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Here is SkyVector showing some flying I have completed as of and including CrossCountry NAVs endorsement in March 2014.

The subject of grips

The subject of grips
Last updated by crayonbox Comments (8)

I was on ebay and came across these.  Thoughts?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bike-Bicycle-Aluminum-Alloy-Handlebar-Handle-Bar-Lock-On-Grip-End-Control-/140898553424?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20ce354e50

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Bike-Bicycle-Aluminum-Alloy-Handlebar-Handle-Bar-Lock-On-Grip-End-Control-/00/s/NzAwWDcwMA==/$T2eC16JHJGIE9nnWpg44BQ0DtsNMog~~60_3.JPG

 

Comments

  • TrikeBoyWonder
    TrikeBoyWonder

    It seems to me that the only advantage you would get from installing these is if you don't have training bars installed, you could use these instead to get some more leverage when controlling your wing during those difficult wing wrestling turns that you sometimes experience in windy or thermally conditions.  And at $7.00 delivered, it would seem that you wouldn't be risking that much to see if they will fit that need for leverage w/out the training bars being installed.  I think that I will order a pair and see what they are all about.

  • XC Triker
    XC Triker

    The disadvantage I see is you have to take the base tube off to mount/unmount these.  Also, I'm concerned as to where they may strike you in a crash--  I'm still playing with mine, but they have a slight forward tilt to them and should have some give under impact.  You also might want to put some electrical tape under them to reduce the chance of them scarring your bar.

    HERE are some carbon fiber ones.

    and some rubberized ones HERE from Specialized

  • The Therm
    The Therm

    I have seen these on a trike for sale some time ago and also noticed them on a training aircraft on one of the Youtube channels. An excellent idea and one that I will personally be taking advantage of.

  • Ken
    Ken

    If they made them as two pieces the would be about the same as what we have been getting made. The problem is that trikes have many different diameter base tubes, and these will only fit the standard diameter bicycle handle bars, which are typically much smaller.

  • crayonbox
    crayonbox

    Ken,  I think when you say base tube, we call it a control bar.  We call base tubes the main tube in the base of the trike that runs bow to stern and takes the loads.

     I think us ozzies understand you though :)

  • Ken
    Ken

    Ah I see, on my trike the 'base tube' isn't a tube - its a rectangular shape and @XCtriker 's trike doesn't even have one!

  • XC Triker
    XC Triker

    We call the big tube / frame piece that runs the length of your wing and your trike (except the Tanarg- which has a space-age latice frame to allow it to sit lower) the KEEL.

    keel [keel]

    noun

    1. Nautical . a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
    2. Literary. a ship or boat.
    3. a part corresponding to a ship's keel in some other structure, as in a dirigible balloon.

     

  • crayonbox
    crayonbox

    XC - Keel works too.  My trike manual shows it called a Base Tube - same difference though.