Originally Posted by Doug Fattic

Grab On foam handlebar wrap made in Walla Walla, WA used to be very visible in bike stores and magazine advertising. I think they even sponsored a bike racing team. Then they branched out in other industrial products and I don't know what eventually happened with them. They had both a thick touring and then racing versions.

They weren't so hard to put on if you used some liquid soap to lubricate the process before application. Also compressed air could work well.