I've tested the standard white grips and found them to be disappointing. I've always rated Nukeproof highly and enjoyed their products, this grip is (hopefully) the only blemish on their spotless record with me. The grips cost around £15, so are right in the middle price-wise. They arrived well packaged with a free sticker - always a welcome bonus! - and I couldn't have been more pleased. I found fitting a bit of a fiddle with the bar end compared with other grips, but they looked good on the bike and really cleaned it up. On the first few rides they were really good. They gripped well, and the white colour held up when the muck was hosed and wiped off. I found the material a little unforgiving, but a soft version is available. It was entirely my choice to use the grip I did, and I did so in the hope that it would be more durable and accentuate the value for money I hoped that this would provide. A month of irregular, disjointed riding later, and I'm looking for new grips. The material, despite being a more durable one, has worn down to a smooth surface and is no good. This just isn't good enough. I really appreciated the quality of the finish on the bar ends, which are hardly marked (despite them being led down on rocks / leant against concrete etc) and puts many (much more expensive) grips to shame. The clamps, despite being initially fiddly (although this could just be me acting like a gorilla with an Allen key), have not needed adjustment or tightening once. The nukeproof finish and design is undermined by poor durability, especially when other brands offer so much more for the same price (particularly DMR with the Muta grips). I definitely wouldn't buy these grips again, or recommend them, until the durability of the material is sorted out. If it was, you'd be getting a fantastic grip for a low price.
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