Recently bought a santa cruz heckler and would really like to put a real nice pair of grips on it, if this makes any difference to choise i do a lot of freeride/xc

What grips can you recommend?

Love my ESI Silvine ones… these…

They seem nice, any uk stockists?

ODI Lock-ons. Something like this.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=152

Renthal lock on?

http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/esi-grips-racers-edge-silicone-mtb-grips-2240-p.asp

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They seem nice, any uk stockists?

Sideways, in Alsager…

Tim sells them.

http://www.sidewayscycles.com/

Renthal is nice (non-lock for me) but maybe a little small- I get on with them fine on most of my bikes but they kill my hands on the rigid.

ODI Rogue if you want fatter.

DO NOT BUY SUNLINE GRIPS

Superstars lockons mate! Check em out!, but the vans waffles are ont list! ;))

DO NOT BUY SUNLINE GRIPS

I hate it when folk sit on the fence like that. Spesh enduro non lockon for me, but as with all contact points, it’s personal preference

Rental Kevlars. Grippy as hell.

I dig The Super Star Excel.

Oury lock ons suit me. Quite big.

For balance

BUY SUNLINE GRIPS

I love my Sunline logo thins

+1 for esi (chunky) grips

Esi here brilliant

ODI Ruffians for me. But then I like thin grips.

Pro Endless grips

I am using ESI grips on most bikes now… Very comfy and damned light.

ODI lock-ons on my three bikes with suss-forks, Ritchey foam lock-ons on the one with rigid forks.
I would never use anything other than lock-ons of some sort. Foam really helps with rigid forks (Ritcheys are new so can’t vouch for longevity yet, ODIs last well)

And now I have the extra chunky ones too. More comfort for big hands…. http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/esi-extra-chunky-black-3565-p.asp

+1 on the sunline comments, mine wore through in no time and the collar became uncomfortable.

I really like foam grips. I know I’m a minority in that oppinion, but they’re comfy, grippy enough that hands don’t slip (they do tend to migrate in allong the bars a few mm each ride though, but easy to pull back).

Only problem was the Ritchey WCS bar plugs were crap so I got some huge plastic BMX ones that stay put perfectly.