Counterpunch

$24 CAD

WHY?

The Counterpunch makes clipping trees less problematic by protecting the 5th digit and metacarpal from impact, greatly reducing the chance of a broken bone. The curved surface slides rather than grabs, making it less likely the bar will hang up and throw the rider. As soon as testing began, several riders reported improved control, and declared it the top reason to run them, which is something that typical MTB handguards don't offer.

WATCH THE COUNTERPUNCH STRIKING A TREE

Not just a slight clip, but a full on tree strike, on chunky bark The Counterpunch slides, not grabs. Saves a crash, saves your hand and maybe saves your season. People often ask why they don’t curve more over your pinky. It’s because they don’t need to; less is more.

HAND POSITION

Like to run the meat of your palm off the end of the bar? You know it puts you more at risk but control is more important than safety, right? The Counterpunch still allows you to do this comfortably and safely, even if you really like to hang it out.

LOAMLAB GRIP

By making the rubber eccentric to the bar, and strategically removing areas of the inner core, the LoamLab grip is a thin (29mm) lock-on with the comfort of a thick slide-on. This makes the top of the grip level from end to end, without a pressure point normally found on thin concentric grips. The cutaway core at the thumb creates a thicker flexible pad that absorbs vibration for better traction with less gripping force, and the uniform surface there makes gloveless riding comfortable. The LoamLab grip is also available in a Single Clamp version if the Counterpunch is not your style.

COMPATIBILITY

Mates perfectly with the LoamLab dual clamp grip. Also compatible with ODI dual clamp grips by replacing the outer lock ring with the Counterpunch. Or simply install it on the end of the bar with the open-end grip of your choice.

Counterpunch without grips: 68g per pair
Counterpunch with grips: 164g per pair

The Counterpunch™ has US and International Patents Pending

Was hoping they would be a little bigger

Im an odd use case. I threw them on my polo bike to try to keep my bars out of the chainlink where we play. It works about 60% of the time which may be an improvement over std bar ends. The 40% is more of a hang up.

25% longer and it probably fixes everything (which isn’t the point of these)

Build quality is good. Function is good. They slip around a little which is probably safer than if they locked in 100% I could tighten more, but my experience tells me tighter would start stripping the hardware so I don’t think that’s the move.

In the end, I just don’t feel like this is a $50USD product. (I think they were $65 delivered? Fvk Tarrifs) Maybe if you hit us with some fun color options or offered them polished I’d be happy with the price, but holding them after deliver I felt like I spent $65 on something that a big corporation could have delivered for $20 and I didn’t think the 150% mark up was justified even for small production runs.

Maybe i was just disappointed my weird use case didn’t work. They did bounce right off the boards at a tournament this weekend, so I guess that’s what they do when you clip a tree too.

Great product

Been on a few rides with them now and they’re great I was a little worried at first about maybe snagging on something but they work great
I was going downhill the other day and hit a tree and it bounced right off and I didn’t smash my finger so that was worth every penny!!
The only downside was the grips were a little too thin but that’s personal preference
I put my odi grips on and then the counterpunch and rolled on!
Keep up the good work and maybe you can add colors to the counterpunches soon
I’ll definitely get more for my other bikes

Pinky Saver/Bark Shaver

Super good for protecting/keeping your little finger where it should be and gives smooth glances off trees when its a bit tight.
Does grab vegetation though (not a major)

Finger saver

I have bought 3 sets of the counter punch bar ends , I put them on my bike and my son’s bike , saves the pinky finger another way of help controlling the bike
Easy to install , great addition to the bike

Finger savers

I love my new counter punch bar ends , small and discreet . I have injured my pinky fingers in the past and recently hit a bank. They saved my finger.

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