Bike shopping

[Catrin]

I have these on my mountain bike - and they are awesome! The bar ends are nice and soft yet firm enough at the same time. The only reason they are on my mountain bike and not on my Gunnar as they were intended is because they don't fit grip shifters, triggers only. They are not appropriate for use with carbon bars.

I can ride these and my other Ergon grips all day long, literally. This does not, however, work for everyone, there are certain physical reasons why I have the riding position I do and am lucky to have a gifted fitter who has been able to accommodate my needs.

If you want to try Ergons and want more than the basic grips, then I highly recommend these.

[Espresso]

That's one set I've been looking at One question: Do you know what the difference is between large and small?

Also, I saw grip shift length ones available on Amazon (although they don't ship from Amazon, so you may want to be cautious).

[Catrin]

That's one set I've been looking at One question: Do you know what the difference is between large and small?

Also, I saw grip shift length ones available on Amazon (although they don't ship from Amazon, so you may want to be cautious).

I get the smalls from Ergon and it works fine for me. I would think that the "small" size would probably work fine for most women. Some of their bar ends are very short though, so you need to be careful. I would suggest calling your area LBS and see if they might have something in stock that you can look at. Nothing beats putting your hand around it before buying it.

[pinsonp2]

I actually emailed Ergon about these about a year ago. They gave me a specific measurement that I do not recall. However they stated that the 'small' size fits most people, especially women, and the 'large' are for very large hands. My husband and I have the 'small' size on our Crosstrails. Hope this info helps.

Enjoy the ride,
P2

[Catrin]

I actually emailed Ergon about these about a year ago. They gave me a specific measurement that I do not recall. However they stated that the 'small' size fits most people, especially women, and the 'large' are for very large hands. My husband and I have the 'small' size on our Crosstrails. Hope this info helps.

Enjoy the ride,
P2

This makes sense, they don't "look" small...

[Orange utopia]

Thanks for this info! I was just looking at these in the bike shop last week. I don't really have a problem with numb hands but I would like some more position options. I am in the minority in that I prefer flat bar bike even though I have ridden a drop bar road bike on and off for years.

[Espresso]

After sleeping on it, I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with a steel bike.

Next time I get a chance to go to the LBS, I'll try out the Jamis Satellite Sport road bike and then decide between it and the Coda.

Maybe I'll use the difference in bike weight as a good incentive to lose a couple pounds of my own weight