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Title: what grips did you use bitd?
Post by: neil on December 21, 2011, 09:48 AM
i used to use ame tri /cam ,tried b1bs but they didnt last 5 mins possibly the most overated grips out there,loved uni grenades and unitrons ,but i had 3 bikes, one for messing about on (firebird) cw zx pro 20" racing  and a cw cruiser for racing ,so i used loads of grips!! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: monkeybat on December 21, 2011, 09:58 AM
Used Ame tris a lot then Jive handles but they didnt last very long.
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Post by: ThisBitterPill on December 21, 2011, 10:05 AM
A'me Rounds in White....  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Spen69 on December 21, 2011, 10:16 AM
Mushies but they never lasted long!
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Post by: Jon The Bassist on December 21, 2011, 10:17 AM
Various Ame, and Mushrooms I & IIs - none were up to the job or lasted very long.

Towards the end (89-90) I had a very basic Scott grip on my 20" [think it was a quadbike grip], and on my cruiser I had an ODI grip, like an early Longneck but with an internal metal cap at the end. Both were thick rubber and lasted well.
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Post by: OrgasmDonor on December 21, 2011, 10:20 AM
i used mushies then grab on 2s which i fookin loved until i bought som sharp 1.11s with the early soft compound, they were the best grips ever  :daumenhoch: the later ones were too hard
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Post by: Mattdub on December 21, 2011, 10:21 AM

Ame rounds , also B1B's , mostly ended up with Unitrons  ;)
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Post by: meticulous on December 21, 2011, 10:23 AM
ame's of some form, nice,  comfy and cheap, tried oakley 3's once they were shite, other oakleys were too expensive for me, especially when they only lasted a few weeks...
Title: Re: what grips did you use bitd?
Post by: Jon The Bassist on December 21, 2011, 10:25 AM
i used mushies then grab on 2s which i fookin loved until i bought som sharp 1.11s with the early soft compound, they were the best grips ever  :daumenhoch: the later ones were too hard

Forgot about the Sharps - yeah I had a pair and they lasted really well until they 'stretched' a bit and the rubber got a bit dry, best grip I had in the mid-80s for sho :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Julian347 on December 21, 2011, 10:41 AM
Tried mushroom grips and hated them. Far too spongy. Used Sharp 1:11's for a bit and they were pretty good. Jive handles were awesome, but wore out too quickly. Tried some A'me Duals and they were OK, but loved A'me Tri the best.
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Post by: stidds on December 21, 2011, 11:03 AM
Sharp 1:11's followed by Am'e.
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Post by: pickle on December 21, 2011, 11:06 AM
You lot were all spoilt......we just used whatever copies the local shop had  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Peter J on December 21, 2011, 11:15 AM
Mushy 1's and 2's  :smitten:

Had a set of unitrons but they felt too hard for my soft and gental hands  :-[

By the way anyone got a NOS set of red mushy 1's  ???
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Post by: HARORIDER on December 21, 2011, 11:24 AM
odi mushrooms in green  :smitten:
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Post by: kungfunky on December 21, 2011, 11:31 AM
1st ever set were some oakley 1's but didnt like them and ended up swapping them for a set of mushies  :idiot2:  I actuallt thought they were very comfy  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: brummie on December 21, 2011, 11:35 AM
Ame rounds and sm mushies
I have a set of red odi mushrooms pete  :P
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Post by: That Swan Guy on December 21, 2011, 11:47 AM
The original A'me mountain bike grips. :smitten:
Not the same as the ones today. I've only seen one pair since getting back into BMX on a for sale thread in the US.
Lasted forever and had no big flange to give you blisters on the inside of your thumbs!
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Post by: kdw712 on December 21, 2011, 12:44 PM
Pretty sure I had Oakley twos and then threes
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Post by: Gnarlyscoots on December 21, 2011, 12:49 PM
Oury's, then copy mushrooms, then Sharp grips, then original mushrooms. The ODI's always wore quick and became goo in your hands though  :crazy2:
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Post by: In2 bmx on December 21, 2011, 12:54 PM
A'me tri for me  Alan's had loads of them ..
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Post by: Peter J on December 21, 2011, 01:08 PM
I have a set of red odi mushrooms pete  :P

 :coolsmiley:

We need to speak  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: markyp on December 21, 2011, 03:13 PM
i used to use ame tris and loved them,funny how everybody hates em now :-\
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Post by: 58 delray on December 21, 2011, 03:33 PM
ame and still do now  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Badbaldie on December 21, 2011, 03:42 PM
ame rounds for me  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: rooski on December 21, 2011, 04:56 PM
AME rounds and duals, funny thing is i like Tri's now,they soften up really nice after a few rides.
i put plastic plugs into the bars then grips on,makes em last longer before the ends go through :daumenhoch:
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Post by: deeman on December 21, 2011, 05:12 PM
ODI mushys on my first bike,comfy but wore out in no time.sharp xc 1:11 on the next one,lovely grips!then when they wore out ame rounds,still running them today! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Macmania on December 21, 2011, 05:44 PM
Grey and Black Fuan Mushroom Grips (ODI copies). Lasted for ever and i've still got my original pair from 83  :D
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Post by: hunterdubber on December 21, 2011, 06:22 PM
Viscount foam grips
Cobra grips ( Oakley 3 copies)
Fuan F1's
A'me rounds
Mushrooms

Didn't get enough pocket money  for Oakley's  :D
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Post by: Bob_Acid on December 21, 2011, 06:25 PM
Living in the land of OT cycles it was all Sharp grips.
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Post by: Pooch on December 21, 2011, 06:41 PM
Mushies.. Grips were the one thing we never swapped..way to many things going with the hand in those days.. Like it ever stopped. ::)
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Post by: hotdog on December 21, 2011, 07:16 PM
Oakley .5
Loved 'em
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Post by: rollin72 on December 21, 2011, 10:34 PM
I liked to use the full hand grip, then for the vinegar stroke swap to the index finger/thumb grip >:D



...sharps and mushies for me











Title: Re: what grips did you use bitd?
Post by: Retrodan72 on December 22, 2011, 06:07 PM
I liked to use the full hand grip, then for the vinegar stroke swap to the index finger/thumb grip >:D



...sharps and mushies for me

 :LolLolLolLol:

Black Mushy copies on my Pirahna replaced by pink ODI Mushies then green Sharps on my TRM. :daumenhoch:








Title: Re: what grips did you use bitd?
Post by: animal on December 23, 2011, 07:53 PM
Odi mushies  :smitten:
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