ESI grips

The amount of races and training miles that the Naked Bikes team put in during the year allows us to get an insight into products we like and would particularly recommend to others. We're going to take the opportunity to do just that with some of our particular favourites, starting with ESI Grips.

There's often a trade-off between weight, comfort and longesvity when it comes to grips, but as Paul's review shows, ESI grips seem to hit the sweet spot between all three of those.


"I have been using ESI for the 2013 XC season and they have not let me down. I found that my hands were less fatigued compared to other grips that featured a collar on the outer edge. The Grips come in either Racers Edge or Chunky. I have used Racers Edge and the soft silicon foam is comfortable, with a perfect balance of support and feedback in both wet and dry conditions and the grips feel great with either bare or gloved hands. They’ve worn really well, even my bright green pair have cleaned up well and stayed bright"

Eagle-eyed blog viewers will also notice Andy's bike adorned with some of the green grips in the post below.

We'll be running a competition on Twitter shortly to win a set of these awesome grips, but if you're either unsuccessful or simply can't wait, you can always grab yourself a set from the Naked Bikes shop. If you can't find a colour to match your bike, then you'll probably find you've got a very strange coloured bike!