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factory pilot:
Just snaffled a NOS set of these from Mr Rooski as an alternatively to our failed attempts to dye some yellow Oakley .5s.



Did any of you Radsters use 'em bitd and what did you make of them?

I'm thinking they are pretty darn cool what do ya think?

griff:
I already replied on the other thread, but since you posted here...

Had them BITD on my Silverfox - really wanted to like Mushrooms as I thought they were really cool, but when my mate got some I hated the feel of them, the thin 'filaments' just felt too squidgy to me. Since the profile of the Sharp ones was a bit thicker I found them more precise & comfy.

Since getting back into BMX I've got them on all my bikes, except for the NS one - that got Odyssey Team Grips as they were the closest modern equivalent I could get my hands on

Bobby:
Had a black hard pair that where horrible !!!! also a White pair & a green pair in the soft compound always liked the look but always felt big

Mushrooms & ame round felt better but did not look as good


The bike shop I worked at weekends & after school sold sharp grips & they did not sell well bitd

bodamus:
I used to use them back in the day I used to get  them from  O.T.'s in Dartford.

Great grips :daumenhoch:

deeman:
You already know my feelings Ant!
I had a pair on my PR back in the day, loved them...they are thick and kinda give the bike a different feel but feel lush, iirc they absorb vibration a lot better. I don't think they got enough credit for being the first grips you could adjust the length of and practically the first bar ends in bmx. they obviously realised the need for a solution to the ends of grips getting blown out.
I have been looking for best part of 5 years for a white pair to come up. I recently purchased a pair of yellow ( they COULD be white which have gone off, I don't ever remember seeing yellow) and they have white griplocks. I am going to try a little experiment to bleach them white, if that doesn't work I will see about painting them (last resort)
I love the way they look and feel and the fact they are British. I confess to buying a green pair when I first got back into the hobby 5 yrs ago just to feel them...then moved them on!!
It is surprising they never really caught on....the BB boots and lever grips were popular enough and still see them for sale a bit but the grips rarely come up.
Look forward to seeing them gracing that Quad, the yanks never got them and it will set the build apart as British....I doubt they even heard of them. You are unlikely to see a build on the museum with Sharps unless it is a UK build which makes them nicely exclusive in my eyes....Enjoy!
 :daumenhoch:

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