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Bike grips for poles?

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414.
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im looking for some grips to put on my poles since im not a fan or the original grips. i have the scott team issue pole in the jr. size so the poles are a bit skinnier. they have a 5/8" diameter and im wondering if anyone knows some nice, cheap grips i could get in that size?


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Nov 21 2010 7:25PM
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Commonwealth
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I would just hit up the lost & found or go to a rental shop and offer to buy a pair of poles with grips that are more comfortable. Then you could swap grips and have a backup pair of poles as well.

The problem I see with bike grips would be that they are meant to be used horizontally, as opposed to vertically. By putting a grip that goes like this ---- on a pole that goes like this |, you would have the shaped parts upside down. In other words, where you hold the pole with your pointer finger would be where your pinky usually goes on a bike grip.

Does that make sense?
Nov 21 2010 7:31PM
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414.
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yeah i understand, but i've seen multiple times bike grips work greatly. im just having trouble finding some in the size 5/8".
Nov 21 2010 7:34PM
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I_Am_Mod
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there are also symmetrical bike grips ....

and it works fine, just wrap you pole with sport tape so its fat enough to accomodate the desired grip, i know the searchbar sucks, but there have been threads about this in the past with quite good results ...
Nov 21 2010 7:34PM
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Commonwealth
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Perhaps the bike grips aren't shaped? I don't know.

Depending on how much wider the bike grips are in diameter, you can always try to just pour some epoxy in to fill up the space?
Nov 21 2010 7:35PM
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414.
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i searched and couldnt find anything helpful with this shitty searchbar. i was seeing if any bikers or people with past experience know a company with 5/8" grips.
Nov 21 2010 7:37PM
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I_Am_Mod
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also, i have a friend who has simply removed his grips and now only has the narrow pole with tennis grip tape wrapped around it, he says the narrow grips are sweet to hold when doing grabs and stuff ...

and i dunno about you, but if you don't use your loops a lot it's a sick alternative :)
Nov 21 2010 7:38PM
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414.
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would something like this work good? looks like they'd be pretty sick, thin, only bad thing i cant use my straps.

Nov 21 2010 7:42PM
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gpitcher
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i dont see why you couldnt
Nov 21 2010 7:44PM
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I_Am_Mod
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haha, they kinda look like dildos, but yeah, if they're 5/8'th they'll probably work fine, just put some paper tape around the pole then hammer it in with a wooden/plastic mallet ....
Nov 21 2010 7:45PM
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414.
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i think they'd work great, but $14 is kinda pricey. i saw some trycicle 5/8" grips for like $0.82
Nov 21 2010 7:48PM
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Piste.Off
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i did these out of pure boredom. i fattened the pole with masking tape so the grip fit tight and they work great.
Nov 21 2010 8:20PM
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CDdesign
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just buy armada grips, they fit on pretty much any adult pole
Nov 21 2010 8:29PM
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414.
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mine arent adult poles, they're the junior that's why i was looking for 5/8" grips. right now im just using the regular grips with hockey tape over them.
Nov 21 2010 8:31PM
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Hi.Phi.
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well I might do this now. never thought about fattening up the poles like that. thanks a lot bud!
Nov 21 2010 8:53PM
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414.
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i feel like fattening them with tape will make the grip slip off, not sure.
Nov 21 2010 8:54PM
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CDdesign
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try going to the hardwear store get a piece of PVC pipe to fit over your current pole and drill it on.  ima try this to fit my ODI bike grips on too
Nov 21 2010 8:56PM
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jay.ngo
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Hey, how'd you attach straps to your bike grips?
Dec 2 2010 11:23PM
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DrZoidberg
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The masking tape thing probably works fine, but I have an alternate idea.

A bike grip is a cylinder, a rectangle rolled up. So if you cut a straight line on the long dimension you'll unroll it into a rectangle again. Then you could remove a certain amount of it to create a cylinder that fits around your pole. You could secure it with some epoxy or glue or something. Basically cut it open, make it have a smaller circumference and wrap it back around. Do people do that often? I'm gonna try when I go home for winter break.
Dec 2 2010 11:48PM
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Piste.Off
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i undid the one end of the strap from the adjuster and strung it between the pole and the grip.
Dec 2 2010 11:55PM
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Evilchris
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You could just buy my poles for cheap! I just wrapped tape around the shaft untill the grip fitd tightly, and I used barends on the top of the pole so i could still use my straps
https://newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/582259/
Dec 3 2010 10:34AM
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