Bar ends

[jezzaboogie]

Bar ends for mountain biking, what happened? I still use mine whenever climbing but they seem to have gone to the wayside on new bikes. What's the deal?

 

[moorey]

People used to ride velocipedes, pushing their bike along with their feet. What happened to THAT, is my question. :noidea:

 

[Ivan]

Look at Ergon GP grips.

Nino Schurter still uses Bar Ends. I think as peoples preference for bar width has gotten wider, bar ends have become too dangerous. Maybe :noidea:

 

[bell.cameron]

Shhhhh nobody saw...

 

[jezzaboogie]

Ends. I think as peoples preference for bar width has gotten wider, bar ends have become too dangerous. Maybe :noidea:

This seems like the most reasonable explanation. This has already been "discussed" here: http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?248715-Bar-Ends-Yes-or-No&highlight=bar+ends

 

[Ezkaton]

Ha, RockShox just posted this to social media.

 

[jezzaboogie]

Nice one.

Is there something you insist you have on your bike?

My bar ends I couldn’t do without. A painter has a signature in their paint, the bar ends are my signature. 90 percent of riders don’t use them, but I think it’s an advantage as you can open more of your chest, breathe better and push a little harder. I think they are underrated these days.

http://www.bikeradar.com/au/mtb/gear/article/pro-bike-jos-antonio-hermidas-merida-big-nine-41209/

 

[pharmaboy]

Used to have ones with a curve rather than straight - I used them to fend off trees and vines. If the curve goes in an inch or 2 it means you bounce off a tree if you catch one - straight ones are well.........not

Took me off years ago - slave to fashion I am

 

[ctguru]

I still use them, but I'm considering giving these a go?



www.togs.com

 

[jezzaboogie]

Definitely look worth trying. I'm getting a new bike that doesn't have bar ends. Will be interesting to see how I go after years of riding with them.

 

[mik_git]

I think riding has changed a lot from the 90's when bar ends were normal, everything has changed, the bikes are different and the trails are different.

 

[golden path]

I used to use them religiously when I rode flat bar hardtails.

For a change I whipped them off one day after I went from 80 to 100mm on my HT and never noticed much difference. And TBH I appreciated the increased useable bar width with the longer travel fork and slightly floppier front end on climbs.

Once risers started to be specced on all kinds of MTB that was the death knell for bar ends.

FYI, my old Klein HT had a 150mm Syncros stem and bar ends. Talk about a stretching rack. You could hang a week's washing off all that space.

TBH, if you haven't owned purple ano bar ends, you haven't lived! :cheer2:

 

[ctguru]

I mainly use bar ends just to change hand position

 

[rowdyflat]

I use bar ends with some bikes.
Its just a fashion thing + 29ers bars are so wide also fashion .

 

[Flow-Rider]

I still have bar ends on my flat bar MTB commuter, don't use them that often but it's good to change hand positions on long rides.