I've been looking to modify the hand positions on my commuter bike to use it for a tour. It is an old Trek 7000 with a flat bar and it was great for commuting but I worry about using it for longer rides that way. I currently have some grips on it but I was also looking for a more road bike position, without changing to road bars.

So has anybody used these? I'm looking at the 710 grip and the 410 inner bar end, that mounts inside the grip, not at the end. They look good on the screen but user reviews are always better. They aren't cheap for what they are either. It'll cost $95 on Amazon to get the full set. That seems steep. One attraction is being able to reach the brakes from either position, like riding on the hoods on a road bike. I really hesitate though to convert this bike to a road bar because of the shifters and levers, that'll cost a lot more than this. My planned usage is on a 500 mile cross NY state tour, a medium distance. I doubt I'd ever do another tour but maybe I'll get hooked. I'm 67 and not looking to invest much in bike equipment anymore, believe me I have plenty. N+1 is not in the cards, since N=4 already, 5 if you count the bike my son absconded with (with permission, he moved to Seattle where the bike was built in 1981 by Bill Davidson. It is my visitor's bike!) My road bikes are not suitable at all for touring.

SQ Lab 710 grips If you scroll you'll see the 410 inner bar end and how it attaches too. The pic below is the RIGHT grip and you see how the bar end is on the INSIDE.