I am familiar with the Wallis DEATH GRIP handle. I saw it at CMW 2004.
I did place my hand on the handle, but for a short time, and forgot to
really try it out on the trail while it was mounted on Scott’s MUni. I
do remember it being VERY comfortable. Unfortunately, as I was
considering this thread, I couldn’t remember how it was angled, so I
figured that someone would clarify this. Fortunately Scott did this in
addition to a concise background of the development of the hand
position.
I wanted to see if there was anything that someone else had made. You
never know what you will find popping up in a thread. The muscle
information was very important to me.
To more clarify the hand position I was referring to, I was looking for
a position that would be created if one formed a fist and then put a
slight bend at the elbow, with knuckles parallel to the body.
I currently run a Bridgeman handle on my MUni that I really have
enjoyed. It is mounted to a CF Miyata base, but it still puts my hand
at an odd angle. Since no one has, at least in the last few years had
problems with tendonitis in the arms, probably tells me that current
handles on the market work well for nearly everyone and that my issues
may be centered on poor technique.
Ken’s muscle info is extremely useful. Scott’s idea about placing
washers under a reader handle may work as an inexpensive and simple
alternative to finding what I think would work for me. For Tall –
Dave, I wasn’t planning on making a run of these. If it came to some
sort of design, it would be a one-off.
Anyone reading this really should grab (no pun intended) one of Scott’s
DEATH GRIP handles when they become available. It’s light and strong
and doesn’t flex.
--
teachndad - aka The Munieer
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