The 8 Best MTB Grips of 2025

Mountain bike grips come in all shapes and sizes, and each rider has a preference for diameter, glove proclivity, and mounting method. Depending on your hand size, riding style, and bar width, there are many options to help you feel secure on the bike and keep your grip when the going gets rough.

Here are some of the best grips we’ve used that we recommend for a wide range of riders.

Grips: A Personal Preference

Much like pedals and seats, grips are hugely important, as they are one of the bike’s three contact points. Although they are seemingly small, they can have a profound effect on bike control.

Mountain bike grips come in two options with multiple diameters to suit different hand sizes and disciplines. The most common type of MTB grip is a Lock-on grip, which “lock-on” to the bars with one or two small bolts that clamp down, allowing easy swaps when replacing them. Lock-on grips are heavier and can be restrictive if you want to run a tool or bar ends.

The other option is a push-on or slide-on grip. These are much lighter, but installing and replacing them can be frustrating. They require some finesse to slide on and usually have to be destroyed to remove them. However, they are incredibly comfortable and made from soft foam that absorbs vibrations well.

Ergon: GDH Slim

Ergon recently added a Fat and Slim option to the World Cup-winning GDH grips, and as someone with large hands who still loves a smaller grip, the GDH Slim has been a standout during testing. That’s not to say the regular GDH isn’t still a great option, but now riders who love the feel of the GDH can get the same excellent pattern and rubber in a smaller or larger diameter.

I’ve found the GDH to be pretty long-lasting despite the relatively soft rubber compound, and they work well for riders who don’t love the feel of gloves. The raised palm texture and soft ramps for the fingers give a super positive grip on the bars and are still very noticeable when wearing gloves.

• Diameter: 30mm
• Weight: 110 grams
• Length: 135mm

PNW Components: Loam Grip

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This grip has an ultra-tacky compound and ergonomic pattern to support your palms and help relieve fatigue that you might feel after long days on the bike. The Loam Grip is available in 11 colors and two different sizes, depending on preference.

Diameter: 30mm, 34mm
Length: 135.5mm

Enve: Fractal Lock-On Grip

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The Fractal Lock-On is the gravity- and trail-oriented option, with a left- and right-specific design, two diameters, and six colors, making it a pretty standard grip. At 135mm in length, they aren’t the longest grips on the market, but they offer a spacious spot to grip the bars. The rubber sits at A25 on the Shore Scale, which means it’s somewhere between the feeling of a rubber band and a baby bottle nipple – if that makes any sense.

From the few rides I’ve had on these, I’d say they feel pretty great, but I’d love to see a 30mm diameter option in the lineup. Even though I do have pretty big hands, I usually ride without gloves and prefer a slightly smaller-diameter grip. If you fall into this camp, that might be something to consider. 

Diameter: 31.5mm and 34.5mm
Length: 133mm

Revgrips: Pro Series Standard

Revgrips offer suspension at the bars since they don’t make contact with your handlebar. The inner diameter of the grip is approximately 1/8 of an inch larger than the Outside Diameter of the handlebar and is “suspended” in an elastomer on each side of the grip. These elastomers are tunable depending on rider preference. Revgrips also come with plenty of color customization options for grip and hardware color.

Diameter: 31mm, 32.5mm, 34mm
Length: 117mm

Wolf Tooth Components: Lock-On Echo

Wolf Tooth Echo Lock-On Grips are made for mountain biking in any forms. The rubber material is soft and tacky to the touch, while the alternating diagonal pattern of grip keeps the rider’s hand placed with or without gloves conditions. Anodized aluminum collars match the 8 colors. They also offer replacement parts through the right-to-repair program.

If you want a beefier grip, Wolftooth also offers the Fat Paw with a 36mm diameter, and Mega Fat Paw grips with a massive 40mm diameter.

Diameter: 32mm
Length: 132mm

OneUp Components: Goldstone Grip

The OneUp Components Slim grip has been my go-to for a long time, but the new Goldstone Grips have quickly dethroned it as my new favorite. The tech behind them isn’t anything wild, but the design is excellent and makes a lot of sense. The palm area is quite tall to take up the space created, and the ends of the grips are flared pretty drastically to give the outside of the hand a good amount of purchase in corners. 

These grips also use well-considered cutouts in the plastic sleeve beneath the rubber to allow for a softer-feeling grip under the fingers. Overall, the Goldstone Grip is one of the most ergonomically effective grips I’ve ever felt; however, they are pretty slim, and might not be the ideal choice if you like a fatter grip.

• Diameter: 29mm – 33mm
• Weight: 107g
• Length: 140mm

Burgtec: Bartender Pro Lock-On

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Greg Minnaar’s old signature grip before he launched Cast. These grips use a tapered internal sleeve that allows for more rubber to be used closer to the stem to improve vibration dampening. It also uses a tacky rubber that remains sticky in most conditions.

Diameter: 31.5mm
Length: 130mm

SDG: Thrice Open Core

The Thrice Open Core is something of a hybrid that combines the comfort of a slip-on grip with the security of a lock-on grip. Kind of like the OneUp Goldstone, but with a much larger cutout relief in the plastic inner sleeve. The thinking here is that this open segment will make for a more comfortable grip due to the gap between the soft rubber and the bars. 

In reality, it does just that. Although it’s not immediately noticeable, after riding a few different grips back-to-back, it becomes very apparent that the cutout does a lot for comfort. The Open Core Thrice uses a pretty soft rubber, and so far they have held up great both gloved and bare hands, with the latter being my preference for these grips.

• Diameter: 32mm
• Length: 135mm
• Weight: 48g