Peaty's NEW Monarch Grips - Let Them Reign Over Your Terrain

Forged from years of descending, Peaty’s are proud to announce their new range of Monarch Grips. Realised by testing countless different compounds and grip pattern combinations, and based on decades of hanging onto handlebars like their lives depended on it, because sometimes they really did…

The team logged thousands of hours benchmarking prototypes and testing these against current favourites, they also surveyed over a thousand other riders to find their pet hates and preferences to help build the perfect grip. 

To remove any design restrictions Peaty’s built their own in-house 3D moulding and printing facility for rapid prototyping - to further refine the shape of core and grip elements down to just 0.25mm differences. This also enabled them to design a super grippy, but still durable 20a compound that performs superbly in all weathers. Tweaking and testing, over and over again, all in search of the ultimate grip. 

From all that testing, Peaty’s knew that one grip wouldn’t work for everyone, which is why they’re launching two distinct Monarch grip designs: a soft, compressive mushroom style ‘Trail Comfort’ design for longer rides and a knurled style ‘Race Control’ design for maximum feedback when the going gets really tough. 

Because hand size and rider preference also varies, each texture option is available in a ‘Thin’ 30-32mm or a ‘Thick’ 32-34mm width. The tapered design helps to create a more natural wrist angle for increased control and reduced arm pump too.

Riders also get to choose from five different grip colours: Black, Red, Mango, Turquoise and Slate with aftermarket anodised lockrings available in Black, Bourbon, Emerald, Gold, Mango, Navy, Punch, Red, Silver, Slate, Turquoise And Violet.

So that’s just the big grip picture, and if that’s enough for you then crack on and order them… but if you know Peaty’s, you’ll know they sweated every detail, from performance to sustainability. So grab a brew and nerd out on the design deep dive that Peaty’s believe makes their Monarch grips the new Kings and Queens of control.

Grip Design

While the top side choice between mushroom and knurled is the defining part in terms of palm contact, fingers and thumbs are equally important:

Thumb Pad - A unique zig-zag thumb pad reduces pressure on the roughest, longest descents without wobbling sideways and disturbing your grip, much like a straight vertical mushroom pattern texture can. It also saves your skin and gloves from excess wear too!

Finger Bar - Cutting into the diameter of the grip rubber, the high grip finger bars offer maximum grip and minimum distraction. They’re even siped for flex - like your favourite tyres - so they’ll work with your fingers rather than slipping off the tips.

Damping - The grip rubber is offset from the internal core for increased damping and comfort on the topside, but with more fingertip feedback and clarity on the underside. 

Security - Your hands are kept in the zone with a half flange against the lock ring to stop mitt-on-metal contact and have a subtle pinky ramp on the outer edge. That’s not just extra insurance for tired hands either, it’s also more comfortable to wrap your hand around (90’s bar end style) on long climbs and it’ll protect your bars in a crash, or the paint of whatever you were dumb enough to lean your bike on before it slipped.

Style, fit for a Monarch - The 8mm lockrings are slim, rounded and secured with 3mm stainless steel bolts so you don’t need to worry about stripped or rusted heads. Laser etched logos and an orientated Peaty’s logo on the grip end help you position the grip offset correctly while letting other riders know you’re ready to rule the trail Peaty’s style.

Sustainability - There’s hidden power behind each Monarch too. The cores are made from 80% recycled ocean plastics and are perfectly tapered to tap securely onto your bar tips for zero grip slip. Because Peaty’s want to make a positive difference to the planet as well as your riding, Peaty’s Monarch grips also use recycled cardboard header cards with paper pulp plugs and metal rivets, rather than single use plastic, so all packaging can be easily recycled once you’re gripped and sorted.