It's the consistent hand positioning for me. My hands always end up in just the right place relative to the controls. Nice for rolling into something steep after stopping for a look. I think this is worthy of consideration for the picky rider who measures things like lever angles.
I had to move my brakes outboard by about 15mm after installing the Counterpunches. It turned out I previously had a lot of unused handlebar outside each hand. The change was dramatic enough that I intended to cut the bars, but ended up adapting to the new effective width instead.
Someone pointed out to me that a flanged grip does the same thing, but lots of nice slide on grips lack an outer flange and the protection is a bonus.
July 12, 2022, 9:02 p.m. - cheapondirt
It's the consistent hand positioning for me. My hands always end up in just the right place relative to the controls. Nice for rolling into something steep after stopping for a look. I think this is worthy of consideration for the picky rider who measures things like lever angles. I had to move my brakes outboard by about 15mm after installing the Counterpunches. It turned out I previously had a lot of unused handlebar outside each hand. The change was dramatic enough that I intended to cut the bars, but ended up adapting to the new effective width instead. Someone pointed out to me that a flanged grip does the same thing, but lots of nice slide on grips lack an outer flange and the protection is a bonus.