A whale dies for each display-card produced
I just re-read my initial impressions and fell asleep half way through, so I'll keep this one brief.
Thanks to fellow blogger DB I've been trying out the small size over the last fortnight as I had come to the conclusion that the large size was a bit big to use with gloves. I've been out to Woodhill a couple of times with mixed results. Super-comfy with my polyprop glove-liners but when I got hot and took those out they felt a little small and harsh on the bumpy downhill stuff. This was purely a sizing issue and may not be a problem with the suspension forks that most people run. I had lots of control for technical riding and I like they way you can slide your hands inwards against the flange for an alternative hand-hold.
What I liked:
- Comfortable
- Well made
- Really easy and quick mounting with the single clamp
- Quirky looks
- Wide grip area
What irked me:
- The packaging is totally over the top
- The clamp is a bit bulky (Slimmed-down on the updated model)
- No medium. Underwear doesn't just come in large and small.
As Ergon states on their website: "The sculpted shape better distributes the load away from the nerves entering your hand. It may not look revolutionary, but the effect is noticeable."
My grandmother always told me that things come in threes and I've just won a third pair of Ergon grips in a photo competition on Flickr. Hopefully they send me a pair with "wings" as I'd like to see if they'd work for me with the sweep of my bars.
Woodhill testing ground
Testing finished and heading for home
You don't want to lose that silver ring inside the clamps
This is as high off the ground as I get
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