Final touch - bar ends - yes or no?

[barry2017]

Depends on the kind of riding you do.
When I have a bike with flat bars (which I very often do) I almost always fit barends, because going up hills I think it's really important your wrists point inwards. Far more comfortable, the ability to move your hands around really makes a difference over a day's riding.
On a proper mountain bike you only use ever use offroad, I'm not sure. :?

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Started putting barends back on my flat-barred bikes.

Much better. You need quite wide bars though to get away with it.

Just so much more leverage.


Agree that they do make the bike look clumsy though.