Originally Posted by
bigbenaugust
Yes. Definitely yes.
I switched my utility bike from flat bars and bar-tops to drop bars with bar-ends a couple of years ago and loved it. Last summer, I went all crazy and found some DuraAce bar-ends for my CX bike (that came with Sora brifters originally).
The big plus (and I am not sure if this is true for IGH users) is that you'll never have to fuss with indexing again.
Unless it's something like a Nuvinci hub, the shifter for an IGH needs to be indexed.
Last edited by tjspiel; 01-09-12 at 12:49 PM.