It's definitely a hand size thing, and worth trying different setups to find what works. I wrap my bars in a layer of rubber - split innertube, or actual rubber bar tape on one bike. I don't need any extra padding, just to fatten up the bar. One layer of rubber, one layer of cloth tape; comfy (for me) and durable. Like different brake levers, some setups just work better for different hand size.
Bill On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 4:43 AM, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Perhaps it is a hand size thing... > > I have large hands and find larger diameter bars more comfortable. My > Atlantis has two+ wraps of un-shellaced cotton which I find more > comfortable than the single wrap on other bikes. I also prefer wider > brake lever hoods. > > Oury's are my favorite MTB grip; it appears they make a glow in the > dark verson now. :-) > > Angus > > On Mar 18, 12:49 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> on 3/17/09 7:59 PM, Mike Irwin at rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> > Cool. The cloth over cork sounds interesting. Right now, I've got >> > enough cork wrap for two layers, which I think I'll try, but if this >> > isn't what I'm looking for, I may go after cloth over cork shellacked. >> >> You might take a bit of a test ride with a double-thick cork wrap before you >> shellack it down. I've found that thicker grips actually are really tiring >> to my hands. >> >> For example, I tried Ourey mtb grips for a couple rides, but got hellacious >> hand cramps with them and went back to thinner grips. >> >> - Jim >> >> -- >> Jim Edgar >> cyclofi...@earthlink.net >> >> Three T-shirts Now Available: >> "I've Got Downtube Shifters..." S/S T-shirt >> Cyclocross - "More Cowbell" L/S T-shirt >> "One Cog - Zero Excuses" L/S T-shirthttp://www.cyclofiend.com/stuff -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
