> Graham Motzing wrote:
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> It's not small, but $6 worth of new grips is always one of my favorite
> 'small change -big difference' upgrades, especially if you have those
> awful smooth stock Italian or hobbit grips
I bought a pair of those 6 dollar grips for my XT .
My bikes live outdoors and never see shelter , other than my butt and hands .
Those grips dried a touch and split , lengthwise . Never had grips split like that before .
Anyway , I just happen to be replacing a tire inner tube on my FA50 . I cut a couple sections from the old tube and slide them over the split grips of the XT .
The tubes were small enough that I had to slightly stretch them to get them on the grips . They've been that way for about the last 5 years . And , the combination is even pretty comfortable . ;)