The 6 Best Handlebar grips

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Handlebar grips are far more than just padded grips for the handlebar. Handlebar grips are the only and most important link between rider and bike. Even if you don’t see it on the handlebar grips at first glance, good grips fulfil several functions at the same time. The most important function is the transfer of arm forces to the handlebars. In order for this to be possible over a longer period of time without fatigue, the handlebar grips must be the right size for the hand and ideally have an ergonomic shape. Last but not least, handlebar grips absorb the impact of the wheel on the rider’s arms. Handlebar grips are available in special versions for children’s bikes, for trekking and touring bikes and for mountain bikes.

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For some years now, children’s bicycles have been equipped with special handlebar grips designed to protect children’s hands from injury in the event of a fall. For this protection, the handlebar grips for children’s bikes are thickened towards the outside. The approximately hemispherical thickening consists of several discs, which have an ever larger diameter towards the handle. The largest diameter is higher than the thickness of a child’s hand. The thickening prevents the hands from slipping outwards from the handlebar grip. Handlebar grips for children’s bicycles are available in various colours suitable for children. The red Land-Haus-Shop children’s bicycle handlebar grips have a slip and fall protection at both ends. The handles fit on handlebars with a diameter of 2 cm and are altogether 10 cm long. The plastic material of the handles is free of phthalates and PAHs

For trekking and touring bikes, handlebar grips with different mounting options are available. The simplest handles are pushed onto the handlebars without further securing and hold only by friction. Handlebar grips, which are secured with small screws after being pushed onto the handlebar, are considerably safer. Most handlebar grips for trekking and touring bikes are cylindrical throughout and made of foam. Different manufacturers offer these handles with different hard or soft plastic mixtures. Depending on your comfort requirements, you can choose the handlebar grip that is most comfortable for you. The black Velo handlebar grips are 130 mm long screw grips for touring or trekking bikes. The handles consist of a light foam jacket and a hard core material. The foam offers good cushioning properties, the hard core ensures a secure hold on the handlebar. At each end of the handles there is an aluminium ring with fixing screw.

Various manufacturers have specialized in the production of handlebar grips for mountain bikes. The handlebar grips for mountain bikes offer a choice of straight or ergonomically shaped grips. The straight handles correspond to the models for touring bikes. For better control, however, the ergonomically shaped handles are recommended. The shape of these handlebar grips makes long, fatigue-free driving possible. In addition, the handles support an anatomically correct hand and arm position so that joint problems are avoided as far as possible. Long plastic or aluminium horns at the outer handle ends provide extra protection. In the event of a fall, the horns protect the driver’s hands from injury. Another advantage of the ergonomic handles is the low pressure they exert on the so-called ultranerve. The nerve runs along the outer surface of the hand and causes an unpleasant feeling of numbness in the little finger and the ring finger under heavy pressure.

The most important criterion when buying handlebar grips is the correct size of the grips. This means that it must be possible to grip and enclose the handles securely by hand. Depending on the size of the hand and the length of the fingers, high-quality handlebar grips are therefore available in different thicknesses or diameters. If possible, screwed handles should be preferred to those which are only pushed onto the handlebars. Due to the screw connection, these handles offer a considerably higher level of safety in any situation.

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