I use the GP-1 and GP-2 grips on a number of bikes and they work great for me. I used to experience hand numbness at times but haven’t experienced it while using the Ergons. I’ve used them on straight bars as well as Jones Loop bars which have lots of sweep.
Robert Tilley San Diego, CA Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2021, at 5:46 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks [name]. Another recommendation for hte Ergon grips; I've received > several. I will look for these. (If anyone has some to sell, please contact > me offlist at bertin seven five three at gee male dot com. > > Thanks for whatbars, too, but the MAP bar is the best of the many "upright" > bars I've used; it's just that that pad on my left palm is super sensitive to > anything except the hoods or ramp positions on drop bars -- well, I can ride > the hooks for 5 miles at a stretch as long as I am careful about how I place > my palm, and as long as I don't bear down on it heavily). I will try the > Ergpo G-1 grips. As for any future substitutions, I'm not going to play > around with more "upright" bars, I'll go back to a drop of some sort. > > I'll be interested in others' opinions and experiences of the G-1 grips, too. > > Were it not for the numbness, the MAPs as set up would be a 95% or even > 97.49675% exactly, using more metaphorical numbers. Pure serendipity, but > luck prevailed. > >> On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 5:35 PM aeroperf <dorem...@comcast.net> wrote: >> On my touring bike, I use Soma Osprey bars with Ergon GP-1 grips. >> >> The bars come in 25.4 and 31.8, and are 660mm wide with a 40 degree sweep. >> They also have a “Clarence” bar, also 660mm, with 34 degree sweep. >> Either can be cut down to fit and are marked so you can get both sides the >> same. I took 1cm off each end for mine. Both come in black or silver. >> >> The Ergon GP-1 grips give support to the “ball” of my palm, behind the >> thumb. >> The outer edge of my palm is kind of unsupported. This sounds like what you >> may need. >> >> For years I rode a hybrid with straight bars and grip shifts. My right hand >> would go numb after ten miles. >> Then I tried Albatross bars with bar-end shifts. This took out the >> numbness, but the angle felt a little awkward. >> The Osprey bars are the perfect angle for me for day-in, day-out tours. I >> keep the Albatross bars on my Sam because that whole package just works for >> me for 20-30 miles. >> >> Try overlaying on whatbars.com and see what you think. But it was the GP-1 >> grips saved me on the straighter bars. >> >> Picture: Osprey bars with Rivendell cork grips to give you an idea of the >> geometry. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4a3925ba-a41b-4802-a282-ff4f2c441bdbn%40googlegroups.com. > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgsg3Sha42K7hjhvco5RYQX7Q%3DumTt5D4NPUfJwGT%2B7x3g%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/B8CE9899-956C-4E82-8959-CE4D97665AEB%40gmail.com.
