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Ergon GX1 Grips

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Item # 777360

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The Ergon GX1 grips are lightweight, designed for comfort and perfect for everyday riding.

Their compact bodies have slim wings and a low grip radius in the midsection
Grips are specially designed for easy, quick hand position changes
Made from lightweight rubber combined with a lightweight, highly secure clamp
For use on flat bars

Imported.

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Ergon GX1 Grips Customer Reviews

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Ergon GX1 Grips

4.3

(based on 4 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Attractive (3)
Easy to install (3)
Lightweight (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Casual riding (3)

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Mar

2010

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent design and effectiveness

By jsain40

from Whittier, NC

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Pros

Attractive Design
Easy To Install
Impressive
Lightweight
Perfect

Cons

Best Uses

Mountain Biking

Comments about Ergon GX1 Grips:

The Ergon GX1 grips are the best on the market. I was interested in these grips as I was raised in Germany and I know the quality of german made products. I found an advertisement for these grips and I researched them and I was impressed with what I found. I was casually shopping over the weekend with a bike trip planned for the next day. I found these at REI in Asheville NC and I decided to give them a try. They are lightweight and they were very easy to install. I road about 9.7 miles with them on my first trip and wow was I impressed - not disapointed. I have had about five different types of grips in the past and I would say that these are the best and the best value for the $. If I would have know the difference I would have paid double. Highly recommended product and I look forward to my next ride!

Apr

2010

3.0

Not for hard mountain bike riding

By giantt2rider

from Charlotte, NC

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Install

Cons

Best Uses

Casual Riding

Comments about Ergon GX1 Grips:

I tried these grips on the recommendation of a casual rider. They are very comfortable for casual riding. When riding hard on the trails they started to hurt my wrist due to the limited range of motion around the grip. I tried repositioning but did not work.

I know grips are user prefernce so if you are thinking about these grips, I would recommend trying them. If you buy them from REI they are 100% satisfaction guaranteed so you can return them if you don't like them.

Apr

2010

4.0

Great feel, disappointing fit

By Stuka

from Phoenix, AZ

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Pros

Attractive Design
Lightweight

Cons

Difficult To Install

Best Uses

Casual Riding
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Comments about Ergon GX1 Grips:

I get to be one of those people for once.. the only person on the whole of the internet to have a problem. :( I could not find one other complaint similar to mine. *shrug*

Issue #1: Once unthreaded, the clamp screws would not screw back in. They were roughly 2mm too short to get started. I tried EVERYTHING. I felt guilty for having to return to seemingly perfect sets to REI. Third set I took to Ace Hardware and found screws that matched the threads correctly, but were 1/8" longer. Finally, I could mount the grips.

Issue #2: In order to get the grips to not spin on the handlebar, the screws had to really be torqued down. The hard plastic has little friction on the bar, and the rubber grooves to prevent slipping squish out the end a little bit. Ergon needs to license ODI's clamp system as it is FAR superior. I went back to my Lizard Skins grips, and tried to put the Ergons on my girlfriend's bike, but they could not clamp the bar at all. User error? maybe, but most likely the handlebars are not created equal.

For the period I had these on, I was quite pleased with them, onroad anyway. Despite Ergon trying to position their grips for racing or mountain use, I wouldn't suggest it. Even the GX1s are best used for street cruising or light trail use. They are certainly worth trying as they do provide addition comfort on longer rides.

I want to give them 3 stars for the trouble I went through, but they get 4 just because of the potential flaw in the person using them.

Apr

2010

5.0

This grips are awesome!!

By Dave in Houston

from Houston, TX

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Pros

Attractive Design
Durable
Easy To Install
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Casual Riding
Mountain Biking
Racing

Comments about Ergon GX1 Grips:

I bought these grips to replace stock on a Trek 6000 Mtn Bike. They were very easy to install, and a huge upgrade from the stock. Very comfy on the hands and look 10 times better than stock. Strongly recommend.