What happened to barends? When did they go out of use?
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I do use them on the modern, but I prefer them to be rather short.
The Sbike has short ones too (Tioga Power Stud XS) and I'm considering putting a curved set on the Scott.
I do use them on the modern, but I prefer them to be rather short.
The Sbike has short ones too (Tioga Power Stud XS) and I'm considering putting a curved set on the Scott.
velomaniac
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Tend to go for whats cheap in the recycling drawer, currently two bikes are sporting ano blue trans-x bar ends. Result doesn't look as good as the lovely bike above but I favour function over form.
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Bar ends aren't gone. You can still buy them new - but selection is definitely much more limited today than it was in the heyday of flat bars and steel racing inspired hard tails. I agree they do look stupid on wide riser bars and suspect that fashion has had a significant impact on their use and availability, but I still run them on both of my commuters which are set up with risers because I like the extra hand position (similar to riding on the hoods of a road bike) and because they are very handy for climbing and sprinting out of the saddle. Personally I think a wider bar is better with bar ends because of the amount of bar required to mount them - particularly if you want to mount a light, computer or other accessory on your handlebar as well.
Bar ends aren't gone. You can still buy them new - but selection is definitely much more limited today than it was in the heyday of flat bars and steel racing inspired hard tails. I agree they do look stupid on wide riser bars and suspect that fashion has had a significant impact on their use and availability, but I still run them on both of my commuters which are set up with risers because I like the extra hand position (similar to riding on the hoods of a road bike) and because they are very handy for climbing and sprinting out of the saddle. Personally I think a wider bar is better with bar ends because of the amount of bar required to mount them - particularly if you want to mount a light, computer or other accessory on your handlebar as well.
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That's not why I use them - in fact I'm probably more slightly stretched out when I use them. It's comfort for longer runs.
As a rough guide to getting their angle right, they were loosely modelled on the angle of the stem.
Doesn't that rather assume that bar ends are there to provide a more upright position?brocklanders023":2nta1cui said:
That's not why I use them - in fact I'm probably more slightly stretched out when I use them. It's comfort for longer runs.
As a rough guide to getting their angle right, they were loosely modelled on the angle of the stem.
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Mmm brahma bars! Got funny looks for some reason. Now part of a bike art installation moose's head on the wall type thing. Gone back to good old classic bar ends on 44cm flat bars – nice and tight for carving it through traffic and the occasional table. Have tried most bars but the flats and modest ends combo seems to suit best. Not too fussed whether cool or not but ends are good for climbing, sprints and comfy for long flat out cruising sections.
Mmm brahma bars! Got funny looks for some reason. Now part of a bike art installation moose's head on the wall type thing. Gone back to good old classic bar ends on 44cm flat bars – nice and tight for carving it through traffic and the occasional table. Have tried most bars but the flats and modest ends combo seems to suit best. Not too fussed whether cool or not but ends are good for climbing, sprints and comfy for long flat out cruising sections.
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Not exactly about being more upright but as an overall package the geometry of modern bikes means bar ends are not needed imo. I'd use them on retro but not modern. Don't ask me why this is the case, all I can tell you is it's probably witchcraft.
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Not exactly about being more upright but as an overall package the geometry of modern bikes means bar ends are not needed imo. I'd use them on retro but not modern. Don't ask me why this is the case, all I can tell you is it's probably witchcraft.
I use bar ends, have them on both my rigid bikes, I have blue colour coded bits on my 93 lava dome and that sports blue xlite stubbies, and my daily marin eldridge grade has red bits and you guessed it, red stubbies!
Sounds silly but the change of riding position with them fitted actually makes me faster on my commute to work, and my strava times back this up too!
Sounds silly but the change of riding position with them fitted actually makes me faster on my commute to work, and my strava times back this up too!
My first true mountain bike - that I really loved, had survived the first attempt of theft by the powers of evil - and was kitted out with spangly new campag wheels on XT hubs, and it had gone through various iterations of bar ends (Onza, mainly) before being bereft. But just before it's fateful defeat by the seedy powers of the underworld... it sported a pair of truly ace, X-Lite stubbies.Spudly":ycf08say said:
They were simply perfect.
I've never had any X-Lite stubbies since, although have couple of pairs of NOS X-Lite ski bar ends, they just don't seem to exhibit quite the same Comfort. I think it's my way of dealing with my long, lost, Lenor(e).
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