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When it comes to leathercrafting projects, we wrote the book on it for DK Publishing!

Bicycle Accessories

Original, unique designs to help with lifting and carrying your bicycle

Stunning handcrafted bicycle bags carry the essentials and turn heads!

Best-selling "commuter essentials" for making the daily commute easier

Lifetime leather bar wraps in five styles for every type of handlebar and bicycle

Games

Our best-selling Original Travel Cribbage Boards has fans worldwide

Unique travel-sized classic games: dice, dominoes, cribbage

Free hand-drawn printable scoresheets, rules of play & puzzles

One-of-a-kind cribbage boards: driftwood, leather, and even a belt

Handles

Leather handles in 8 styles, 4 leather colors, and 3 metal finishes

Strong yet soft, durable and sustainable, no-bumps and no-bruises

Add a label to handles and pulls for superior organization

Flexible but sturdy, creative solutions to tricky problem corners

As Vanity Fair said, "Repairability is the new luxury." That's why we sell leather care and replacement parts.

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Walnut Studiolo Leather Care Leather Conditioner

Leather Conditioner

from $4.95 USD

Our house-made, small-batch leather conditioner uses only time-tested natural ingredients. Our recipe was inspired by historic fishermen's boot recipes from the Library of Congress.

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Tattooed man resting his hand on a bicycle city bar wrapped in a dark brown leather grip that has "porthole" round cutouts for finger holds. The man's hand tattoos say "HOLD FAST"
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Honey leather with white thread
Old-fashioned steel Schwinn bicycle with a blue glitter saddle and curved red glitter top tube with a curvy handlebar that has dark brown leather grips sew-on.
Title: "After 2 years: comparing bicycle leather bar wraps". Two mallet handles wrapped in bicycle bar tape. The bottom "Walnut's full grain leather" looks shiny and gained a patina.
Infographic to help customers decide which style of bar wraps works for their bike. The same information is in the description. The decision points are primarily about handlebar diameter and style.
Title: "Replacement Parts available in our Parts section". Same information in the product description. Shows replacement parts for sew-on bar wraps including stitch kit and double-sided tape for replacing and moving bar wraps from bike to bike or bar to bar.
Tattooed man resting his hand on a bicycle city bar wrapped in a dark brown leather grip that has "porthole" round cutouts for finger holds. The man's hand tattoos say "HOLD FAST"
Tattooed man resting his hand on a bicycle city bar wrapped in a dark brown leather grip that has "porthole" round cutouts for finger holds. The man's hand tattoos say "HOLD FAST"
Old-fashioned steel Schwinn bicycle with a blue glitter saddle and curved red glitter top tube with a curvy handlebar that has dark brown leather grips sew-on.
Walnut Studiolo Bicycle Accessories Bare Knuckle Bicycle Grips
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Honey leather with dark brown thread
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Honey leather with black thread
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Dark Brown leather with white thread
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Black leather with white thread
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Black leather with dark brown thread
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Black leather with black thread
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Dark Brown leather with black thread
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Dark Brown leather with dark brown thread
White background variant photo showing the product as it comes in the package: Dark Brown leather with white thread
Leather color swatch in natural outdoor light showing the four leather colors labeled: Natural, Honey, Dark Brown, and Black

Bare Knuckle Bicycle Grips

$42.00 USD
Color: Honey
Honey
Dark Brown
Black
Thread: White

A modern twist on our classic leather grips, the Bare Knuckle Grips feature modern cut-outs for both tactile finger holds and submarine windows to the chrome of your handlebars below.

Experience both luxury and performance on your handlebars with old-fashioned vegetable-tanned leather grips. Durable in the elements, warm to the touch, and grippier when wet, our natural leather is a performance material with a beautiful look. 

Like our other easy to sew on products, the Bare Knuckle Grips come as a kit that you stitch on yourself with pre-punched stitching holes, needle, thread, and instructions. 

The natural oils in your hands burnish  our high-quality American leather into a glossy patina that will last you a lifetime. You get to keep the patina you've earned: you can transfer it from bike to bike, and over the years it will only get more beautiful with use and time.

Fits standard flat handlebars with a 0.875" (7/8") diameter (approximately 22mm).

Tips and tricks on our blog:

Need help deciding which pair of bar wraps to get? Other handlebar questions? Check out our FAQ specific to Bicycle Handlebar Wraps. 

INSTALLATION: Watch a how-to video on our Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/walnutstudiolo/citygrips

 

On our blog, one satisfied customer shared an alternate way to install our City Grips.  

 

KIT CONTENTS: Included in each purchase is two grips, a stitch kit containing needle, thread, and instructions. Bar plugs not included, read more in our blog post. For more complex two-needle stitch patterns, you'll need to order extra needle and thread with an extra Stitch Kit.

SPARE PARTS: Our high quality leather can be uninstalled from one set of handlebars and re-installed on a new set. Replacement stitch kits, double-sided tape, and leather care dressing available in our Parts section. 

COLORS: Honey, Dark Brown, Black

THREADS: White, Dark Brown, Black 

MATERIALS: Vegetable-tanned leather, waxed thread

DIMENSIONS: Fits 0.875" (7/8" ~ 22mm) diameter city bicycle handlebars x 5.5" (140mm) long. Cuts to length easily with an exacto blade or scissors.

MONOGRAMMING: Sorry, this item cannot be monogrammed. 

PHOTOGRAPHY: Credit to Erin Berzel Photography and Austin Goodman. Read a history of the 'Hold Fast' knuckle tattooon our blog. 

Customer Reviews

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Tommy (Central, HK)
Bare Knuckle Bicycle Grips

Excellent packing ＋ user friendly instructions. The grips quality are beyond my expectation, amazing craftsmanship with unique design. Looks great on my vintage bike!!!

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on my vintage bicycle build

I don't think there's a cooler grip on the market. These knucklers are just bad* simple as that. I've been a fan of walnut studiolo for years.. very proud to have these on my vintage bicycle build 1972 Wearwell

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