Santa Cruz Palmdale Grip

What Santa Cruz got right:
If you're looking to reap the maximum hand-space benefit from single clamp grip design, look no further: the Palmdales feature a full 125mm of well-cushioned rubber grip, measured from end of grip to the inner edge of the alloy clamp. The shape is fantastic: there is a subtle flare at the outer end that is just pronounced enough to signal its presence, but not enough to be uncomfortable when your hand rests directly on it. The raised logo situated where the ends of your fingers wrap the bar provide tactile feedback and a touch of extra grip when brand new, but they tend to shred rather quickly, and I often found myself trimming bits of frayed logo off the grips when they became an annoyance.
What needs improvement for V2:
SC could follow competitors like Deity & start selling replacement rubber w/o the alloy clamps for a reasonable rate: this would be a win for both consumers & the earth.  Santa Cruz' rubber compound could be grippier and wear could be better.  Deity's excellent Waypoint single-clamps are tackier than the Palmdale, yet they wear at a comparable rate.  Finally, Palmdales tend to tear easily in a crash. SC has bonded the rubber of these grips around the circumference of an underlying plastic chassis, but did not bond the comfy, flared 5mm rubber "bumper" at the outer end to the plastic end cap below. I have had 3 pairs of Palmdales, and all have failed the same way: the last 5mm of rubber at the outer end tore or came off completely after even low-speed contact with earth, wood, or rock.