Bars ends closer to stem
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Bars ends closer to stem
has anyone ever put the bar ends inside the nearer to the stem and have all the shifters and brakes more towards the outside sorta like aerobars would be? I am bored to day and thought about doing it, but wanted to see if anyone else has tried to do this.
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I've considered it and would probably try it if I rode my mountain bike on the road a lot.
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That would negate them being "bar ends".
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If your reason is comfort on long rides, give it a shot. If you are trying it to get "faster" as in aero then your probably just polishing a turd!
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OMG, Thanks for the replies. some made me smile. It would be for comfort. I thought about aerobars for comfort, but road speed on a mountain bike isn't possible.
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I tried that with some Newk drop bar ends...didn't work very well. Might work better with regular bar ends, but it doesnt seem like it would be very comfortable...