.

You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you?

Those were just *general* suggestions about things that may help.

However, I stand by my statement: If you are relying on your grips to prevent hand fatigue when descending, you are doing something wrong. What thay might be, I have no idea.

elf 232 11-24-08 08:49 PM


Originally Posted by mtnbiker66 (Post 7911582)
That's the pot calling the kettle black! All the mindless **** you put up and you wanna call out Scub? Thats rich.

So, because I am 'supposedly' wrong 'allegedly' often, that makes scrublover's statement less absurd?

Nawp.

ed 11-24-08 08:54 PM


Originally Posted by elf 232 (Post 7912326)
So, because I am 'definitely' wrong 'assuredly' often, that makes my statements a complete waste!!

Jeah.

Fixed it for you elf.

You know sir, I don't feel that I'm picking on you because you keep asking for it. Not in an active "please sir, can I have another" sorta way...but more like a "the sky is under my feet and purple elephants exist" sorta way. You just have to be corrected so the people who come here for education versus entertainment won't be mislead.

You really are a *****, my good fellow.


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