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Sharp Grips
factory pilot:
Thanks for all the replies so far.... Deeman I love your enthusiasm for these things .. It's what won me over to take the plunge.
I remember the adverts from BITD and always thought they were very cool.
OT Cycles always had cool adverts at the back off Action Bike too. I thought all their products were cool.... I had a Sharp BB Boot on my GS Burner and it made me feel like a pro!
I hope a white set turns up for you mate or that you have better luck than me in turning those yellow ones white! :daumenhoch:
Griff the ones on your Ripper look ace! :4_17_5:
Retrodan72:
A bike shop in Chester, Davies Brothers, stocked all the Sharp products when they came out, probably mid 85.
It was a case of saving paper round money, and getting the B4 bus into town to go and get them. I too had the full set of bits. Lime green (as they called it, more like dayglo) BB boot, on my Piranha, and pink lever grips, white BB boot, pink grips and white grip locks on my green Fox 4 Styler.
Monk_Wally_Honk:
--- Quote from: bodamus on February 25, 2016, 09:22 PM ---I used to use them back in the day I used to get them from O.T.'s in Dartford.
Great grips :daumenhoch:
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I bought a pair from there too. I tried mushrooms but they made the palms of my hands itch when you got some speed up, tried these and they weren't as bad, but ended up always going for Ame grips.
I've always had modern Ame grips since getting back into biking, might try and find a pair of these too, they did look ace and I loved the end caps.
factory pilot:
--- Quote from: Retrodan72 on February 26, 2016, 08:17 AM ---A bike shop in Chester, Davies Brothers, stocked all the Sharp products when they came out, probably mid 85.
It was a case of saving paper round money, and getting the B4 bus into town to go and get them. I too had the full set of bits. Lime green (as they called it, more like dayglo) BB boot, on my Piranha, and pink lever grips, white BB boot, pink grips and white grip locks on my green Fox 4 Styler.
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I don't remember ever thinking that these were UK poor man's versions of the real deal ... These were the real deal to me too Dan and they made feel like a million dollars :coolsmiley:
kdw712:
OT's is still in Dartford back in the original shop now though
the big BMX centre long closed
even the old gate has gone now, was there till about 2001
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