Ergon Grip Recommendation

[mike]

Wider bars help decrease that wrist bending outward, makes sense thegreater comfort

You've kind of got it backward, scan. Wider bars increase the wrist angle inward, and that's exacerbated by lack of backsweep. All bad for long-term comfort.

Hang your elbows at your sides and hold your hands a couple of feet apart as though grabbing a bar. Your natural wrist angle itself has backsweep. A lot of it. Yes, you can point your elbows outward to reduce that backsweep, and grip a wider fake bar with less inward wrist angle. Like you do in attack position. But there is zero reason to be in that position consistently for days. I like 790 mm bars moto style bars for general MTB, including long day rides. But for maximum comfort during multiple days in a row, nothing beats a bar designed for that. I'm not theorizing – I got worked on 60 days of bikepacking with a normal wide bar. Next time on the route was very different with the Salsa Bend.

 

[Mikie]

Oh and maybe cut the bars down to 780 @Mikie

Aye carumba!
I just pulled the left grip and my bars ARE 780! I thought the stock bars come 800.
NWTFDID?

 

[blixet]

You always think you are bigger than you really are.

 

[Voodoo Tom]

Brett is correct.
Although I did pick up a pair of the GS1-S, I’m going to confirm my bar width and probably cut them down a bit. I really appreciate all the very sound advice!
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Is that a golf putter head or an MTB grip...?

Aye carumba!
I just pulled the left grip and my bars ARE 780! I thought the stock bars come 800.
NWTFDID?

Don't cut yet, try the grips first. One change at a time.

 

[Mikie]

You always think you are bigger than you really are.

Hey!!!!
Yeah... that’s true...

 

[Mikie]

Is that a golf putter head or an MTB grip...?


Don't cut yet, try the grips first. One change at a time.

Laugh now funny boy!
The grips ain’t gonna work anyhow... they interfere with my grip shift operation.

So....

Try rotating your bar (on your stem). you might find that a minute adjustment reduces the angle and stress on your wrist.

I did look at my bars and I did indeed focus on fashion before function and had the bars flat to the sweep, so I did roll them forward to maximize the sweep to be at maximum perpendiculation (I made that word up) to my wrist.

Thanks Sharone!
I’ll give them a try on the Strawberry Peak Express manana!

 

[herzalot]

800+ mm bars are like IPAs - everyone thinks they have to consume them to be cool, and the more extreme, the cooler they are. My bars are 100 IBU!

Real racers - those who make their living on the EWS - are running 740-780mm bars.

I can't tell you how many women I've seen who are soooo stretched out trying to run 800+ that they are compromising their health. It looks ridiculous and can't be good for their control or physiology.

That said, I am now getting 10 tattoos, buying some 820s, drinking a 120 IBU IPA and I am double burr grinding my Fair Trade, Italian pressed coffee. Does anyone have some mustache wax I can borrow? I love trends!

 

[mike]

The grips ain’t gonna work anyhow... they interfere with my grip shift operation.

You can just cut one grip short, no? I did that with an Ergon set for our Rohloff grip shift – worked spectacularly.

 

[Luis]

You can just cut one grip short, no? I did that with an Ergon set for our Rohloff grip shift – worked spectacularly.

I think the grip clamps on the inside

Edit: I just saw the outside clamp on the model he got. Never mind, as you were.

 

[Mikie]

You can just cut one grip short, no? I did that with an Ergon set for our Rohloff grip shift – worked spectacularly.

I could easily cut the grip on the inside. But “ergonomically “ it looks that it will be difficult to shift my gripshift.

 

[Derkderkall]

According to Lee Mckormic, https://www.llbmtb.com/lessons/bike-setup/ridelogic-handlebar-width/

Multiply your height in inches by 11.7, and that will be your ideal width in mm.

Of course to a limit... Mine is way over 800..... But 800 should be for 6' and over on a regular trail bike....

 

[mike]

I could easily cut the grip on the inside. But “ergonomically “ it looks that it will be difficult to shift my gripshift.

You'll have to try it – I'll send you my hacked off one. It worked fine with a GX1/14 sp Rohloff shifter, but of course it will not feel like a cylindrical grip.

 

[Cyclotourist]

Mikes: They make a Grip Sift model
https://ergonbike.myshopify.com/products/gs1-for-twistshift

 

[UPSed]

Mikes: They make a Grip Sift model
https://ergonbike.myshopify.com/products/gs1-for-twistshift

Are you sure that's not a paddle shifter for a car?

 

[Cyclotourist]

Are you sure that's not a paddle shifter for a car?

SMGs are all the rage!

 

[SoCal_Rider]

If you have bigger hands, then GA2 Fat are a nice size. I ran GE1s prior to trying the GA2 Fats, and while I liked the GE1 shape, I prefer a larger grip.

Before Ergon grips, my favorite grip was the ODI Rogue.

I recently tried the Revolution Suspension Grips. I mention these because they force/allow your hands to be 20-30mm narrower than with other grips due to their end cap design. So without cutting your bars you have a narrower bar feel. I’m not sure if that’s a good reason to try these grips, but I figured I’d mention it. A lot of people swear by these grips.

https://revgrips.com/

 

[CBone]

Brett is correct.
I rode with Mrs. imtbtrails at Tapia today and stopped by inCycle in Santa Clarita and checked out All grips. None of them compensate for wide bars and redirect wrist angle.
Although I did pick up a pair of the GS1-S, I’m going to confirm my bar width and probably cut them down a bit. I really appreciate all the very sound advice!
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How will you customize those to work with your grip shifter Mikie?

 

[pwe312]

That looks like a gear shift knob! I can't see how that is comfortable?

Jennifer has the Ergon GA3 model on her new build and likes them. First bike in 20 years that she does not have bar ends on.

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One problem with the big wing ended ones is that it gets in the way when it gets steep and you lean back on your bike. You won't be able to rotate your wrist to get a good grip. I used to run those too but I was losing control on steeps. The GA3 is a good middle ground that still let me adjust my grip when it gets steep.

 

[scan]

Wider bars increase the wrist angle inward, and that's exacerbated by lack of backsweep.

I was referring to the pic of the bars with the back sweep, that's what reduces the wrist angle, keeping it more in a neutral position.

 

[mountaingirl sara]

I like my 800mm wide bars but there are some consequences that come with them. My right wrist has been beginning to hurt from the acute angle. I find that I curl my pinky finger under as a shim on top of the grip to straighten my wrist in less demanding moments on the bike.

I went to the Ergon Website and while they make some incredible products, I have no idea what I’m looking for. Living in upper Siberia of Canada, I don’t have a lot of bike shop options to go check them out.

So, looking for suggestions from someone that has Ergon grips or some grip that you found that shims your outer palm to straighten my wrists.

Want to get these for Kokopelli,

Thanks in advance!

I’ve used them in the past and they def helped with my wrist pain! I purchased them online.

 

[mountaingirl sara]

That looks like a gear shift knob! I can't see how that is comfortable?

Jennifer has the Ergon GA3 model on her new build and likes them. First bike in 20 years that she does not have bar ends on.

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I had these also, they were perfect