Spank scented grips!
"Something For The Weekend Sir"?
When you went to the barber shop for a short, back and sides, your Dad's barber would ask exactly that question. Want to know what it means? Ask your Dad in front of your Mom tonight over dinner!
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Now 2010 (O.K I know it's still 2009 but I've always come early) and we have gone full circle. I'm pretty sure scented rubbers were banned from our school and maybe even country wide. How about yours?
Why? No doubt some weapon thought the red rubber smelt so much like a strawberry that it might actually taste like one. Then ended up nearly choking themselves to death.
Should Pinkbike leave a public safety announcement about these grips? i.e Please don't eat these grips! I can imagine if someone does then we will no doubt see them listed near the top of the New Year's Darwin Awards. Look it up!
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O.K no more flannel. This is what you need to know:
I've checked my crystal ball and I predict everyone of you will have a birthday one day next year. Secondly these will be the biggest selling grip of 2010.
Forget the scent, the cleverest thing you will like about these grips is the grip pattern, it's DE-BOSSED. On most other grips the grip pattern is raised meaning your actual hand is on average in contact with only 20% of the grip.
This De-Bossed / cut out style means your hand is in 80% contact with the grip. More control, more feel, less blisters..
And yes they are a pretty thin profile.
The actual grip length is 145mm and the ends have expander caps with stainless steel hardware built in.
They are not lock-ons, though do have a small groove either end to allow for zip ties or wire cabling to secure the grip in place.
Any downsides? They are not lock-ons. This may put off many a DH rider/racer. Even though wiring your grips isn't that hard. As for all you dirt jumpers, BMXers, Street and Park riders, these are definitely right up your street.
Now for the smells:
Magic Black - Does Not Smell!
Apple Red
Grape Purple
Berry Blue
Zesty Orange
Vanilla White
U.K PRICING IS A VERY REASONABLE £7.99RRP
Now how about getting yur Mom to buy them for you! How can you do that? We all know your bedroom smells, tell her these are the latest fad in air fresheners! Sit them on your window sill for a few weeks then transport them onto your bike.
Now if that's not an idea for Spank to run and advert then I don't know what is!
Want some? Go find your local dealer by logging onto RHUK the UK Distributor for Spank. Click here for RHUK
Stay Unclipped.
Si Paton
Descent-Gear.com
Maxxis WetScreams 29.99 with Free Next Day Delivery
p.s In England we call erasers - rubbers!
When you went to the barber shop for a short, back and sides, your Dad's barber would ask exactly that question. Want to know what it means? Ask your Dad in front of your Mom tonight over dinner!
British Bull Dog: One, Two, Three..
Now 2010 (O.K I know it's still 2009 but I've always come early) and we have gone full circle. I'm pretty sure scented rubbers were banned from our school and maybe even country wide. How about yours?
Why? No doubt some weapon thought the red rubber smelt so much like a strawberry that it might actually taste like one. Then ended up nearly choking themselves to death.
Should Pinkbike leave a public safety announcement about these grips? i.e Please don't eat these grips! I can imagine if someone does then we will no doubt see them listed near the top of the New Year's Darwin Awards. Look it up!
SPANK TUGG JOBS
O.K no more flannel. This is what you need to know:
I've checked my crystal ball and I predict everyone of you will have a birthday one day next year. Secondly these will be the biggest selling grip of 2010.
Forget the scent, the cleverest thing you will like about these grips is the grip pattern, it's DE-BOSSED. On most other grips the grip pattern is raised meaning your actual hand is on average in contact with only 20% of the grip.
This De-Bossed / cut out style means your hand is in 80% contact with the grip. More control, more feel, less blisters..
And yes they are a pretty thin profile.
The actual grip length is 145mm and the ends have expander caps with stainless steel hardware built in.
They are not lock-ons, though do have a small groove either end to allow for zip ties or wire cabling to secure the grip in place.
Any downsides? They are not lock-ons. This may put off many a DH rider/racer. Even though wiring your grips isn't that hard. As for all you dirt jumpers, BMXers, Street and Park riders, these are definitely right up your street.
Magic Black - Does Not Smell!
Apple Red
Grape Purple
Berry Blue
Zesty Orange
Vanilla White
U.K PRICING IS A VERY REASONABLE £7.99RRP
Now how about getting yur Mom to buy them for you! How can you do that? We all know your bedroom smells, tell her these are the latest fad in air fresheners! Sit them on your window sill for a few weeks then transport them onto your bike.
Now if that's not an idea for Spank to run and advert then I don't know what is!
Want some? Go find your local dealer by logging onto RHUK the UK Distributor for Spank. Click here for RHUK
Stay Unclipped.
Si Paton
Descent-Gear.com
Maxxis WetScreams 29.99 with Free Next Day Delivery
p.s In England we call erasers - rubbers!
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pray this doesn't catch on.
and who is sniffing there grips while riding?
EDIT:
I will admit I do like the pattern of the grip.
and the fact that they made one that doesn't smell.
Took me a while to realise he was referring to stationary.
lol bunkey XD
f*ck you you f*cking brit and stupid canadians. so the kid made a mistake you dont have to bust his balls for it. and if yukon riders mom is 50% irish and his dad is 100% irish then that would make him 75% irish f*cking idiot.
Well, yes he did make a mistake. Well observed my little trigger happy friend. but the main fact is that his father may be 100% Irish and his mother may also be 75% Irish but that still makes him 1oo% AMERICAN!!!!!!!! He was born under said flag and holds said passport, so Ironically he only holds history that frankly, means bugger all. Look at your history. The only War that you've fort on your own was a war against your own people. Thats your so called civil war before you start quoting something different. Please stop Creating situations that only embarrass yourself and your Country. It makes us feel cheap by bringing the point up. ROCK ON FELLOW PB'ER'S THAT HAVE AN OUNCE OF CHARACTER AND INTILECT..............
Sorry for any spelling mistakes... english isnt my first language..
In the words of Mr Paton "Forget the scent, the cleverest thing you will like about these grips is the grip pattern, it's DE-BOSSED. On most other grips the grip pattern is raised meaning your actual hand is on average in contact with only 20% of the grip".
Be cool dude, chill out! Its a novelty- like bells and ribons, spokie dokies or funny dust caps...
Don't buy the grips. End of. Just don't be so venomous towards other people. Yawn.
Its weird how much your comment has been negative propped so far if you are right?
Peace dude
me too
My blender HAS to be black, red and white. No other colours... apart from the fox fork adjustment cap. Blue. Damn!
lol
Si, love they 80's school references, took me straight back to straight back to P5 in 1980
& British Bull Dog(s) Ruled
But thoses grips are looking sick! They would also make a good conversation starter at the park :p
I do not like them so that is it! Go harass someone else!
Well.. maybe if you had not written a book on how you hate a SINGLE type of grips you may not be the topic of this post, you would have your own.
"Pinkbike moron doesnt have a GRIP on himself"
Now you can attract Animals to your Berry scented grips while Trying not to attract Wildlife... They Call them berry's for a reason, Bear's eat them .
But Hey Wtf, while everyone is buisy smelling their grips I will be riding my bike.
haha
Right down here:
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"They do not cater to my idea of a serious company who wants to further the sport because their is no innovation in the obsessively logo stamped grip"
Notice anything? You mean 'there is no innovation'.
"Pull your thumb out of you know where and install your smelly grips in their stead if you like".
Whoops, you did it again!
"O no not negative props!!!". You mean 'Oh'.
Don't be so pedantic. I'll learn to spell, whilst you learn the correct use of they're, there and their.
Haha. That actually made me laugh. Props.
Amaericanastan i think you are a spammer trying to piss people off, or else you really are as stupid as everyone thinks you are. you need to get a life, get off the computer and seek help.
Terri-Anne, your the shit, and an awesome contributor to the site, keep up the good work.
Americanahstan, I emplore you to ignore!!
To say he is homophobic is to presume. In your own words 'you are wrong because you know nothing about me'.
Head. Brick wall.
yet in your reply you say
"What degradation of our kind! It makes me sick to think that I'm part of you! (-this part made me a little sick too
that is pretty condecending, and as Terri said your being pedantic, when you ask for a kleenex do you say "pass the facial tissue" if it isn't Kleenex brand? probably not. So many people get offended by lifestyle choices of others that it has just become an adjective, haven't you seen South Park? oh wait here is the kicker YOU SAID IT, and then blew up when i quoted you. so now what? are you going to continue to talk all high and mighty about yourself? talk down to all of us like were idiots and we have no valid points and just continue to make more flaws while pointing out ours? why don't you establish what your trying to prove before your next post and have some relevance instead of getting all pissed off. i have established mine, and you proved it. so to that, i will say again, good day sir.
that is insulting to my intelligence, sorry that i don't try to impress people with using words for a sequestered 16th century nunnery, you know nothing of my iq, nor where i am on the elvolutionary chart, but yet amongst our peers on this site you have 9 comments with a rating of -0.44 while i have 1210 comments with a rating of 1.41. i am not saying this is a popularity contest, all i am saying is that ^^^^that is proof that people don't like what you say, and like what i have to say, so before you reply and get pissed about me saying that too. notice that i have establish what i was trying to say, proved it with facts, not presumptions like you seem to enjoy jumping to. Everyone has their own choices and preferences if we want to get back the original point of the "I am sticking with tried and true components and not some flaming flashy stool matter. By the way, if I do not like a logo I have the right to say so without being attack by no-nothings" you can stick to your tried and true components while we are willing to try other new innovative grips with cool designs and a variety of colors, and your right you can not like the logo, but you can also leave it at that, if you take it personal when people reply, than don't post. because that is what that reply button is for. To tell you what we think of what you said, if you don't like that, once again, don't post. Any one can reply and say what ever they want, one of the best and worst things about Pinkbike.