Odi Grips Bonus Pack Rogue Long 130 mm

This is replacement for oem grips on my Norco Truax 1 freeride mt bike. I have actually seen Rogues on mt bikes of pro/competition mt bike riders so I knew they are great grips. The Rogue is slightly thicker than my oem grips (made by ODI) or the ODI Ruffian. I thought Rogues would be a little softer on the hands for bumpy downhill trails w rocky drops, and roots, and jumps. They are softer. But on the first rides with them the extra thickness felt like a hand full and the slight extra softness took a bit to get used to. This would probably not be noticed on a typical xc mt bike trail. My hand size is mens Large, and wear TLD gloves. I think theyre very good grips and I will keep them on. I can highly recommend, especially you are mostly on xc trails. I am curious though and want to try the Ruffians, which think will feel a little firmer thus more responsive for downhill. These are the slightest of personal preferences and each rider needs to find.his/her own.

Extremely comfortable large diameter grip

These are great grips. They feel comfortable on my hands, reducing numbness from long rides, and stick to my hands like glue. So far when the grips have been wet, they still offer a solid hold for my hands. I sweat a lot so hopefully this remains true once summer rolls around. The locks-ons make installing and removing the grips easy. No fussing with rubbing alcohol etc. to slowly shimmy the grips on and off. My only complaint is that my original shipment was missing two of the lock-on clamps. Reading some other comments this does not seem to be an uncommon issue. My replacements did come very quickly though (next day). Hopefully they look into this issue because otherwise there is nothing to dislike.

These grips are the best! I love these things. I always ride with gloves so this review is based on that, Ive never tried these without gloves. They have thick soft grip material that really dampens the impacts and vibrations on your hands. The pattern and how thick they are makes them extremely easy to hold onto and really get a good purchase on them. I have small hands and you would think that I would like thin grips like their ODI Elites but I cant stand those. These grips give you something to hold onto and the thick soft compound really is perfect. The endcaps are not cheap rubber endcaps but a plastic insert that clips into the lockring and is much safer than something rubber. Last thing you want it to be corked like an apple if you crash. They have dual lock-on rings that really secure the grips to your bars and give you some peace of mind. The grips are my fav for using gloves. I dont use thick gloves though, I use just standard no gell or anything crazy mtb gloves. The seller I bought the gloves from sadly shorted me a lock ring and end cap but luckily a fellow rider hooked me up with an old pair to replace the missing pieces because the seller wanted me to send them back and buy them again. Since that is no fault of the product Im not taking and stars off for that on a product review.

Just as expected.

I had grips on my MTB that were okay, but they were a bit small for me. My husband had ordered some ODI Rogues and I rode his bike and really liked them! My left wrist is fused and my grip on that side is a bit weaker. A thicker grip really helps a lot! (I double wrapped my gravel bike bars for the extra thickness and love it!) When I play around in the yard I dont bother with gloves and they are comfortable. On longer rides with more challenges I do wear gloves, and that little bit of extra thickness is good for my hands. I ordered the black because they were a lot cheaper than the color I wanted. When I am riding I wont notice! :-) Would I order them again? Sure would! In all fairness I am a beginner so have not begun to do jumps, etc. so I cannot say how they would be while riding gnarly. My guess is as I learn more, I will still love these!

The grips feel very well built, nice and firm with a lot to grip on. The installation part is a bit annoint, trying to get the lockons to fit the grip ends, also it appears that the lockons are pressed all the way to the grip (meaning theres a small, 2mm gap between the lockon and the grip). Very good value!

Great grips, easy install, I really like the double lock ons. They stay put and offer all the grip and comfort I needed.

Definitely durable, but not to comfortable

Ive been on a journey with a 2003 GT Palomar. I didnt care for how it rode, fit or shifted, when it was given to me new in 2004. So after a few short rides it was put in shed. When it saw daylight for a ride in 2013, it was hit on the rear wheel by a car. The wheel was bent so badly that I was barely able to limp it home with the V-brakes removed and pads released. Then it went back in the shed. In 2021, it saw daylight again as I was going to junk it. I didnt think the cost of a wheel straightening, or new wheel and tune up at a bike shop was justified on a 20 year old $230 bicycle. But, it but it had less than 100 miles on it and seemed to be comparable with some new bikes in the $500 and up range. So I cleaned it up and figured Id try to fix, service and sell it. I watched videos and fixed the indexed shifting and straightened the wheel. Then gave the old GT a full teardown and service. On a test ride, it was smoother and quieter than anything Id ever owned and I figured no one would give me what I felt it was worth. It also had a Chrome Moly frame that I prefer over the ride of the newer aluminum frames. So, I decided to try to make it fit me better instead of selling it. I replaced the stock seat post with an Orign8 400mm and the bars with Bucklos risers to make the bike fit better. It fit better, but still wasnt right. So, I thought new grips would feel better and might help with the fit and handling issues. Based on some research and reviews, I decided to try the ODI grips. Especially as several reviews mentioned that they were comfortable and fit larger hands. Even though they were longer than the 100mm stock grips on the GT, I ordered them in. Hindsight being 20/20, I ordered these grips, before trying to simulate how a 130mm grip would feel on my bars with the grip shifters. When I simulated a narrower hand position on the bars during a ride, I found that the bike feel worse. But, when I tried a wider hand placement on the bars, the bike rode better. So I figured when the ODI grips arrived, Id return them and began searching for grips that seemed as plush as the ODI, but narrower than the stock 100mm grips I had. Unfortunately, I didnt find anything else I wanted to try. When the ODI grips arrived and I put my hands around them, they felt great. They are very comfortable. Firm, but have give when squeezed and are not slick on a bare hand. They are also larger, outer diameter, than my stock grips. But, they were too long for what I wanted. After looking at how the grips are constructed and how the locking rings work, I decided to try to modify them to meet my needs. I took a measurement, a deep breath and felt stupid taking a hacksaw to these brand new grips. A utility knife and file were also used to complete the job. In the end, the modification worked perfectly and the grips are maybe 80mm now. They solidly lock on to the bars, feel great and work perfectly with my Revoshift shifters. Ive done about 100 miles so far, bare hands and with light gloves, both on pavement and light trails. All has been good and comfortable. No regrets on this purchase and will be buying a set to replace the old Ourys on my 2006 Cannondale F2000SL. Please know the grips did not solve my riding and handling problems. I found more videos on riding position and eventually, after gradually lowering my seat about 1/2 and moving it forward about 1/4, the bike became a great handling, stable, ride. I also played with rolling my bars, shifters and brake levers slightly forward and backward. Hope this helps and ride safe.