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Message started by aegerprimo on 10/30/13 at 20:35:18

Title: Grips
Post by aegerprimo on 10/30/13 at 20:35:18

Can someone please recommend some grips for my bike? I have numbness in both hands while riding. This happens when I cycle as well. Had bad accident many years ago and fractured my neck and as a result I have lots of nerve damage that just so happens to make my hands go numb.

Title: Re: Grips
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/30/13 at 20:47:59

IDK about grips, but mechanics gloves/ gel padded palm & a focus on Not Gripping tight really helped me,, My hands go numb easy, too, from damage caused by oilfield work & riding a 10 speed. Lots of pressure in the ulnar nerve area. Lowes sells some decent gloves.. I wont ride w/o gloves of some sort,,I know if I go down, hands will go down.,.

Title: Re: Grips
Post by verslagen1 on 10/30/13 at 20:49:53

Isogrips or the knockoff were the best I've found.
but you need big hands or you have a hard time reaching the levers.

Trying egrips now and are ok.

also, you might a different handle bar.

Title: Re: Grips
Post by aegerprimo on 10/30/13 at 20:53:04

Awesome! ANy of you guys know if Lancer is still selling those Jetkits? Not sure what size to get and I think it would be smart for me to have a few different sizes to choose from

Title: Re: Grips
Post by aegerprimo on 10/30/13 at 20:54:25

Working on a different handlebar too. Thanks guys

Title: Re: Grips
Post by old_rider on 10/31/13 at 00:10:01

Was going to ask what kind of bars you have. Are you leaning forward to grab them? or pulling away and using your hands to support your body weight?

I bought some "grip puppies" for my sport bike (I lean a little forward on it) and they seem to help a little bit. The are an "add-on" type grip in that you put them over your stock grips. They are just a foam padding, I put mine on with no glue using an air gun with a cone shaped nozzle.

Title: Re: Grips
Post by WD on 10/31/13 at 03:51:32

http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com -OR- www.mrluckys.biz

If you can't find the right set there, you're way too picky... ;)

The old style "Coke bottle" grips in rubber seem to be the best choice for arthritic or otherwise compromised hands/fingers. I have a set of straight ribbed Harley chrome and black rubber grips right now, and even wearing a 5x glove, they are big. Isogrips are worse. However, I do have significant damage to my fingers, they curl funny at full relax (look like I'm riding) and not only bend to the outside (first 2 per hand) and the inside (ring and pinky each hand), they are starting to cross over each other. Think Rheumatoid Arthritis and you'd be close...