Bar Ends?

[afl2]

I am considering buying bar ends to put on the bike (Flat bar)
Thinking that it would give me better options regarding my hand placement.
Any one done the same and has noticed the improvement??
Also were they easy to put on and take previous grips off??
Thanks

 

[snapper_37]

Always had bar ends on my flat bar bikes - great for climbing, I find.

A little bit of fairy liquid will help with getting the grips off but this then needs to be removed otherwise the grips will move all over the shop. Not that I'm talking from previous lessons learnt experience or anything

 

[numbnuts]

I have these, not cheap but very comfortable
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cane-creek-ergo-control-ii-bar-ends/

 

[bauldbairn]

I have these, not cheap but very comfortable
http://www.wiggle.co...ol-ii-bar-ends/

Agree with "nn" here - I ride 90%+ on my bar-ends and swapped to these (and their matching Cane Creek grips that mate mechanically with the bar-ends).




I like the variety of positions afforded by the bar-ends and have combos fitted to my rigid MTB also.

 

[bauldbairn]

Also were they easy to put on and take previous grips off??

The "Cane Creeks" lock on with allen headed bolts.

The best tip for putting on grips if you buy rubber ones is to use warm/hot soapy water. It needs to be "bar soap" though so it dries hard and "fixes" the grips to the bar solidly.

WD40 can be used to remove grips but it has to be washed off thoroughly(like fairy liquid) to avoid damaging the rubber or making them slippery when you put them back on.

 

[lukesdad]

Ive always used bar ends too until the last mtb with risers and no bar ends which I dont like so will be fitting bar ends.

 

[ColinJ]

I've had them on all my MTBs and used them all the time. It's a much more relaxed position for the hands, wrists and arms. I get an extra 3 positions on mine since they are long with a gradual bend in them.

 

[3narf]

I use them on my Falcon and use them all the time for the same reason.

Ironically, I bought them in the early '90s so I'd look like a proper mountain biker (I was in my '20s at the time...) but found I never, ever used them when riding off road.

I was glad when the fashion changed to riser bars!

 

[bauldbairn]

Just had a look for my "Cane Creeks" they're available for the same price on CRC as they are on Wiggle.

There are some variety of choices available now - including bar-end grip combos and some very nice carbon efforts. Prices vary considerably too!!!

 

[gaz]

I've never used bar ends on the mountain bikes that I have owned.
I've seen a few too many cyclists on the road that have their hands on them when they should be covering the brakes!

 

[ColinJ]

I've seen a few too many cyclists on the road that have their hands on them when they should be covering the brakes!

That's not an argument against them. People should have their fingers on the brake levers when they might have to brake, but they could have their hands elsewhere even without bar ends.

 

[3narf]

I've seen a few too many cyclists on the road that have their hands on them when they should be covering the brakes!

Guilty as charged...

 

[MarkF]

I use them, my hybrid came with some Ergon palm pads with little bars that I found incredibly uncomfy. I changed to cheap Tesco bar ends, don't do cheap, they were even more uncomfortable, then I bought some BBS ones, super!

Couldn't do without them, great when climbing and great to move your hands around on long trips. My grips were stuck fast, I craft knifed them off and replaced them with comfier grips. Can't you snip off the ends and move them in a little to allow the bar ends to be fitted?

I see some people cycling quite a distance along the Leeds - Liverpool canal in the summer with flat bars only, I'd be in agony after a couple of hours without the bar ends.

 

[afl2]

Thanks all for the advice .
Will invest in a pair proberbly the ergon 2 which looks ok.
Thanks
again

 

[Moodyman]

My advice - get the L shaped ones.

They give you two hand positions over the straight up ones that only give one.

I have one of each on different bikes and the L shaped ones are way comfier over long distances.