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Need some info on these grips.
by MotoMagMatt
02 March 2012 - 09:26 PM
Post #4
Matt,
Oury has been making that grip, with the ribbed flange since around 1981. So, they don't have to be brand new, they could still be 30 years old. I was even told that the same mold is being used today that was in use all those years ago. Somewhere I have documented a picture with the ribbed flange in a 1981 magazine. So, could have been a year or more earlier even.
Now, before that grip, there was the true old school original Oury (not a BMX grip), which did not have the ribbed flanges. Not long ago, I just got my second set of the originals, to go along with an NOS set I have in the bag. The early Oury grip didn't have the ribs. And, the package just says Oury if you find them in the bag. The current/ribbed package says Oury BMX.

But, since the Oury today is the same as around 1981, and they can be plucked off eBay for $10-12, I use them on all my bikes vs. Oakleys. I'm actually a bit surprised more folks don't use them since Stu Thomsen was an Oury guy.
Oury has been making that grip, with the ribbed flange since around 1981. So, they don't have to be brand new, they could still be 30 years old. I was even told that the same mold is being used today that was in use all those years ago. Somewhere I have documented a picture with the ribbed flange in a 1981 magazine. So, could have been a year or more earlier even.
Now, before that grip, there was the true old school original Oury (not a BMX grip), which did not have the ribbed flanges. Not long ago, I just got my second set of the originals, to go along with an NOS set I have in the bag. The early Oury grip didn't have the ribs. And, the package just says Oury if you find them in the bag. The current/ribbed package says Oury BMX.

But, since the Oury today is the same as around 1981, and they can be plucked off eBay for $10-12, I use them on all my bikes vs. Oakleys. I'm actually a bit surprised more folks don't use them since Stu Thomsen was an Oury guy.
04 March 2012 - 05:22 AM
Post #8
i use Ourys all the time now. my favorite grip for sure.
good info, Mark. I didn't realized the ribbed grips have been around since '81.
good info, Mark. I didn't realized the ribbed grips have been around since '81.
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