ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips Reviews
Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated October, 2024
Latest Price: £26.99 (RRP: £26.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.
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ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips features
ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black – Yellow Other Grips found with this Spec: 14 |
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Spec 2
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Size: 143mm, 130mm Other Grips found with this Spec: 1 |
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Feature 1
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Diamondized pattern for optimal traction Other Grips found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Inlcudes custom “STAY STRONG CLAMPS Other Grips found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Lock-On Grip System = 100% Slip Free performance Other Grips found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 4
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Comes with a STAY STRONG Sticker Other Grips found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Includes Snap Cap™ End Plugs Other Grips found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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143mm or 130mm length Other Grips found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£26.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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18 |
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Review Score
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4.8 / 5 Average score in category: 4.4/5 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Grips. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips.
The first thing is material. Looking at what ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Grips. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Grips. Brands like ODI are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Grips category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Grips.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £26.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Grips
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Grips.
We found 178 in the Grips category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £17.78, making it above average at £26.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Grips. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £55.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.99.
With 178 products available we worked out that 23 cost more than ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips and 146 were cheaper.
Cost of ODI products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 25 products from ODI, of which 22 were in the Grips category.
For now though we’re looking at ODI branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £20.48 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest ODI product we found was £9.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £29.99.
Of the 25 from ODI, 3 were more expensive than ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips and 17 were cheaper.
How much are ODI Grips?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at ODI products that are listed in the Grips category.
The average price of the 22 products that match this search was £20.54, with the cheapest coming in at £9.99 and highest price was £29.99. With the average being £20.54, ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips comes in above average.
3 products that meet this search were more expensive than ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips and 14 were cheaper.
ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Grips category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips or another similar product, like Ergon GP2 Grips reviews or ODI Flangeless Longneck BMX Grips reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Grips.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Grips. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with ODI, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.8/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010922231
- Product ID 2: 165548UK
- Brand: ODI
- Model number: HGODRFM4
- RRP: £26.99
- EAN: 711484158964
- Description: ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips¬† ODI has put together a Limited Edition Stay Strong version of the popular Ruffian BMX Lock-On Grip. Before becoming a multi-time X Games Gold Medalist, Stephen had already won just about every racing title in the UK.The special packaging and laser etched clamps helps support Stephen’s Stay Strong Foundation which was created after the super-star dirt jumper was left paralyzed when he crashed during the Baltimore Dew Tour stop in 2007. By purchasing a pair of these grips you are helping to support Stephen and his family on his road to recovery and you are showing love to a fellow BMX racer. ¬† Features:¬† ¬† Diamondized pattern for optimal traction¬† Inlcudes custom "STAY STRONG CLAMPS ¬† Lock-On Grip System = 100% Slip Free performance ¬† Comes with a STAY STRONG Sticker ¬† Includes Snap Cap™ End Plugs¬† 143mm or 130mm length¬† Buy ODI Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Grips
- Size: 143mm
- Unisex
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- Adult
Other options for Grips
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Grips. 178 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching ODI Ruffian Stay Strong Lock-On Grips included,
Nukeproof Neutron Half Waffle Lock On Grip reviews, Lizard Skins Moab Lock-On Bonus Pack reviews, or we really liked the look of Ergon GP1 Grips reviews as another alternative.