Our story - SPIRGRIPS

Over 10 years of physiological studies

The origins: Pascal Badollet

Pascal Badolet is a physiotherapist, he lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland, and he is very passionate about sports, especially cycling. In 2007, after a long ride with his MTB he experienced wrists and back pain. During his job, he noticed that many cyclists complained about the same issue after their training sessions, also noticing that many of them changed very often their hand’s positions on the handlebars. From this intuition the idea of creating a new concept of handles bar that really helps cyclists in a more ergonomics and innovative way. Our mission is to correct your position ensuring the best ergonomics and safety in a way never experienced before

The history of SPIRGRIPS

2007

The beginning

SPIRGRIPS is born, the team is working on the very first prototypes.

2014

SPIRGRIPS launch

After 7 prototypes developed with professional riders finally the first product is launched on the market, just for MTB.

2016

SPIRGRIPS One

After 2 more years of research and developement the second version "SPIRGRIPS One" is launched on the market, now both for MTB and road bike with new design and materials.

2020

SPIRGRIPS + crowdfunding

Quintessence of the advantages of first models, the lightest SPIRGRIPS ever made with and innovative design pledges more than 170.000€ with more than 2.700 products sold on Kickstarter and then on Indiegogo.

2021

SPIRGRIPS + on the market

After the successfull crowdfunding campaign SPIRGRIPS + is available on the market.

Research and development

Numerous prototypes have been tested using the latest 3D printing technologies to validate the ergonomics of the new handle and ensuring its perfect integration on the handlebars available on the market. SPIRGRIPS® + are the result of more than 10 years of research. These small bar grips are developed, tested, and scientifically validated in Switzerland in collaboration with professional cyclists.