Drop-style bar ends
07-03-02, 05:21 PM
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OOOYEA! Nice drops. You could always add the barend of your choice to top it off. I highly recommend cutting some off the end of the handlebars to get a comfortable width, so a straight bar might be better than risers if you have gripshift. Drops are nice vs headwinds and on descents
07-08-02, 05:36 PM
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urban_assault: thank you for posting that link.
I took a chance and ordered a set of those. My initial impressions: these are great! But... shifting & braking is a little hairy.... to be expected from such an arrangement. AND, this brand's attachment bolt on with two hex wrench screws of unusual sizes, i.e., those not found in most bike tool kits (2.5mm?). Also, there's a little flex to them due to the material used. However, despite these little things, as we say in the music biz, these things "rock"!
I took a chance and ordered a set of those. My initial impressions: these are great! But... shifting & braking is a little hairy.... to be expected from such an arrangement. AND, this brand's attachment bolt on with two hex wrench screws of unusual sizes, i.e., those not found in most bike tool kits (2.5mm?). Also, there's a little flex to them due to the material used. However, despite these little things, as we say in the music biz, these things "rock"!
07-09-02, 05:13 AM
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Hmmm...I was thinking about getting them also. Maybe now I will. thanks!
09-25-09, 04:08 PM
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Origin 8 Drop Bar Ends]
Reviving an old thread to see if anyone still uses these. Do people like them? I have a friend that wants these on his mtn bike. Good idea?
Reviving an old thread to see if anyone still uses these. Do people like them? I have a friend that wants these on his mtn bike. Good idea?
09-25-09, 06:40 PM
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Well, in the 7+ years since I posted in this thread, I never purchased any.
10-05-09, 05:25 PM
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well, glad you revived it...i see they still sell them...and i am thinking of getting them for some insane, dorka** cx/mtb conversion...
for the price, it's not a bad gamble.
i don't mind having to switch back up for shifting (grips) or braking. i see them as a quick aero positioning and, maybe, a better position to be in when you endo...
ha. but really, are they the only folks who make these?
for the price, it's not a bad gamble.
i don't mind having to switch back up for shifting (grips) or braking. i see them as a quick aero positioning and, maybe, a better position to be in when you endo...
ha. but really, are they the only folks who make these?
10-23-09, 04:52 PM
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08-06-10, 08:36 AM
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Will this fit the dahon jack?
what sizes are these? are they universal size?
what sizes are these? are they universal size?
Origin 8 Drop Bar Ends]
Reviving an old thread to see if anyone still uses these. Do people like them? I have a friend that wants these on his mtn bike. Good idea?
Reviving an old thread to see if anyone still uses these. Do people like them? I have a friend that wants these on his mtn bike. Good idea?
08-06-10, 04:02 PM
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The Origin8 drop bar ends are 22.2mm or 7/8" clamp diameter and designed to fit standard MTB bars IIRC. They should fit about any straight bar. Note that if a bar they are mounted to has any sweep back the bar ends will angle in by the angle of the sweepback of the bars they are mounted to.
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08-06-10, 04:12 PM
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great bars...they worked great all last year...hard riiding, racing and jostling didn't faze them
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The OP was from 2002 and the latest one is from 2010. i think they may have gotten their bars already.
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09-04-18, 12:42 PM
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Wow, thanks for the memories. 16 years old, a new record for me. I'm going to stay subscribed to this thread so I can be surprised again in 2034.
