Cockpit swap on my Sam

[Tim Bantham]

Once again I am considering a cockpit change for my Sam Hillborne. This time I am going to upright Billie bars. For simplicity and cost savings I'm keeping the current bar end shifters. I'm currently pondering grips. I love the way cork grips look but find them to be too slippery. I've been happy with Oury grips. I like the way they feel but I don't think they look as good when you cut off the end to accommodate  bar ends shifters. I've seen the felt and twine DIY grips that Riv promotes but I don't think I have the artistic ability and patience to recreate it. 

What am I missing? What grips are out there that look good, feel good and work with bar ends? 

[Mathias Steiner]

One or two layers of 'cork' tape, covered with a delightful shade of Newbaum's.

[Brian Turner]

I’m a big fan of the chunky ESI grips. They come in a variety of colors, but I’ve also seen folks wrap them in cotton tape and twine.

Brian

Lex Ky 

On May 29, 2024, at 7:57 AM, Mathias Steiner <mathiass...@gmail.com> wrote:

One or two layers of 'cork' tape, covered with a delightful shade of Newbaum's.

On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 7:45:15 AM UTC-4 Tim Bantham wrote:

Once again I am considering a cockpit change for my Sam Hillborne. This time I am going to upright Billie bars. For simplicity and cost savings I'm keeping the current bar end shifters. I'm currently pondering grips. I love the way cork grips look but find them to be too slippery. I've been happy with Oury grips. I like the way they feel but I don't think they look as good when you cut off the end to accommodate  bar ends shifters. I've seen the felt and twine DIY grips that Riv promotes but I don't think I have the artistic ability and patience to recreate it. 

What am I missing? What grips are out there that look good, feel good and work with bar ends? 

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[Patch T]

Just wrote a whole message privately by accident. Here's a summary:

In my experience ESI grips get very slippery if you sweat. Otherwise cheap and comfy!

Rubber grips can get sticky over time.

I like using rolls of cork sheet from the office or craft store, cutting and fitting that, then covering with Newbaum's. Or using padded Newbaum's similarly as a base layer. Both methods give you grippy cushion, good style, plus easy bar-end installation.

Patch in Oakland.

[Patch T]

Or like Brian said, Newbaum's over ESI's - YUM!

[maxcr]

I love my Ergon Bio Cork Grips on my Hunqa

Max

[Bill Lindsay]

I'd love to see photos of how you manage to get Ergon or ESI grips over barcon shift cable housing.   

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[maxcr]

I didn't but there's precedent: https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/g9A7pxZGN5w/m/ChChYuXkAgAJ

Max

[Bill Lindsay]

That thread shows and describes how they run their bar con shift cable housing external to the grips.  I was looking for how you were running your shift cable housing internal to the grips.  The OP didn't specifically ask for "internal", I suppose.  They just asked for "works with".  :)

That might actually be a cool product: a contemporary lock-on grip that incorporates a passageway for bar con shift cable/housing.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Tim Bantham]

Within that link that Maxcr shared there was a link to Grant's Blahg post on the topic of making grips. That really doesn't look to difficult and I likely have enough scraps laying around to try it out. Thanks all!

[David Ross]

When I ride sweeps I need a different grip than I do with regular flat bars or I get terrible pain in the heel of my hand. The grips that work for my are the Bontrager ergonomic mtb grips or something like the really far Jones bar grips. I think you’ll be fine if you have something that’s a little bit fatter than regular mtb style grips. Of course, it also depends a lot on bar height. As your bar height increases, the pressure on the hands goes down quite a bit. 

On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 7:45 AM Tim Bantham <tba...@gmail.com> wrote:

Once again I am considering a cockpit change for my Sam Hillborne. This time I am going to upright Billie bars. For simplicity and cost savings I'm keeping the current bar end shifters. I'm currently pondering grips. I love the way cork grips look but find them to be too slippery. I've been happy with Oury grips. I like the way they feel but I don't think they look as good when you cut off the end to accommodate  bar ends shifters. I've seen the felt and twine DIY grips that Riv promotes but I don't think I have the artistic ability and patience to recreate it. 

What am I missing? What grips are out there that look good, feel good and work with bar ends? 

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[Roberta]

I have the ESI chunky grips I over the bar and shifter cable. Love them. 

My secret is I paid Keystone Bikes to put them on for me. :)  I think they used compressed air.  I chose the tan grips to match the head tube, and they sort-of match. I think next time I’ll match the grips to the bike frame. 

Ergon grips are my favorite but for this application with bar end shifters, I really like the ESI grips. 

Tim, Billy bars come wayyyyyy back, but the grip angle is superb. 

Roberta

On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2:17:49 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: