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    Grips tearing, any solutions?

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    4. ElectronicComposer67 on

      Get some ODI and don’t stretch them across your handle bars, it looks like those are stretched then so they rip easily

    5. MattDoes_Stuff on

      I had some odyssey grips. One tore but it was because of me moving it while I was riding, the other still feels new. Don’t stretch ur grips or mess with them unless you wanna buy more I guess

    7. Alvinthf on

      It’s not as such a specific grip problem, and odi can suffer as well from it, many stretch their grips longer and that starts the tear which will eventually end up like yours have done. Get longer grips if that’s how you like to run them, use a fixative to fit them and hold them in place

    12. s3xydud3 on

      Hmm weird… How do you out them on? I found if I do hairspray, soapy water, or anything else that a bit of residue or moisture can stay in there even I try to squeeze it all out.

      I’ve been doing the zip-tie trick, and it works really good; i.e. Line the inside of the grips with some long zip ties, slip the over the bars, the pull them out one-by-one. Clean the bars and inside of grips with isopropyl first too, and make sire no dust settles. Works really well!

    14. Lucky_caller on

      If you have access to a compressor, use it to “fix” your grips every couple of sessions (reorient them so they aren’t twisted and stretched). They will last a long longer. Most people do not bother with this, but I do lol.

    16. aSharpenedSpoon on

      Second pair of the same grip, same colourway? If so I bet it’s the colour additive screwing up the strength of the compound. Black grips don’t have that issue. 

    18. Sb6x on

      It’s bc you have cotton candy colored grips bro.
      But for real, fit tech grips are my absolute go to. Designed by chase d, and when he left fit cult asked to buy the rights which Moeller declined bc he runs them lol

    19. lskesm on

      Don’t stretch out your grips. The more you stretch them the thinner they are. If they’re paper thin, they’re going to rip. Yours look stretched and twisted to shit.

    20. flabby_american on

      That seems like an unnatural way to tear. I feel like however this is happening is going to happen to any grip. Are you hanging this from the grips to store? Are you yeeting it off parking garages? Maybe pick at it during sessions? The rest of the grip is mint.

    21. stillshot2 on

      Remove them should be easy just slice off with a razor blade. If you ever want to take off grips without destroying them though you can always stick a screwdriver down the end and squirt water with a spray bottle on both sides and they slide right off

    23. markand67 on

      mushroom like grips are really fragile I hate them. I’ve switched to stronger ones, my fav being cinema interlace, only 150mm length but they last 3 months at least. consider grips like tubes, you need lots of spares in your stock.

    25. Saggyarmskin on

      Dip your bars in wet cement and allow to dry for at least 24h.
      Bmx industry like every industry turning to shit and making things last a tenth as long as they could… if only it made them just as much money <3

    26. Adept-Swan1787 on

      I have this anxiety thing that makes me peel my grips before I try a trick. The best grips that have held up for me are odi and Edwin Delarosa grips

    27. Greymattershrinker88 on

      Cult x Vans grips are insanely durable and really hard to rip. ODI soft longnecks are my preferred grip because while a little less durable, way more comfortable.

    28. chrisrhoades1134 on

      Anything made by ODI, all S&M grips are made at ODI I believe. I have a 4 bikes with credence grips and one with hoders.

    32. Tiny-Memory9066 on

      Lock-on grips will make your life easier, all you need is an Allen key and some assembly paste and it will last a lot longer than those slip on ones.

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