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Right. Diminishing returns as grips get wider (in terms of sales to support
them) maybe especially since the biggest market for fat grips is the bike
packing/adventure crowd and lock-ons don't work well with a lot of alt-bars
(grips need to bend to conform).
I know a few guys who don't like the silicone grips and would like to try
something fatter than 32/34mm so there is some kind of market is there and
currently no competition.
Have you ever tried using good roadie bar tape (like Lizard skins)? Put a
solid slug end on the bar (like an eNVy barend cap for ODI) and then wrap as
many layers of bar tape as you'd like as long as you like between the end and
the brake lever. Finish with electrical tape tying the outboard grip tape end
to the bar end cap.
Apparently if you alternate the direction of the wraps for each layer the
twisting isn't bad when you're pulling hard on the bar.
Nov. 16, 2016, 9:05 a.m. - DrewM
#!markdown Right. Diminishing returns as grips get wider (in terms of sales to support them) maybe especially since the biggest market for fat grips is the bike packing/adventure crowd and lock-ons don't work well with a lot of alt-bars (grips need to bend to conform). I know a few guys who don't like the silicone grips and would like to try something fatter than 32/34mm so there is some kind of market is there and currently no competition. Have you ever tried using good roadie bar tape (like Lizard skins)? Put a solid slug end on the bar (like an eNVy barend cap for ODI) and then wrap as many layers of bar tape as you'd like as long as you like between the end and the brake lever. Finish with electrical tape tying the outboard grip tape end to the bar end cap. Apparently if you alternate the direction of the wraps for each layer the twisting isn't bad when you're pulling hard on the bar.