Many mountain bikers know the problem: the wide and largely flat handlebars of most mountain bikes provide maximum control on difficult trails. Due to the moderate backsweep, the hands are in an ergonomically unfavorable position. The Flowgrip, a world first developed by Veloplus, provides a remedy. The grip prevents overstretching of the wrist because the backsweep and upsweep can be optimized by rotating the grip around the handlebar axis by up to 3 degrees. This makes it possible for the first time to correct the wrist position horizontally without changing the sitting position. This results in more comfort and better control.

The pad in the center of the grip also provides a larger contact surface, which distributes the pressure better over the entire palm and significantly reduces peak loads. The Flowgrip has been put through its paces in numerous laboratory and practical tests and is now available in all six Veloplus stores and in the online store at www.veloplus.ch. The grip is 130 millimetres wide including the clamping rings, has a diameter of 29 millimetres at the grip ends and 33 millimetres in the middle of the grip, weighs 118 g per pair and costs CHF 35.90.

The Flowgrip began with 150 Veloplus customers who tested various grip angles in their stores last spring and thus provided the basis for this in-house development with their input. Markus Flückiger, product manager and ergonomics specialist at Veloplus, used this data to develop the new grip.