On the right bike (my Schwinn Continental and Varsity) cool, on the the wrong bike (my Bianchi or Volare) bad. Depends on your desire for cruising on a restored gaspipe Schwinn they are what they are. I like bar ends better than downtube or stem mount
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(Life is too short to play crappy guitars) 2006 Raleigh Cadent 3.0, 1977 Schwinn Volare, 2010 Windsor tourist. ( I didn't fall , I attacked the floor)