Bicycle handle-bar grip

Abstract

A bicycle bar grip, particularly for touring bikes, mountain bikes and the like, comprising a sleeve for being slipped onto a bike handlebar. A grip element is joined to the sleeve and extends over a portion of the length of the sleeve. The sleeve also comprises a clamping area and a sleeve slot. A holding bar end extension is arranged in the clamping area via a clamp. The grip element has a supporting portion, which is provided for supporting a palm of the hand and which preferably transitions into a holding portion. The supporting portion ensures that a cyclist, when changing his/her grip from the grip element to the holding bar end extension or vice versa, can be supported on the supporting portion for turning the palm of the hand. This ensures that the cyclist, also when changing his/her grip, does not lose contact with the inventive bicycle handlebar grip and a sure hold by the cyclist is ensured.

1 . A bicycle bar grip, particularly for touring bikes and mountain bikes, comprising: 
 a sleeve for being slipped onto a bike handlebar, the sleeve comprising a clamping area preferably arranged at an edge of the sleeve, and    a grip element connected with the sleeve, whereas the grip element comprises a supporting portion for supporting a palm,    wherein the sleeve has a wing-shaped projection projecting into the supporting portion.    
   
   
       2 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip element comprises a holding portion, the holding portion projecting into the clamping area.  
   
   
       3 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 2 , wherein the wing-shaped projection projects into the holding portion.  
   
   
       4 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the wing-shaped projection comprises through holes for improving the connection with the grip element.  
   
   
       5 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion is in contact with the palm upon gripping in the grip surface as well as upon holding in the holding surface.  
   
   
       6 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion is wedge-shaped in cross section and, in longitudinal section, has a greater thickness outside than inside, particularly at the transition to the holding portion.  
   
   
       7 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion has a contour being substantially configured so as to correspond to the contour of a palm.  
   
   
       8 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip element, particularly the supporting portion, comprises a pad including a deformable, particularly gel-like material, the pad having a higher deformability than the grip element.  
   
   
       9 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises through holes into which projections of the grip element project.  
   
   
       10 . The bicycle bar grip of one of  claim 1 , wherein the bicycle bar grip has an offset relative to a handlebar.  
   
   
       11 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 10 , wherein the offset is caused by a thickening provided substantially in the middle of the grip element.