My Rooster sporting an old pair of Tomac stubbies on a Fleegle bar. I do have a pair of Jonesesque type bars to try though and will be fitting those shortly. Is anyone here using bar end with the carbon Knuckleball bars, or are bar ends with carbons bars a really bad idea? I used to love bar-ends. When the bars got above mm they seemed not to help anymore and I let them go.
I tried TOGS recently. I aspire to one day do a trip so epic that a pair tri-bars would make sense. Use them on my commuter. With the return of bottle cages, bumbags and saddle bags, I predict bar ends are the next big thing on the enduro scene.
Rumour around the campfire is that some of the biggest names have been using them in the off season. Cane Creek Ergos on my singlespeed, for the extra uphill grunting but also nice to just rest your hands on for longer cruisey bits. I use a set of alloy Superstar ones on a knuckleball. Mostly for xc and bike packing duties on my rigid 29er.
I did try some plug ends to support the carbon. Took me an age to find the Easton Carbon barends, was gutted to find I had managed to damage both when I went for a bit of a tumble on some diesel the other day.
Against a headwind it is like stepping up a couple of cogs on the cassette. Only ever use them on the singlespeed, Cane Creek Ergos, on a flat carbon bar. I was in a niche of my own. Put different grips on in the winter so I can fit pogies. They provide additional hand placements and facilitate climbing for the following reasons:.
More weight on the front wheel. Bar ends protrude forward and allow the rider to lean and shift more of their bodyweight on the front wheel. More leverage when riding out of the saddle. Bar ends make climbing out of the saddle easier by decreasing the distance between the rider and the handlebars. Also, the wrists are in a neutral position which is anatomically stronger when pulling because the brachialis and the biceps can contribute more than they do when relying on a pronated regular grip.
Faster acceleration out of the saddle. Also, moving the bike from side to side is easier with the neutral wrist position that bar ends offer. Extra comfort during emergency repairs. When you flip your bicycle upside down, the bar ends protect the handlebars, the grips, the shifters, and the accessories attached to the bars from dirt and scratches. Modern riser bars are long and have elevated grip parts. The extra length and height provide additional leverage when climbing.
As a result, the need for bar ends diminishes. Nonetheless, wide riser bars do not offer all the benefits of bar ends. Another reason why wide bars lowered the use of bar ends significantly is the increased risk of accidents when uniting the two.
Ultra-long handlebars combined with bar ends greatly increase the chance of hitting an external object e. Extra width. Modern bars widen the profile of the rider greatly and thus boost the possibility of hitting an external object and falling. Adding bar ends to a mm bar is riskier than doing so on a mm bar.
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Login with Facebook Login with Google Or. Forget password? Remember me. Cane Creek recently reissued their Ergo Control bar ends and apparently the orders have been flying in. Which begs the question — why?
Bar ends have something of a chequered past. Well, maybe not every mountain biker but certainly the vast majority of mountain bikers were riding around with metal antlers on the ends of their insanely narrow handlebars.
Seriously, even downhillers had bar ends. Why did everyone have bar ends?
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