Late 80's very early 90's grips choice

kalex

Retro Guru
If you've got a factory spec late 80's or very early 90's bike but the grips are toast, what would be your go to period era bar grips to complement your build.

I don't mean the most expensive or rare, I would like to know the pair that suits that time line to the ordinary person
 
My 88 Stumpjumper had fattish foam grips that I got used to and then loved. OG Grabons are getting hard to find, but try searching for ‘high density’ foam: they seem to be pretty close to BITD

I don’t hate these:

Grips
 
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My 88 Stumpjumper had fattish foam grips that I got used to and then loved. OG Grabons are getting hard to find, but try searching for ‘high density’ foam: they seem to be pretty close to BITD

I don’t hate these:

Grips
Definitely 80's look.

Do you think they'll have the same feel
 
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Grab-On Mtn1 and Mtn2.
A’me Unitron
Odi Mushroom
Ritchey Truegrip

All of the above are still available, and relatively cheap. Grab-On are my favourite (£15 from SJS Cycles).
These ritchey truegrip look very similar to the other high density foam grips.

I think this is the option for me as I'm from an old school BMX background, so this is very helpful thank you
 
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