Bar-ends on riser bars?

Hallo - what is the functional/esthetic problem with bar-ends on riser bars?
I quite enjoy having bar-ends, and my Zaskar came with a Syncros riser bar.
Is it just due to most mountain bikers´ sensitivities that this is a no-no?

Thanks!

Basjan

On Thu, 4 May 2006 08:58:16 +0200, "Basjan" wrote:

Hallo - what is the functional/esthetic problem with bar-ends on riser bars?
I quite enjoy having bar-ends, and my Zaskar came with a Syncros riser bar.
Is it just due to most mountain bikers´ sensitivities that this is a no-no?

Basically, yes.

There is a snag hazard, not every reported instance is a "friend of a friend."
Apparently some number of people do actually hook barends on branches, trees and
vine and come away believing that the outcome was worse than snagging knuckles
or brake levers. The riser bars are wider and theoretically more prone.

I still think it's mostly a fashion thing.

I say do what you will, it's your bike.

Ron

Per Basjan:
Hallo - what is the functional/esthetic problem with bar-ends on riser bars?
I quite enjoy having bar-ends, and my Zaskar came with a Syncros riser bar.
Is it just due to most mountain bikers? sensitivities that this is a no-no?

If there is a functional problem, I haven't found it yet... been running them
for about a year now. They let me move the bars back to where I'm comfortable
on steep descents - yet they give me something to move forward and down on when
I want to get a little more aero on the flats.

Aesthetics? No problem for me.....
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Basjan wrote:
Hallo - what is the functional/esthetic problem with bar-ends on riser bars?
I quite enjoy having bar-ends, and my Zaskar came with a Syncros riser bar.
Is it just due to most mountain bikers´ sensitivities that this is a no-no?

Thanks!

Basjan


I used them in one configuration of my hybrid.
Now I just run a narrowed flat bar.

If you like them use them, don't be bothered by what others say. It's
your ride.

Ken
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Per (PeteCresswell):
If there is a functional problem, I haven't found it yet.

Oops... as RonSonic correctly observes, there is a snag hazard.

OTOH I don't see it being specific to riser vs flat bars of the same width.

The type of bar end probably makes a diff here. I use the longish,
inward-curving ones. The stubby straight ones look to me like they're
significantly more snag prone.
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PeteCresswell

On Thu, 4 May 2006 08:58:16 +0200, "Basjan" wrote:

Hallo - what is the functional/esthetic problem with bar-ends on riser bars?

Practically, if the bend in the bar is too close to the end, there may
not be room to get everything mounted and still leave space for your
hand to grip. If you're going to use rier bars and bar ends, make
sure the straight end of the bar is long enough to accommodate
everything you'll be installing.

Esthetically, it's a matter of opinion; some snobs regard riser bars
as Fredly. Some of those same snobs regard bar ends as a last-week
fad. If you like riser bars and/or bar ends, do not let their
opinions deter you from using them.

I quite enjoy having bar-ends, and my Zaskar came with a Syncros riser bar.
Is it just due to most mountain bikers´ sensitivities that this is a no-no?

Use what works for *you*; what the other guys like is irrelevant.
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On Thu, 04 May 2006 11:40:46 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

Per (PeteCresswell):
If there is a functional problem, I haven't found it yet.

Oops... as RonSonic correctly observes, there is a snag hazard.

OTOH I don't see it being specific to riser vs flat bars of the same width.

The type of bar end probably makes a diff here. I use the longish,
inward-curving ones. The stubby straight ones look to me like they're
significantly more snag prone.

I've used those too, especially when I first started XC riding and thought of
them as handguards. The longed hooked ones seem to snag less than a bar or my
knuckles. Here in Florida people have reported snagging vines - that's not an
issue in most of the country. Anyway, they just seem too useful as an element
of developing a bike fit to be ignored.

Ron

Basjan wrote:
Hallo - what is the functional/esthetic problem with bar-ends on riser bars?
I quite enjoy having bar-ends, and my Zaskar came with a Syncros riser bar.
Is it just due to most mountain bikers´ sensitivities that this is a no-no?


Esthetics are your concern. Regarding functionality, as others have
pointed out it can snag things. However, it does give you a few more
hand positions, which is nice if you are going to be on the bike for
hours. I have a straight bar road bike (which sometimes sees off-road
use) that I have bar-ends.

Tom

Basjan wrote:
Hallo - what is the functional/esthetic problem with bar-ends on riser bars?
I quite enjoy having bar-ends, and my Zaskar came with a Syncros riser bar.
Is it just due to most mountain bikers´ sensitivities that this is a no-no?

Thanks!

Basjan



I found that it depends on the amount of rise for me. On my hardtail, I
have an almost flat bar and to get more hand positions I had bar ends.

My new bike has a higher, wider riser bar and I don't run ends on it as
I can move my hands around more.

Michael Halliwell