[Closed] Suspension grips

dismiss them out of hand

I see what you did there. 🙂

Can't see whether the few mm of 'travel' you get with this is worth more than the few mm you might get from a foam grip. Can't see it being as reliable as a bit of foam. And it costs 100 dollars.

How very intriguing! That's a very interesting idea. I do rather need to feel them before shelling out that sort of cash though...

🙂

Make your own with some bubble wrap inside your gloves 🙂

Interesting idea but I can't get my head round that pricing?

I think I have some that already do this - although not tuneable, they work noticeably better at getting rid of stuttery and vibration impacts.

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Hmm. He doesn't really say what his points of comparison are, I can see it making a difference compared to a standard lockon, but how about a foam grip?

I just re-read the article.

'Omni directional' - ie, they can only rotate a 1-2mm...?

I think they float freely in any direction for a few mm rather than just twisting. I had a set of ESI foam grips but swapped them out for lock on a few weeks ago because I didn't really like the feel of the foam.
The pricing maybe feels a bit better when you take into account that they sell replacement parts meaning the initial cost would be offset a bit over time. Still a pretty major outlay for grips though I agree, if they were <£50 I'd probably buy a set right now just to try them out!

$100?

That's up there with the cynical outfit who'll sell you a mudguard for £50.

that video looks more than a 1-2 mm of rotation? looks a bit sketchy imagining it moving around like that, but I guess one really needs to try them

The Suspension Grips can't spin on the handlebar, however, and their omnidirectional movement only adds up to about 3 or 4mm of so-called travel.

This float allows the grip to rotate back and forth by 3 or 4mm, and also move vertically by a few millimeters.

Is confused.

Regardless, rotational travel sounds like a bad idea, but radial travel sounds like a good idea.

$110 grips do not sound like a good idea.

The surface of my Oury grips will move more than 1mm if you give them a good twist, that's part of what makes them comfortable, not (just) the squish.

They do look well made but for that amount of money I'd want a bunch of other people to say very nice things about them before considering buying.

Suspension grips would probably make more difference on a hybrid rather than anything with large tyres or suspension.

Also thinking that foam/silicone grips would do a similar job. Coincidentally the postie just delivered me some grips and I went for foam ones as my hands are rather soft and mushy at the moment from lack of cycling.
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The fact that the design of the box looks straight from the early 2000's is enough to make me say IM OUT

Out. I have big squishy grips and big squishy hands already.