Originally Posted by
gsa103
Wide bars don't help for climbing. The handy thing with bar ends is that they give you a forward position for keeping the front end planted on steeper climbs.
I found this to be true when I had them, and I also found that I was faster going up by dropping my torso and leaving my hands on the grips as opposed to moving my hands at a critical time..
My preference is still a lighter cockpit but I do miss them now and then on those long fire roads...
And they really helped when I found myrself battling nasty head winds.