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I think Eddie Masters was using something like that to protect his fingers/hand after messing 'em up last year, too.
He seems pretty accessible and responsive to folks. I bet a Youtube comment or DM (or official media request) would get a response with some of his impressions.
believe he was running something like this from LoamLab.
https://www.loamlab.bike/products/counterpunch?variant=34531605741734
I ran those on my Mongoose BMX bike and they were pretty good grips
Perhaps my sarcasm detector is not calibrated properly but this smells like cold-pressed extra virgin snake oil:
- The half circle is smaller in area, reducing air resistance. This is the variation the IFR team uses, because in elite racing, every millisecond counts.
That said, Rev grips have a bulge at the ends that actually helps with the grip of the pinkie and that makes my hands sit a little in-board, which I believe helped prevent injuries during my numerous tree strikes.
ripped for her/his pleasure
Rev grips also whipped up a version for Reece Wilson to try recently. But I can’t seem to find the video clip of it now.
The original Oakley products were grips, right? I remember pining after those in the late 70s/early 80s! My parent thought I was ridiculous.
Had these back in the day
Yes, from what I recall Oakley's 1st product was grips. I really liked the B-1B's, there was a replaceable foam ring on the inside and you could change the white part of the grip in the photo when it wore out. It was a thin sleeve that goes over the grip
Named after the coolest looking strategic bomber too. The Rockwell B-1B lancer.
I wonder what the torsional stiffness of it was like. All the pivots are arranged basically on a horizontal line.
A Brit (I assume) picking the B-1B over the Avro Vulcan?! Fish falling from the sky, dogs and cats living together etc. etc.
Trust me when I say the Vulcan is a close second, I just have a particular soft spot for the B-1b.
No doubt about all the pressure on the pinky fingers. All my grips are worn down to the plastic underneath (meaty paws) on the pinky ends. Doesn’t help I overlap my pinky fingers over the ends of the grips. Always been my comfort spot but it’s weird. I’d be curious how this would feel since I wouldn’t be able to overlap but would def give me more area to pressure with how I grip. Hmm
Interesting points. I love deathgrips because they are wider under my thumb than under my pinky, and I feel like that narrower pinky end lets me grip tighter there. I wasn’t that interested in these kinds of products for mere protection but now that the control element has been brought up I’m really considering trying to get some on my bars…
Looks like an octopus tentacle. At least your hands wont come off
I stay away from products like this because I grip the bars the same way, pinky at the edge of the bar and outside of my palm slightly hanging off the edge. It doesn't matter how wide the bars are, I end up gripping the outside edge.
Lewis doing Lewis things.
Blatant IP theft, but i Have to admit i like the look of these pedals with the x through the centre more than the outlier Ones.
Why? The hole is their second best feature, it makes them super comfortable and grippy.
Also, fuck lewis.
The only positive thing to say ist they have good taste in the products they copy.
But crazy shameless
When it was brakes, I was saying "yeah, it's a copy, but there are also improvements". And not gonna lie, they work very well.
Then came the cranks. And now this. At least they could have made the bearings less exposed...
Would be really surprised if they put Loic on the new bike in the midst of the title fight with Jackson... I'll bet Finn and Jordan are on it, and Loic joins the party after the season wraps up.
Frame looks absolutely sick. Curious whether the team will put weights in/on it with given the under BB link.
more like lewis doing 5dev things
Notice pedals.
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More photos
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/spotted-specialized-demo-s-works-carbon-a…