Review on ESI Grips Chunky Grip Aqua by Ramesh Eastep

These are the best pens I know. without exceptions. I've tried all types of friction grips. I have tried many ergo grips and many gel lined gloves. With them I have great grip and great padding. I don't even wear gel-lined gloves. Better friction and more durable than any friction grip. works when wet. They are also super comfortable and durable. In comparison, the best ergo pens I've ever used are from Ergon. They're a good platform, but the problem with them is that like all platforms, you can't completely wrap your fingers around them. around, and they're not too clingy either. In comparison, all those expensive friction rubber grips that let you wrap your fingers around them are too irritating to the bones and also get really sticky when you sweat in them. Rubber with a high coefficient of friction wears out even after a year. Finally, all cheap "foam" rubber grips are short-lived, they simply crush and your hand touches the solid shaft, they have a smooth, slippery surface and do not resist twisting forces. like bad pens. This is NOT foam. It is a type of high-density closed-cell silicone foam. The trick here is that it has a high density. I tried other silicone pens and none of them had high density. The surface is rough and actually grippier than rubbing rubber, but it doesn't get sticky when you sweat. it cushions luxuriously. better than any gel glove. Gel gloves tend to be thick and their softness weakens the grip. They are more plush but rigidly adherent. It also, like everything else, stands up to cuts and cuts on the trail. There is a trick to installing them. The reason these things don't turn on the handlebars (they don't have locks) is because they're incredibly tight. So it's impossible to get them if you don't know the secret. Flush the inside with isopropyl alcohol. push them forward. Then take a cloth towel and twist them back and forth as you put them on. You may think I don't need a towel. Yes, but I can't tell you why, you just can't spin them enough without it. Do it this way and it will be quite easy to install. Taking them off is even more difficult. There are two possibilities. one is to repeatedly inject, twist, and pull isopropyl with a syringe. hard but they come off. Another way I've seen is to remove them with compressed air at a shop.