Need to get a grip...

but you don't see the part of the bars you hold on to...

as it is UNDER YOUR HANDS

FFS, someone in 2001 posted a picture of his bike before he had put the tape on, and unwittingly spawned a legion of bare-barred cyclists

sorry, but I think bare drops for daily riding are as moronic as those cut down to fuck-all.
do you want to ride you bike or sit staring at it?

easy does it mate. I admit I am staring lovingly at it, but that's because it's taken me 3 months to build it (long story), finished it Sunday before last so its all rather new and shiny still....

But i'm also riding it, 200 miles since last Sun come rain or shine going to work and out in the evenings...

Yes having them bare looks good, but you're totally right not a practical daily option. I want a grip/cushion solution, but ideally one that doesn't cover their lovely shiny goldness...

hence starting this thread for advice and tonight of to the LBS to get either clear Charger Plunger or Champ grips...