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ODI Grips


ODI ATTACK GRIPS

The Attack grip is made of a molded Kraton-type rubber compound in Ornate Designs San Diego plant. The grip is rather thin so it can be used with a gloved hand and still give a full sense of control of the bike. (While there has been some lore developed around its origin involving a racing personality, the Attack grip is really a variation on a grip well known to any BMX racer from the 1980's called the ODI "Mushroom". The Mushroom grip was an original ODI design that had a large inner flange and a somewhat smaller outer flange, which were removed to "create" the Attack. As it turns out, the racing personality associated with the Attack grip was a BMX rider in the 1980's, but only really became successful as he moved to mountain bike racing.) The inner and has a groove for wire or zip tie fastening. The palm area has a spiral groove molded around it, that threads around the grip from one end to the other. The spiral provides "give" in the grip to make it comfortable, while water to slide through the grooves and drop off the bottom of the grip. The outer end is round and closed off with extra thickness to help prevent the end from tearing in a fall. Made in Blue, Black, Clear, Lavender, Translucent Blue, or Translucent Lavender. They weigh 93 grams per pair, have a durometer hardness of A/49, and are 4.9 inches long. Made in USA. $ Price in Catalog

ODI ATTACK ENDLESS GRIPS

These are a variation on the Attack grip, made with an open outer end for use as a grip on the handlebar with a handlebar extension installed, or perhaps on a multi-position handlebar, like the Scott AT series. Historically with bar extensions the rider bought two pair of grips, one for the handle bar and the other to install on the bar end grip, then the rider would cut the end off the pair for the bars so they could install the extension. The Attack Endless grip has a constant diameter from end to end with the famous spiral groove of the Attack in the palm area. The inner end has wider groove cut for wire on applications. The outer end also has a wire on groove, so there is a choice to it's use or position. Inside the outer is a raised lip to indicate where the handlebar should fit to, to correctly position the handlebar extension. Made in Blue, Black, Clear, Neon Green, Grey, or Neon Pink, they weigh 74 grams per pair, have a durometer hardness of A/46, and are 4.7 inches long. Made in USA. $ Price in Catalog

ODI ATTACK BAR END SYSTEM

This is a set of four grip pieces, which employ and combine many of the features of the previous two grips. The Bar End System comes with two of the Attack Endless Grips so there is a set of grips for the handlebar. They also come with two designed-for- bar-end use grip pieces fashioned in the Attack style. The bar extension grips are scaled down in size, measuring only 4.1 inches in length. The inner end is smooth with groove for wire application. In the middle palm area is the famous Attack spiraled groove that is not as deep as the other Attack grips because this bar end grip is only 3.9mm thick rather then the 4.5mm thickness of the Endless Grip pieces. This thinner profile gives enhanced "feel" of the bike. The outer end of the bar extension grip is molded extra thick to help prevent ripping in a fall, and the end of the grip is elliptical producing an extended outer lip on one side. This flange-like lip gives surface for the index finger knuckle to rest against. The weight of the Endless pieces is 74 grams a pair, and the bar ends pieces is 65 grams per pair, bringing the total weight of the set to 139 grams. They have a durometer hardness of A/49, and are made in Blue, Black, Clear, Neon Green, Grey, or Neon Pink. Made in USA. $ Price in Catalog

ODI ATTACK GRIPSHIFT SYSTEM

$ Price in Catalog





In-depth Information About Metals

Aluminum
Aluminum is extracted electrolytically from bauxite ore. It is made by the electrolysis of aluminum oxide which is found in larger concentrations within bauxite ore. Bauxite is a mixture of the hydroxides of aluminum, together with other impurities such as oxides of iron, titanium, and silicon. Bauxite is produced by the weathering and change of aluminum silicate rocks usually found in tropical and semitropical regions where climate has produced an accelerated weathering process. Bauxite is not a rare ore and is widely available in the US, the Caribbean, and Europe. Approximately 4 pounds of read the full article...

Beryllium
Beryllium is a specialty metal that is steel-grey metal in color, with an extremely low density, making it very light weight. At 1.85 grams to the cubic centimeter, its density compares to that of magnesium. It is also a high strength metal, making it possible to design light weight, thin membered parts with ahigh stiffness. A column made of beryllium to support a load placed directly downward on top of it, will have a greater load carrying capacity, and be lower in weight than any other metal of equal size.

Until the 1950's beryllium was used read the full article...

Titanium
The element titanium was discovered in 1763 by an English cleric, William Gregor who was an amateur chemist with an inquiring mind. It was in the black sands of Cornwall that he discovered the new element that had up to that time, attracted little scientific interest. A few years later, an Austrian, Klaproth, extracted the same element from an ore widely known as "rutile", which is a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide (one titanium atom, two oxygen atoms), that is a reddish-brown substance with a slight metallic luster. While rutile is the highest grade read the full article...

Metallurgic Hardness Testing
There are three types of tests used with accuracy by the metals industry,they are the Brinell hardness test, the Rockwell hardness test, and the Vickers hardness test. Hardness is the property of a metal which gives it the ability to resist being permanently deformed (bent, broken, or have its shape changed), when a load is applied. The greater the hardness of the metal, the greater resistance it has to deformation. Since the definitions of metallurgic ultimate strength and hardness are rather similar, it can generally be assumed read the full article...


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