Hogue, Pachmayr, Decal Grips...I go back to what works best - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

kraigster414 · 02-02-2007, 02:42 PM

The ever so humble bike grip - shown on my XD45 Compact rib side out. Stays put with a little hair spray underneath, shines up beautifully with ArmorAll, doesn't shift, adds just enough traction, cost pennies, adds no apprciable thickness to your grip, lasts a long, long time, and can be cut any which way you like.

Trace · 02-02-2007, 02:48 PM

I just put skateboard tape on the frontstrap.

kraigster414 · 02-02-2007, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Trace

I just put skateboard tape on the frontstrap.

Whatever works for YOU that's what is important. Skateboard tape is way too abraisive for my delicate, albeit manly hands, let alone my custom-made Seville Row suits.

Besides I hate scateboards and the !@#$% kid who who had one and tried to run me off the sidewalk. I'd like to scateboard his....

Trace · 02-02-2007, 04:45 PM

Usually that tape is pretty abrasive, but I guess I'm used to it now. Yeah, I JUST put it on before making that post. I like it better than the stock grip feeling.

Yuppicide · 02-02-2007, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kraigster414

Besides I hate scateboards and the !@#$% kid who who had one and tried to run me off the sidewalk. I'd like to scateboard his....

Just do like the other Senior-citizens do when us Sk8r's come by: Get off the sidewalk and wait on someones lawn till we pass. You wouldn't want to break a hip!

Ha! Ha!

Trace · 02-02-2007, 05:07 PM

In my younger days, I'd clothesline them as they went by.

kraigster414 · 02-02-2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Yuppicide

Just do like the other Senior-citizens do when us Sk8r's come by: Get off the sidewalk and wait on someones lawn till we pass. You wouldn't want to break a hip!

Ha! Ha!

Oh I'll wait on someone's lawn alright....with a handful of marbles and a pothole the size of Kansas...."here comes the little s--t now....(counting)10-9-8-7-6-5.....oops, that HAD to hurt...you ok young fella?!"

kraigster414 · 02-03-2007, 12:44 PM

And unribbed:

Krypto · 02-04-2007, 03:24 AM

kraigster, look at the physics of a skateboard..

because the feet are the new pivot point, it lowers the effective center of gravity of the person and board.. not to mention the wheels provide an area of relativly low friction (in comparison to someone on foot) solution? nicely nudge them if they crowd your space, this will either force a fall or they will have to jump off the board.. either way, the problem could be alleviated if adequite warning is given when approaching from behind.

and to those of you out there who do skate, its not that i am particularly unsavory to skaters (the fair majority of my friends skate) but i will not be run off the sidewalk by someone who should be more cognisant of their surroundings (just because you have a license to drive, doesnt mean you can drive recklessly and the same principle is present with skateboarding) you have no more right to be an unmitagated a$$ to me than i do to you. if fair warning is given, i have no problem with stepping aside to allow free and unbridled passage. however, if you blow past me and i accidentaly give you a push i wont take pity on you when you meet the concrete in a very personal face to face encounter.

i wouldnt be so hostile on this subject, except just yesterday this very thing happened and i have been riled up about it since..

oh, and just to make this sound slightly on topic, i have the pachmayr slip on grip, and it works amazingly well

kraigster414 · 02-04-2007, 08:21 AM

Great advice Krypto. I will take under advisement.

02-02-2007, 02:42 PM	#1
kraigster414 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upper Himalayas Posts: 1,443	Hogue, Pachmayr, Decal Grips...I go back to what works best The ever so humble bike grip - shown on my XD45 Compact rib side out. Stays put with a little hair spray underneath, shines up beautifully with ArmorAll, doesn't shift, adds just enough traction, cost pennies, adds no apprciable thickness to your grip, lasts a long, long time, and can be cut any which way you like. __________________ "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George Burns

02-02-2007, 02:48 PM	#2
Trace XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 2,880	I just put skateboard tape on the frontstrap. __________________ Some of my toys: SA XD45 Service (Black on Black) Les Baer Monolith Heavyweight Les Baer Monolith Commanche Heavyweight Les Baer S.R.P. Ed Brown Classic Custom 5" Ed Brown Special Forces 5" Ed Brown Kobra Carry 4.25" Yes, I come from the land of 1911's "In GOD we trust...Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see 'em"

02-02-2007, 04:45 PM	#4
Trace XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 2,880	Usually that tape is pretty abrasive, but I guess I'm used to it now. Yeah, I JUST put it on before making that post. I like it better than the stock grip feeling. __________________ Some of my toys: SA XD45 Service (Black on Black) Les Baer Monolith Heavyweight Les Baer Monolith Commanche Heavyweight Les Baer S.R.P. Ed Brown Classic Custom 5" Ed Brown Special Forces 5" Ed Brown Kobra Carry 4.25" Yes, I come from the land of 1911's "In GOD we trust...Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see 'em"

02-02-2007, 05:07 PM	#6
Trace XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 2,880	In my younger days, I'd clothesline them as they went by. __________________ Some of my toys: SA XD45 Service (Black on Black) Les Baer Monolith Heavyweight Les Baer Monolith Commanche Heavyweight Les Baer S.R.P. Ed Brown Classic Custom 5" Ed Brown Special Forces 5" Ed Brown Kobra Carry 4.25" Yes, I come from the land of 1911's "In GOD we trust...Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see 'em"

02-03-2007, 12:44 PM	#8
kraigster414 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upper Himalayas Posts: 1,443	And unribbed: __________________ "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George Burns

02-04-2007, 03:24 AM	#9
Krypto XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: tempe, arizona Posts: 153	kraigster, look at the physics of a skateboard.. because the feet are the new pivot point, it lowers the effective center of gravity of the person and board.. not to mention the wheels provide an area of relativly low friction (in comparison to someone on foot) solution? nicely nudge them if they crowd your space, this will either force a fall or they will have to jump off the board.. either way, the problem could be alleviated if adequite warning is given when approaching from behind. and to those of you out there who do skate, its not that i am particularly unsavory to skaters (the fair majority of my friends skate) but i will not be run off the sidewalk by someone who should be more cognisant of their surroundings (just because you have a license to drive, doesnt mean you can drive recklessly and the same principle is present with skateboarding) you have no more right to be an unmitagated a$$ to me than i do to you. if fair warning is given, i have no problem with stepping aside to allow free and unbridled passage. however, if you blow past me and i accidentaly give you a push i wont take pity on you when you meet the concrete in a very personal face to face encounter. i wouldnt be so hostile on this subject, except just yesterday this very thing happened and i have been riled up about it since.. oh, and just to make this sound slightly on topic, i have the pachmayr slip on grip, and it works amazingly well Last edited by Krypto; 02-04-2007 at 03:29 AM.

02-04-2007, 08:21 AM	#10
kraigster414 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upper Himalayas Posts: 1,443	Great advice Krypto. I will take under advisement. __________________ "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George Burns

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