Bar end recommendations?
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Bar end recommendations?
What are some good end bars that you guys use?
Also how do you install them? Do you have to cut your grip? or do they go over the end of the grip?
Where to find "end" caps for bars?
Thanks for helping a newbie out.
Also how do you install them? Do you have to cut your grip? or do they go over the end of the grip?
Where to find "end" caps for bars?
Thanks for helping a newbie out.
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Those do look comfy.. I was thinking Carbon... hard to decide when you don't have access to a bike store that carries a lot of different options..
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Originally Posted by Crue4
What are some good end bars that you guys use?
Also how do you install them? Do you have to cut your grip? or do they go over the end of the grip?
Where to find "end" caps for bars?
Also how do you install them? Do you have to cut your grip? or do they go over the end of the grip?
Where to find "end" caps for bars?
Installation method is a personal choice. I leave my grips full length so my hand position is just a tad closer together. Some don't like this and cut the grip to make up for the bar width. Its just a matter of taste.
Your bars should already come with end caps or be welded closed at the end. I never had to try, but regular bar caps might work here too.
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I have some Bontrager carbon bar ends that look and feel great.
https://www.bontrager.com/Mountain/Pa...ries/21368.php
https://www.bontrager.com/Mountain/Pa...ries/21368.php
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Originally Posted by charlisity
Any decent set will do fine. Decent ones will have bar-to-bar contact over most of the mounting surface. Cheap ones will have a rail-like construction that pinches tight to stay in place. This rail leads to a weaker connection and will damage your handlebar if you tighten it enough.
Originally Posted by charlisity
Installation method is a personal choice. I leave my grips full length so my hand position is just a tad closer together. Some don't like this and cut the grip to make up for the bar width. Its just a matter of taste.
Originally Posted by charlisity
Your bars should already come with end caps or be welded closed at the end. I never had to try, but regular bar caps might work here too.
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
Every barend I've ever seen has a pinch clamp to hold them in place...even the cheapest ones. I have no idea what a "rail-like construction" is. A good cheap carbon barend are the Titec Plutos .
Originally Posted by cyccommute
I've never seen a bar that is welded closed. Never. Every single one I've ever seen has an open end that is closed with a plug.
https://www.preisvergleich.org/pimage...D200001_20.jpg
I thought some of those were metallic.
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I have some cheapo profile designs which I wrapped in cork tape
I like em.
I like em.
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i use some specialized bar ends because i ride a specialized. i don't like them too much because they are pretty big, but it looks like theyre making some smaller as in shorter ones with a more ergonamic design this year. the length isn't a technical problem by any means, simply aesthetic. my bike looks like a bull. boo ya!
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Originally Posted by charlisity
The rail I refer to is the contact area of the pinch clamp. I've seen cheap ones with the contact area being raised off the bar by rails to make it look beefy. It looks like a one-sided I-beam wrapped around the bar.
I stand corrected. I was sure I had seen bar ends "welded" closed but I was wrong. I searched for some pictures to show you but I found no "welded" ends. All I found was carbon bars with closed ends such as this one:
https://www.preisvergleich.org/pimage...D200001_20.jpg
I thought some of those were metallic.
I stand corrected. I was sure I had seen bar ends "welded" closed but I was wrong. I searched for some pictures to show you but I found no "welded" ends. All I found was carbon bars with closed ends such as this one:
https://www.preisvergleich.org/pimage...D200001_20.jpg
I thought some of those were metallic.
Most all of the closed ended barends I've seen are either carbon like the one you linked or made of billet. Most of the rest just have a simple plastic plug.
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Originally Posted by free_pizza
can creek ergo control 2's.. sooooooooo nice, but quite expensive.
have them on my bike, they are awesome...
have them on my bike, they are awesome...
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Originally Posted by probable556
I might consider something like these, I've crashed enough using the traditional "tree-hook" stlye of bar ends.
The other nice thing about them is that they are ODI compatible, so basically the barend itself acts as one of the jaws.
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Originally Posted by free_pizza
in my two seasons of using them, i havent had them hook on a tree but as others have said, there are lighter and much cheaper similar designs out there, but i can guarantee you, these puppies are comfy!!!
The other nice thing about them is that they are ODI compatible, so basically the barend itself acts as one of the jaws.
The other nice thing about them is that they are ODI compatible, so basically the barend itself acts as one of the jaws.
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https://www.rei.com/online/store/Prod...cat=REI_SEARCH
L-bars are less likely to hook trees. In fact, they deflect you off of trees and protect your hands from strikes (if you're on the grips). Out in the open, they allow you to stretch out and get more "aero".
I'm not sure if anyone makes carbon fiber L-bars. My opinion seems to be a minority as so many folks are after "mini" bar ends that weigh less.
L-bars are less likely to hook trees. In fact, they deflect you off of trees and protect your hands from strikes (if you're on the grips). Out in the open, they allow you to stretch out and get more "aero".
I'm not sure if anyone makes carbon fiber L-bars. My opinion seems to be a minority as so many folks are after "mini" bar ends that weigh less.
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Originally Posted by probable556
Being ODI compatible is a definate plus. Is that how it is pictured? IIRC, cane creek makes and ODI grip.
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Originally Posted by LowCel
That's what I use, the ST-lites. They are extremely cheap, very light and work perfectly. Hard to beat them.
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Originally Posted by probable556
I might consider something like these, I've crashed enough using the traditional "tree-hook" stlye of bar ends.
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Originally Posted by willtsmith_nwi
https://www.rei.com/online/store/Prod...cat=REI_SEARCH
L-bars are less likely to hook trees. In fact, they deflect you off of trees and protect your hands from strikes (if you're on the grips). Out in the open, they allow you to stretch out and get more "aero".
I'm not sure if anyone makes carbon fiber L-bars. My opinion seems to be a minority as so many folks are after "mini" bar ends that weigh less.
L-bars are less likely to hook trees. In fact, they deflect you off of trees and protect your hands from strikes (if you're on the grips). Out in the open, they allow you to stretch out and get more "aero".
I'm not sure if anyone makes carbon fiber L-bars. My opinion seems to be a minority as so many folks are after "mini" bar ends that weigh less.
Since I have a wide bar, I notice far less arm fatigue from riding (even on 2 hr+ rides). The hardest thing about getting used to the wider bar was the increased turning levreage - much less percieved effort wouls really move the front wheel.