Something about silicon reminds me of grabbing hold a squid in rigger. I just don't find it a pleasant experience. It's too squishy (not enough feedback from the bars) and unbreathable. What's the attraction? Now cork, cotton tape, and some shellac, I'm a happy lad.
ESI grips are rather firm, not at all like silicone padded saddles for instance. I use silver ESIs on my not painted and not polished stainless steel bike, as the color is close to the stainless steel. When I last had my Albatross bars, I used fiber infused track bar grips. Plenty of bar feel there. On Saturday, August 24, 2013 10:45:26 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Something about silicon reminds me of grabbing hold a squid in rigger. I > just don't find it a pleasant experience. It's too squishy (not enough > feedback from the bars) and unbreathable. What's the attraction? Now cork, > cotton tape, and some shellac, I'm a happy lad. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Saturday, August 24, 2013 8:35:33 AM UTC-6, Mike wrote: >> >> I recently replaced my Ergon grips on my Surly Open Bar with the ESI >> Extra Chunky grips. They're great and actually feel better on my hands than >> the Ergons. Next time I mount up the Albatross bars I'll likely use these. >> You could probably cut a groove in them if you're using BE shifters with >> your Albas. >> >> Maybe RBW will even start selling them as they're made in the USA. >> >> http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/index.php?category=4074 >> >> --mike >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
