Lock on grips for thinner bars?

Dr Tinkle
Dr Tinkle Posts: 49
edited October 2008 in MTB general
Bought some thinner bars for the wifes tiny hands but cant seem to find any smaller gauge lock on grips.

Do they exist?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    all grip areas are the same diameter.
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  • Dr Tinkle
    Dr Tinkle Posts: 49
    Hmm, I wasn't expecting that.

    I'm supposed to be picking them up on Saturday.

    I was told that these were thinner women specifics used on a Santa Cruise especially for the smaller handed species of woman.

    Have I been sold up the swanny?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    narrower yes but all bars are 22.2mm on the grip area.


    what bars are they offering?
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  • Dr Tinkle
    Dr Tinkle Posts: 49
    I'll call him tommorrow and find out.

    Got me thinking now...
  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    Any particular reason you need lock-ons? Decent slip-on grips can be a smaller diameter and provided you secure them properly you shouldn't have any problems.
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  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    Specialized rocco lock-ons are pretty slim, and available in all sorts of colours :D
  • Dr Tinkle
    Dr Tinkle Posts: 49
    Okay, Nicklouse, not sure what the bars are called but they are aparrently from a Santa Cruise GDR.
    Dave, the wife had a bad crash last winter when one of her grips slid on a very wet day in Cumbria. Shes been locked on ever since. Said I would try for locks if they are available.
    Steve, I'll look into those. Hope they do a tartan on a pink base colour. . . :D
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Dr Tinkle wrote:
    Okay, Nicklouse, not sure what the bars are called but they are aparrently from a Santa Cruise GDR.

    sorry what bike?

    Santa Cruz what?
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  • Dr Tinkle
    Dr Tinkle Posts: 49
    Oh crap. This isn't going very well is it. . ? :oops:

    Thats what he said. I figured it was some sort of free ride bike i'd never heard of or something.

    Another phone call looms.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    they will be the standard grip size though.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • ian_worby
    ian_worby Posts: 331
    I can only presume you mean the Titec Hell cat bars, these have a smaller diameter at 19mm. I believe they normally come with the grips however:

    http://www.cyclexpress.co.uk/Products/H ... grips.aspx
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    but unfortunately there are no lock ons that i am aware of that will fit.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • ian_worby
    ian_worby Posts: 331
    No, quite right. Thats all there is.
  • Dr Tinkle
    Dr Tinkle Posts: 49
    Okay thanks guys.

    Interestingly, I read in a review of ladies specific rigs in What Mountain Bike, that the Marin Juniper Trail comes with custom bars measuring 19.1mm at the grip so Nicklouse is right, they are not readily available. And yes, it seems no lock ons are available either.

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    Thanks for all your help.

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