However carefully you lean your bike against an inside wall, tell-tale rubber marks and small chips to the plaster or wall paper are hard to avoid. Gripster is a rubber plug that attaches to the end of either a straight or drop handlebar – it helps prevent the bicycle from slipping or leaving marks and other damage.
A built-in magnet allows the Gripster to be stored on a radiator or fridge door when not in use.
Win a Gripster
We have an orange Gripster to give away. Leave a comment at the bottom of the page and we will pick a winner next week.
Environmentally friendly cycle insurance
On the face of it, one cycle insurance policy is much like another, but the excess you are charged in the event of a claim is just one of the things that varies wildly between providers. Another is so called ‘new-for-old’ replacement – many insurers use this term, but if your bicycle is more than a few years old, devalue it severely. This means you are left out of pocket when you come to replace it.
ETA cycle insurance has a low standard excess of 5% (minimum £25) and offers a new-for-old for life – however old the bike, if it’s stolen you get enough to buy a new model. Furthermore, every cycle insurance policy you buy from us helps support the work of the ETA Trust, our charity campaigning for a cleaner, safer transport future – just one of the reasons The Good Shopping Guide has voted us Britain’s most ethical insurance company.
Chris Smith
Although I like to think of the wall marks as a progressive art installation, I suspect my walls / wife will no doubt thank you if I’m lucky…
Pete
Could use one of these anywhere
Curlylid
Small but beautifully formed, simple great idea
Jim Woodlingfield
What a simple but powerful idea, no more scratched walls!
Mark Bobbitt
Yes please!
Sheila Mosley
That looks simple but effective, very useful
Steve
Ingenious gadget which will solve that long-standing issue of marked walls – I’ve always wanted something like this.
MARK
Video had me gripped!
Thanks ETA
Philip Woodford
Grips tee what a fun idea I use aglove over the bar ends but not quite up ho the job – you’ve got me gripped! And the magnet is a great solution to having one always handbin the hallway or the home bike mechanics workshop – the kitchen!
Helen
I LOVE this! What a simple idea. I have just painted my hallway, and am fed up with having to lean my bike against it with extreme care to not get those tell tale black marks on the wall. Please may I have one! Pretty please??! And do they work on children’s bikes as well??
Peter Clark
Yes please – I’m in!
Arabella
Would save our already smudged walls!
Simon
Might save me my damage deposit! Love this idea 👍
David Hamilton
One of these would be great to save my wall from damage.
Roy
Like it!
Karthik Murali
Yes please.
TD
Happy walls, here we come!
Christopher
A simple solution for a real problem.
Gail
This would be great, my bike even has a slightly convex bar end so that it risks falling over if it’s knocked.
Sue Bower
Why didn’t I think of it!