Recommend some grips for comfortable commuting?

[Tetsugaku]

I do 50k a day, mainly on roads and paths, on my turbo lego. 6 months in it's really hurting my wrists (although resting heart rate down to 61 so thats good) - are there any recommendations for replacement grips I can use that will better support my wrists?

cheers all!

 

[MattyB]

Look at Ergon, there are quite a few variants with additional support for the heel of your hand that means your wrists are doing less work.

http://www.ergon-bike.com/en/product.html?a=griffe#

 

[Gary]

There's more than likely something wrong with your position on the bike if you're getting wrist pain riding roads on a FS Emtb. Or do you have some sort of injury you haven't mentioned?

Also resting HR means FK all. mine's always been between 39-42 even when I had a year laid up injured and put on two stone from being unable to walk and spent most of my recreational time drunk/stoned.. it just is what it is. Not really an accurate judge of fitness in any way.

 

[Tetsugaku]

Thanks Gary

 

[Eckythump]

There are all sorts of things you can try but slogging a lot of miles in one position on an mtb can be uncomfortable.
Have a go at mixing up your hand position, thumbs under the bars as usual, thumbs over the bar, move your hands closer together for a bit resting on the brake clamps etc and maybe even ‘gulp’ bar ends!
Drop bars on road bikes give you lots of usable hand positions, you are limited on an mtb.
You may also find bigger/smaller diameter grips could help, gloves if your hands are getting sweaty and you are over gripping.
Try the free stuff first, then the cheap stuff then after that there is shorter stems & riser bars that will put more weight on you butt than on your arms.
Specialized do a proper technical bike fit at their expert centres for a small charge. Maybe worthwhile before blowing loads of cash on components.

 

[mark.ai]

I agree with Eckythump about changing hand positions.

I have some Innerbarends from SQlabs and find them really good for switching it up on road and smooth trail sections: SQlab | Bike 1 | Ergonomic bicycle parts. It's fairly similar to riding "on the hoods" of drop handlebars.

Others on here have mentioned TOGS (thumb over grips) which look similar: TOGS

 

[Halcon]

I like Revgrips at www.revgrips.com
They offer a suspension system that dampens shock and vibration from the handlebar. They are expensive however at $60 and $90.