Lizard Skins had a long history of gripping handlebars all across the cycling world. But when the company’s general manager, Brad Barker, put a bit of the company’s DuraSoft Polymer grip tape on his ...

It’s finally the start of baseball season: you can almost feel the gentle spring breeze, smell the peanuts and popcorn, and hear the crack of the bat. You may also notice something more colorful, ...

It was the early ’90s on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and, “parking,” Brian Fruit says,” was just an absolute nightmare.” Fruit was a student, and one summer he worked an odd ...

Lizard Skins’ lock-on grip lineup has a lot of options, but the new Gradient is their first-ever ergonomic option. With a slight taper creating a backward flare on the outside edge, they give you that ...

Lizard Skins started out in the frame and fork protection business with neoprene chain stay protectors and shock piston covers in 1993. That business led to producing grips and bar tape and Lizard ...

Justin Birnbaum is a New York-based reporter covering sports business.

You may have noticed a trend of major-league players using brightly colored bat grips in recent seasons. Bats that were once adorned only by pine tar buildup and cleat marks were now wrapped with a ...

Baton Rouge-based Marucci Sports has acquired a Utah-based company that is the official bat grip for Major League Baseball. Marucci Sports bought Lizard Skins which sells branded grip products, ...

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marucci Sports, LLC (“Marucci”), a subsidiary of Compass Diversified (NYSE: CODI) and a leading designer and manufacturer of baseball and softball ...