Time will tell, but that sounds like a success to me! 
Sore wrists
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Struthbooth
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I had a simular issue and found most grips too thin and was feeling alot of vibration and feedback from the handlebars through my grips and hands. I tried a couple of different grips and ended up going for Wolftooth Fat Paw Cam Grips. They helped immensly. They are thicker than standard grips so take abit of getting used to but I feel they help absorb more vibrations etc than alot of other thinner gribs. They are Silicone Foam and come in several thicknesses and also a couple of different shapes. Good range of colors also.
www.wolftoothcomponents.com
Fat Paw Cam Grips
Large diameter grips with a softer feel, 100% silicone compound for vibration damping and comfort. Ergonomic grips with unique cam profile allows you choose the position that best supports your hand position and style of riding. Fits mountain bike handle bars and includes wolf head bar end plugs.
www.wolftoothcomponents.com
Giff
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Steve do you use standard or Gripshift ones?I have been using Ergon GP1 grips for over ten years. They are the first thing I fit to a bike I buy.
Read this.
JoeBlow
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Standard grips if you use trigger shifters. Gripshift is for when you use a twist grip shifter.
Unless you have tiny hands, get the Large size.
Surprisingly, Ergon grips have a good second hand value. Relatives have bought me Ergon GP1 grips for Xmas and birthdays. I would normally keep them in the biking cupboard until my old ones wore out, but once I got two new pairs in there I thought I might as well use them. So I removed the old ones, cleaned them up took a few photos and put them in the recently emptied packaging for sale on eBay. I got 2/3 the new price!! Who would have thought?
I have done that twice now.
Archer Yates
Member
I have been having the same problems. I live and ride in Colorado.It's called vibration syndrome.I have tried different ergo grips and they did not help.here is a link: What Is Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome?
Archer Yates
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I am riding a 2020 Specialized Levo with about 130 mm travel for front and rear, its rather plush which I like since I am 78 years young.I still get a painful wrist from riding on singletrack trails hitting all the rocks we have in Colorado. Its like watching a construction worker using a "Jack-Hammer".I get numbness and pain as described in articles on vibration syndrome. Today,I did a 2 hour,45 minutes ride on US36 bikeway, no heavy vibration and no pain.I am beginning to develop some pain in my wrists during and after a ride. I've added DMR Death Grips as they seem to get good reviews and I wear gloves with some padding on the palms. I'm also fairly sure that I have all the controls set to the optimum angle. Does anyone have any hints or tips? Is it because I'm going too slowly over some obstacles? Could I be holding on too hard? I find rock beds particularly troublesome. I have a Trek Powerfly 4 FS with 130mm of travel and I have been considering a new bike with more travel but if I'm honest I think the Trek suits my current, limited skill levels. Plus I'm getting old and rickety
Al
JoeBlow
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First the good news. I did some gnarly, rocky, rooty downhills yesterday and for the first time in an age I don't have sore wrists. Just a little residual discomfort from previous rides. These Ergon grips have really worked for me. Now the bad news. I no longer have an excuse to buy a new bike. 
Al
Now the bad news. I no longer have an excuse to buy a new bike. Al
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j_s
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Buy a new bike anyway and transfer the bits you have tested and work for you, win win 
JoeBlow
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You don't have very long left, so make the most of it!!
Don't be sat in the nursing home wishing you had bought that dream bike!
JoeBlow
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Don't get me wrong, in principle I agree with that sentiment, over the years I have spent a fortune on climbing so I'm not averse to spending on a hobby but if I am brutally honest my current bike will handle anything I can throw at it so buying a new bike seems a little frivolous at the moment. Note the "at the moment" comment.
Al
I totally get where you are coming from, you seem to have a similar mindset to me.Don't get me wrong, in principle I agree with that sentiment, over the years I have spent a fortune on climbing so I'm not averse to spending on a hobby but if I am brutally honest my current bike will handle anything I can throw at it so buying a new bike seems a little frivolous at the moment. Note the "at the moment" comment.
Al
Glad to be of service!I blame you. It was you who put me onto the Ergon grips which seem to have solved one of my major issues with the bike i.e. insufficient travel.
Al
