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Title: What Grips?
Post by: That Swan Guy on July 04, 2016, 07:12 PM
What grips did you use in the day and have you changed your flavour now?

I used A'me MTB grips bitd.
Mushrooms gave me awful blisters.

These days I still use A'me MTBs however I have found the love for A'me Cams. Very comfortable.
Title: Re: What Grips?
Post by: Retrodan72 on July 04, 2016, 07:20 PM
SM Mushrooms and Sharp.
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Post by: Bob_Acid on July 04, 2016, 07:23 PM
I used Sharp, I think because they were cheap
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Post by: factory pilot on July 04, 2016, 07:26 PM
I only had Landar  F1s BITD sadly but I'm a big fan now of Tange Grips bizarrely .. I think they're super soft and very underrated ..? I really didn't see the appeal until I got a pair ..
... I love my Oakleys but most of those I have now were originally NOS and are on my show ponies so I've never really put them to the test  :-\
Title: Re: What Grips?
Post by: factory pilot on July 04, 2016, 07:29 PM
I used Sharp, I think because they were cheap

I'm really looking forward to putting some Sharps I picked up on my next project which I'm definitely gonna ride .. Again they do seem super soft :chin: :D
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Post by: NORTY40 on July 04, 2016, 07:56 PM
Mushrooms for me as a kid , big fan of Oakley B1b's now though  :smitten:
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Post by: pickle on July 04, 2016, 08:06 PM
AME rounds but now I use WTP all day grips, superb grip but wear down quickly
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Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on July 04, 2016, 08:48 PM
Only ever used the stock grips that came on my Falcon Pro. They were those winners circle type. Really hard plastic type material with an interlocking circle grip pattern. As for grips that i now have, the oakley b2's are my favourites
Title: Re: What Grips?
Post by: Andyboy77 on July 04, 2016, 10:15 PM
Mushrooms and then A'ME bubble font. Now I use A'ME tri. I liked the bubble fonts the best. But to be fair, I've never tried some others than those I've mentioned.
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Post by: chubby on July 04, 2016, 11:20 PM
Always had mushies, loved all the black bits on the hands  :teef:
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Post by: john4130 on July 05, 2016, 06:00 AM
mushies for me bitd, then moved on to jive handles when they came out, best grips ever. currently using united u jive grips but when they wear out i will be back to the jive's again.
Title: Re: What Grips?
Post by: Tel-boy75 on July 05, 2016, 08:49 AM
Have Uni Hand Grenades on my bmx's now. Love them and don't see that many around.

BITD had some of the Oakley grips that looked like ski pole grips. Oakley 3's ?
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Post by: Julian347 on July 05, 2016, 09:26 AM
Had Tange grips on my Kuwahara but found them a bit big.
Didn't like mushroom and Sharp as they were too spongey.
Tried A'me Duals and Unitrons but they were uncomfortable.
Jive Handles were good but they wore out really quickly.
Always ended up going back to A'me Tri and Round. Still use them today.
Title: Re: What Grips?
Post by: thebigdog on July 05, 2016, 02:44 PM
Anything really that was already fitted to bike to be honest.

Now its AME cams hands down , they dont ache my hands  & feel like a natural way to grip.
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Post by: Gnarlyscoots on July 06, 2016, 09:32 AM
ODI Mushrooms for me. If you wore gloves, they were superb grips. If you didn't, when your hands got sweaty, the grips would get all mushy and come away in your palms  :crazy2:

I use A'me round on my TA, the old bubble font ones, and now am using Subrosa Villicus V2 Grips on my 'new' TA  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: griff on July 06, 2016, 04:57 PM
BITD? Sharp

Now? Sharp

Pretty safe to assume what my favourite grips are :teef:
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Post by: popedante on July 06, 2016, 09:49 PM
Ame rounds bitd

now odi longnecks (best grip ever)
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Post by: steve69 on July 06, 2016, 10:18 PM
Looking at old photos tell me I had loads of different grips but I seem to have the most memorys of ODI Mushroom's
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Post by: eddie kidd on July 06, 2016, 10:30 PM
Oakley B1B's , Until they got wet - then they came apart... :(

Then the Grip of all Grips...The B2... :smitten:

Ame Rounds would be my next favourite , as they are pretty similar to the B2...

I have Ame Unitrons on both my Riders...Very nice Grips... :daumenhoch:

Ps: If anyone has Green or Purple B2's , please pm me...
Title: Re: What Grips?
Post by: bigfatolly on July 09, 2016, 10:41 PM
I liked comfy grips BITD so I had SM mushrooms,ODI mushrooms and sharps.
These days on builds I generally use Ame round or Tri repops as they are cheap and readily available.
I have not owned Sharps since BITD as you can never find them but on my riders I use the repop Mushrooms,they are just as comfy as I remember them.....
Title: Re: What Grips?
Post by: MartyC on July 13, 2016, 04:47 AM
Favs were AME Duals, I also liked Oakley 0.5s and AME's rounds, I had a thing for the AME's that you fixed using plastic clamps on the grip flange and bar end but can't remember what they are called  :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: What Grips?
Post by: portypaul on July 15, 2016, 01:33 PM
Another one for mushrooms then and now so soft
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