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Has anyone have or rode these? I recently got a pair a week ago and spent the whole weekend riding and they messed my hands up so bad I’ve had the v1s last year too and my calluses was cut open and had cuts everywhere. Never had this problem with other grips I don’t know why they’re so hard I’m probably going to have to boil them because I can’t ride for a week now
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Spongeworthy wrote:
Take them to your local bike shop and get them to boil them for you.
You’re funny man
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.pegless. wrote:
They’re far too thick
orangebmx907 wrote:
I know right but I like how they feel and look just wish they were a bit softer
You like the way they look hidden behind your cut-up hands?
Get a set of Hoders and fahgetabowdit
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HardBMX_Tim wrote:
You like the way they look hidden behind your cut-up hands?
Get a set of Hoders and fahgetabowdit
If hoders came with flanges....FAHGEDABOWDIT.
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HardBMX_Tim wrote:
You like the way they look hidden behind your cut-up hands?
Get a set of Hoders and fahgetabowdit
I’m boiling them if it doesn’t work I’ll get hoders
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They belong in front of computers, not grips. Not a great grip IMO.
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I've always liked Aaron's grips, the OG keyboard were great, I ran the boss grips, and now I have a v2 emoji grips waiting for new bars soon.
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orangebmx907 wrote:
I know right but I like how they feel and look just wish they were a bit softer
You like the way they feel? I’m confused about this post then.
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Spongeworthy wrote:
You like the way they feel? I’m confused about this post then.
They feel good but they’re hard as shit for my hands I was wondering if anyone else with these grips felt the same way too. You always wanna hate on other people’s threads
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orangebmx907 wrote:
They feel good but they’re hard as shit for my hands I was wondering if anyone else with these grips felt the same way too. You always wanna hate on other people’s threads
No hate here mate, was legitimately confused. I didn’t think grips that “messed up your hands so bad” and gave you cuts would feel good. Just mucking about with the boiling thing too, no offence meant.
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orangebmx907 wrote:
I know right but I like how they feel and look just wish they were a bit softer
HardBMX_Tim wrote:
You like the way they look hidden behind your cut-up hands?
Get a set of Hoders and fahgetabowditSpongeworthy wrote:
If hoders came with flanges....FAHGEDABOWDIT.
o ma goodness... people still ride with flanges? lol
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Spongeworthy wrote:
No hate here mate, was legitimately confused. I didn’t think grips that “messed up your hands so bad” and gave you cuts would feel good. Just mucking about with the boiling thing too, no offence meant.
It’s alright, I don’t know how to explain it I think the grips have a nice texture and feel when softly grabbing it (Pause) but they’re too hard and rough while you’re doing tricks causing your hands to get cut and calluses. I was wondering if anyone had the same problem like I do so I came to a conclusion I’d have to boil them
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dave lawrence wrote:
Yep. I prefer them.
ODI Longnecks are my preferred grip.
Feels wrong to me with no flange. I’m currently on the odyssey dugans. Really really comfy.
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Primo Cali grips for life for me. I’ve ridden Odi longnecks, Hoders, and Primos are the only ones I literally bought 4 extra pairs i loved them so much; in case they quit making them or something.....
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One of my buds I ride with often has the keyboard grips and he really likes them, was talking about how much more he liked them than other grips he’d tried...I gave em a squeeze and I can totally see how they could blister up your hands, my first thought was wow if I put these on my bike my hands would be raw and bubbled by the end of the week...I’ve had a pair of hoder grips on for the past 9 months or so and haven’t torn a callus off in a nice while...buddy hasn’t complained about that problem but maybe he doesn’t grip the bars that tight I dunno sometimes he doesn’t ride all that hard...they do have an interesting “texture” though...also seem like they’d be slippery when whet...oh yeah come to think of it my bud wears gloves so he could probably use the grips off a Barbie bike and be ok with it. If I had to eat a bmx grip it’d probably be one of those keyboards though especially if they had like a nice clear purple or clear orange I’d probably buy a pair just to chew on.
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ambisketcherous wrote:
One of my buds I ride with often has the keyboard grips and he really likes them, was talking about how much more he liked them than other grips he’d tried...I gave em a squeeze and I can totally see how they could blister up your hands, my first thought was wow if I put these on my bike my hands would be raw and bubbled by the end of the week...I’ve had a pair of hoder grips on for the past 9 months or so and haven’t torn a callus off in a nice while...buddy hasn’t complained about that problem but maybe he doesn’t grip the bars that tight I dunno sometimes he doesn’t ride all that hard...they do have an interesting “texture” though...also seem like they’d be slippery when whet...oh yeah come to think of it my bud wears gloves so he could probably use the grips off a Barbie bike and be ok with it. If I had to eat a bmx grip it’d probably be one of those keyboards though especially if they had like a nice clear purple or clear orange I’d probably buy a pair just to chew on.
TL;DR: ^This guy frequently eats BMX grips...
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Wear gloves...
I use odi longneck xl's and they feel great with or without gloves. During summer it's a must for me, my hands get so sweaty.
Longneck xls last a long time and feel pretty awesome when they break in.
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Yeah I rode them with and without gloves the keys fell off quite quickly though but this is when they first brought them out so they might have improved them, they felt weird but they were alright just didn't last long, my favourite grips are the Fly finos but they dont make them anymore so I'm with ODI Long xl's they are fine but just that little bit to thick gotta wear them in some.
