Originally Posted by downtuber

the typical bare metal tubular bar ends that you see everywhere are fairly useless.

there's a few reasons for that. one because they are bare and offer no cushion, they feel too hard. two because they are too thin to hold onto very comfortably, unless you have child size hands. and because they are bare metal they offer no grip which means they are slippery which is not a good thing when your hands are sweaty. so they have a very poor grip.
so having some good ergonomic bar ends make all the difference in the world. ever since I got the Ergon GP3 I have been using the bar ends on them all the time.


I dont have a picture of them on my bike available at the moment but here's one I found on the internet. the bar ends have a good size and thickness and a very firm grip. they are super comfortable.