Does anyone still use bar ends on their MTB?
09-13-13, 10:14 AM
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Hand positions ARE nice to have sometimes.
I don't have a car so I usually have a 5-15 mile road grind to get to the fun stuff and barends would be nice to have for said grinds. I just grin and bear it these days, though. I last used barends on a multi-day mixed road/offroad tour last summer.
I don't have a car so I usually have a 5-15 mile road grind to get to the fun stuff and barends would be nice to have for said grinds. I just grin and bear it these days, though. I last used barends on a multi-day mixed road/offroad tour last summer.
09-13-13, 08:02 PM
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My daughter's "Sweet Sixteen" bike. She loves it, just as it is. . . except for the newest update,a color-matched bottle cage. Going on tomorrow.
09-16-13, 02:34 PM
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To me it boils down to personal preference. My '98 Schwinn Moab 2 had some stock bar ends which I replaced with some better Profile bar ends which I used for a few years. The last few years the MTB hasn't seen much use and when it has, I don't use them so they came off during the rebuild/refit of my MTB. Right now I'm rebuilding my wife's Trek 7000 and asked if she wanted them left on and she said 'hell yeah!'
09-16-13, 04:37 PM
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My bike had them on when I bought it (used). I like 'em. Doubt I'll ever take them off.
09-16-13, 05:19 PM
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yes I do....and on risers.
09-16-13, 07:23 PM
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my 29er.
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