Originally Posted by Bikepacker67
My problem with all handlebars - even flats with barends (on the ends) is that all hand positions demand that you "grasp" the bar. It doesn't matter what shape the bar is in - dropped, flat or mustache - you still have one direction of contact for any position.
That's why I started sticking bar ends in unusual places along the flat bar. The right angles this creates allows the hand to rest on the bars (on the fleshy parts of the bottom hand) while the fingers can loosely grasp for control only.
Also, the 3 sets of bar ends I use allow specific parts of the hand to take turns resting.
My barends don't demand that I grasp the bars. I made mine to mimic the "on the hoods" position of drops. They allow me to rest my hands with wrists straight and thumb around the upward curve of the bar just as on the brake hoods. For long-distance touring this is a great advantage. I was forced to make mine as I could not find a similar shape so I used the clamp from an old set of barends and the curved section of an old set of drops. With a pair of aerobars I reckon I have the best of all worlds.
Have a look .
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/PICT0221.jpg