Bar ends - why am I using them on my mountain bike. Bike ergonomics.
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Comments
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Nice video,
you did a good job at explaining.
I see the benefit of those bar ends, when you are riding for long
distances without many breaks, pain and freezing hands,change in hand
position is a good idea,what I noticed what that when I let my arms hang down I start to get warmer,because of better bloodstream, same when I change hand position so similar position of what you do on bar-ends.
but I only do this on safe flat parts,and then change back when I start get warm or the pain goes away.
for long distance xc racers I see the benefit, but for trail/enduro you won't use it.
even with wider bars I still see the benefit.
I have never really properly tested out bar ends,and never used it on any of my bikes,but I don't need it for my use,because I ride some gnarly trails,were I have to be ready to brake.
but I got no issues climbing,but some of the climbs I ride are not suited for bar-end use.
But use what ever works for you,I don't care about those silly trends and magazine articles. -
I've just bought a pair of Ergon GS3, I'm gonna test'em, I hope you're right ;-) In any case thanks for the interesting video!
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Enjoyed them from the day I got my first bar ends, so much so that I prefer the hand positioning that I am going full hog and transition all my bikes including mountain bikes to drop bars and levers. Problem is getting high rise stems to get similar body position while in the drops, and finding wide enough bars that most road makers top out at 46cm c-t-c when flat MTB bars start at 56cm.
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Shame everyone cares so much about what's in and what's out nowadays. Always been a fan of bar ends. I build my bikes to my spec, don't let anyone else dictate your build, it's your bike!
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Only reason i don't use bar ends on my MTB is that they tend to hook on bushes and low hanging branches. Really dangerous when descending at speed.
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Can you guys recommend a good grip ends for my hybrid bike?
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bar ends are a must for hybrids
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I use bar ends as well while on my MTB. It is such a relive to be able to alter the position of my hands.
Never ever would i ride without them any more.
Cheers Oliver -
Thank you for posting..
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you should use ergon gs2 grip it's perfect to you i am sure for that please check that one
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In your opinion what's the best angle for bar ends?
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It also can protect your hands in city traffic. 😃
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I used bar ends for years until I bought a new bike and didn't bother putting them on. I now miss them and I will look for a new set.
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I still like 'em too
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I for one really like bar ends. I can get into a much more comfortable position when aggressively climbing. I'm thinking about trying the ergo grip bar ends as I have always used the traditional ones like yours. Thank you for another great video.
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I just bought bar ends for my hybrid. I have issues with my hands going numb with only one position to use. I would usually have to ball up my fists and steer with the edge of my palms until I got feeling back in my hands.
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Bar ends are useful when you want to turn your bike upside down. With bar ends turned slightly more upward, u won't need to remove your light, bicycle computer and bell that would get in the way and may get damaged when turning it upside down. U can safely rest the bike on the bar ends. Though such upward bar ends, would be useless, or at least not so effective for climbing, but still, it's good to have them on your commuter even just for the sake of turning the bike upside down.. I know a lot of people say: "Don't ever turn your bike upside down." But I don't have to listen them, because it's my own bike. So I do it a lot.
Also the bar end can be a perfect place where to mount a side mirror. It gives to the mirror's arm a bit of more extension to bring it further forward so u have a good view from it.. I had it on my old commuter. A good convex mirror. And that was the only thing I little missed on my new bike which has sdi levers, and no good place to mount it. But actually, I can ride without mirror as well too. Just that, I can't admire my cool self from it, when riding or taking selfies from it. :P But that's good. I once almost crashed, when trying to get a cool selfy on my epic ride.. So I'm better without. :P
Though it was really useful in city. On highways where cars go 90+ Km/h, the mirror was a bit too convex. When a car don't have headlights on, it would be already pretty close when noticing it from mirror.. or would not notice it at all.
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