Lock on grips

noodleman
noodleman Posts: 852
edited April 2009 in MTB general
Hi, guys. I have been thinking about changing my grips to some lock on ones. I have a pair or Richey wcs carbon bars and although they are reinforced in the clamp area i dont think they are on the ends. Will lock on grips damage the bars?
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Nah, the clamping force is tiny.
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  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    +1. The tiny allen screws are sooo small, I think you'd strip the threads in the metal clamps before you damaged your bars lol.

    But saying that, don't try and prove me wrong! Just tight enough so they don't spin is all your after remember!! :lol::lol:
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    noodleman wrote:
    Hi, guys. I have been thinking about changing my grips to some lock on ones. I have a pair or Richey wcs carbon bars and although they are reinforced in the clamp area i dont think they are on the ends. Will lock on grips damage the bars?
    so which bars are they? if you look on http://www.ritcheylogic.com and find your bars you may find
    Reinforced internally to accept bar ends and shifter/lever clamp
    if you do then they will be fine.

    oh and the clamping force is higher than you may think.
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  • Soggz
    Soggz Posts: 221
    So whats the big deal with 'lock ons' after all these years?...For a start, arnt they (slightly) heavier?
    How did we ever manage before or is everyone just jumping on the band wagon just to spend more money? Are they really THAT much of a good idea?
  • bomberesque
    bomberesque Posts: 1,701
    Soggz wrote:
    So whats the big deal with 'lock ons' after all these years?...For a start, arnt they (slightly) heavier?
    How did we ever manage before or is everyone just jumping on the band wagon just to spend more money? Are they really THAT much of a good idea?

    I like them. They are easy to put on and adjust, firmer than other grips I have tried, probably because of the hard inner pipe, and feel more secure.

    I tried them on one bike for the hell of it and now have them on all my flat barred bikes. I would still ride a bike if no-one had come up with the idea but I'm glad someone did.

    The way you phrase your statement / question implies that you've not tried them, so of course your mileage may vary, but I suggest you do try them out before simply declaring them a bandwagon.
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  • therealboyjones
    therealboyjones Posts: 242
    Soggz wrote:
    So whats the big deal with 'lock ons' after all these years?...For a start, arnt they (slightly) heavier?
    How did we ever manage before or is everyone just jumping on the band wagon just to spend more money? Are they really THAT much of a good idea?

    I changed to them after my standard grips started spinning round on a very wet and cold day in the Peaks last winter. Makes riding very difficult. Not had a problem since I installed some Peaty Lizard Skins lock ons, not budged at all. Worth £12 in my opinion.
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  • alaric@epicmtb
    alaric@epicmtb Posts: 80
    Check which sort you're buying, though.

    Odi will be fine as they use a split ring around the bar, the screw tightens the ring against the bar - in the same way as brake & gear levers, any of this style will be fine.

    There are one or two (certainly my Dangerboy end caps) where the screw actually tightens through the ring to press against the bar itself - fine for Aluminium, but I wouldn't want to use it on Carbon...

    Alaric.
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Locking grips are great- they never move around, and they're easy to fit and remove if you want to change bars, levers etc. Going back to rubber ones after really feels like a step back, I wish someone did lockons for motorbikes :(
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