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Bar ends, yes or no
02-12-07, 12:05 PM
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Bar ends, yes or no
Bar ends seem to be very uncool where I'm from.
Do you fit them?
If not, why?
Do you fit them?
If not, why?
02-12-07, 01:41 PM
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I used to have them, and loved the additional hand positions they offer, but I felt like I lacked control when using them, so I took them off
02-12-07, 01:44 PM
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I only use them for climbing, and they certainly do work. The Cane Creek ones are pretty sweet, but I like the old, ideally in anodized purple to show just how old I am...
02-12-07, 01:51 PM
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I don't like traditional bar ends so I said no, but I do like the small ovals that you can fit on the bars. Those things are great!
02-12-07, 02:37 PM
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Lame... personally I dont like em.
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02-12-07, 02:43 PM
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Yep. Mit sauce.
02-12-07, 02:44 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
I use them on both my mountain bikes.
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02-12-07, 02:46 PM
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They became really popular when I first started mountain biking back in the early nineties. We teens thought they were pretty cool and helped to climb. What's not cool is having them not tight enough and them slipping down when hammering. Overall not needed.
02-12-07, 02:49 PM
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The bull horn type look silly, plain and simple. I have single track ends that look better and work better than the bull horn type I tried breifly. If you in an area with lots of climbs then get some, if not don't bother.
02-12-07, 03:06 PM
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I hold onto my bars like there are bar ends even though there aren't. I quit using them in 1999. Its a bit strange, but it works for me. 6 Michiganders and lots of riding in between so far with no bar ends.
02-12-07, 03:21 PM
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I used them for a while singlespeeding to get more leverage when climbing. However, I hooked them on big vines a couple of times when needling my way through wooded narrow singletrack. Thats a really lame and no fun way to crash. I've concluded bar ends are worthless, unless you plan on riding really far and need some different hand positions.
02-12-07, 05:34 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Originally Posted by salsa
the control tech carbon bar ends are great and they look good
I am so looking forward to seeing your new bike.
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02-12-07, 05:44 PM
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With a flat bar, yes
With a riser bar, probably no (aesthetics thing
)
I find that they are nice to have for carrying groceries, plus having that extra hand position is nice when you feel you need to displace the stress from having your hands in one position for too long
With a riser bar, probably no (aesthetics thing
)I find that they are nice to have for carrying groceries, plus having that extra hand position is nice when you feel you need to displace the stress from having your hands in one position for too long
02-12-07, 06:09 PM
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i use these.
they're pretty good, small and both the grip and bar end is intergrated, so looking the bar end down also locks the grip.
they're pretty good, small and both the grip and bar end is intergrated, so looking the bar end down also locks the grip.
02-12-07, 06:20 PM
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Hehehe Yes! I tied it up!
No, because.......just because.
No, because.......just because.
02-12-07, 07:38 PM
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My last set went with the bike that I sold in '92. Haven't had any since and really don't miss them, not that there is anything wrong with them.
Wow, that was 15 years ago.
Wow, that was 15 years ago.
02-12-07, 08:17 PM
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Bar ends.......suck!
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