I remember using these things way back when I was a kid, thinking they were so cool. Now I almost never see them, be it in photos or in person. I know that companies still make bar ends, using cool materials like carbon fiber (Easton EC90 bar ends for example). I also know that one advantage of a bar end is to offer a different hand position for those longer rides. So in your opinion, do bar ends still have a place on the modern technologically advanced xc/am rig? I'm not looking so much for the, "do whatever works for you and screw what others think" type answers, I'm just asking as a general question. I saw some on a retail site and it got me thinking.