Bar Ends For Hybrid

heavymtb

Hi there. very happy with my Sirrus Elite (apart from a few teething problems which are to be expected) but when asking you lot about which bike to go for someone mentioned I should get bar ends.

I can't understand a reason for this but I am totally onboard with the idea as anyone who's got a hybrid seems to have them! Could someone please explain their popularity!?!? Hills?

And obviously which ones to go for. I will push the boat out to £40 and I was thinking - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... s-ec008420 - just to keep in theme with the whole carbon thing!

I was also advised to shorten the bars as they alone take up one side of a dual carriage way! What is the best way to go about it, tools to use, extra equipment (new grips needed?) and most importantly how much to take off........

Thanks in advance

phil_ss1

Hi,

I run a Spez Sirrus Sport Disc.

First thing to go on was a pair of Specialized Dirt Rodz bar ends (in sliver for me but they do do black).

http://www.thetristore.com/newproductst ... rtrodz.jpg

Several grip positions so you don't get bored.

Had to cut off 1/2" of the inner end of the bar grips so the levers were not too far away.

Regards

Phil

giltkid

Bar ends should help you pull on the bars when you're out of the saddle....presuming you get that athletic...

ChrisLS

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Ergon ... 360036781/

...I find these good and comfortable on my hybrid...

heavymtb

phil_ss1 wrote:

I Had to cut off 1/2" of the inner end of the bar grips so the levers were not too far away.

Thanks for the info, I will look into that pair too.

Do I need to take any of the actual bar off eg with a hacksaw?!?! I don't see how shortening the grip would help me get through in tight central london traffic? Am I being stupid?!?!? :oops:

Underscore

ChrisLS wrote:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Ergon_GC2_Grips/5360036781/

...I find these good and comfortable on my hybrid...

I've got the GR2s on my Sirrus - love 'em. £30 from Chain Reaction, IIRC.

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secretsam

My Sirrus was s/h and came with bar ends. Which given that the Sirrus has bars which are so wide they could span a major river, simply increases wind resistance when in use. And you can't get to your brakes in town. So I'm not sure.

BUT - they are handy for leaning your bike up against stuff

m0scs

I found that on long rides my wrists started to ache and get pins and needles in fingers so after looking at various websites these seemed to be well recommended.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Cane_ ... 220000162/

Note that you will need to buy new handlebar grips as well if yours have enclosed ends but they are very good to give you a variation of hand position and pulling on up the hills.

Rykard

+1 for the cane creeks

NorwegianBlue

I always liked long curved "ski" bar ends as they give more positions and great leverage when climbing. Like these:

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Tite ... -14280.htm

However more recently I discoverd "H" bars. I know a lot of the fixed/single speed road community like some odd bars, however I'm been riding single speed off road for years and came accross this style of bars a few years ago and I love them. They're really worth a try.

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Tite ... -15044.htm

Yes I know they ain't cheap, but there are cheaper alternatives around.

AndyManc

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f_ProductID=8196&f_SupersetQRY=C215&f_SortOrderID=1&f_bct=c003154c003227c003237

AndyManc

BTW ... the cane creeks are an absolute rip off , and are only suitable if you are one of the 7 dwarfs ... and have similar size hands :P

AndyManc

m0scs wrote:

I found that on long rides my wrists started to ache and get pins and needles in fingers so after looking at various websites these seemed to be well recommended.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Cane_ ... 220000162/

Note that you will need to buy new handlebar grips as well if yours have enclosed ends but they are very good to give you a variation of hand position and pulling on up the hills.

I just hacked the ends off my grips and pushed them up, then bought 2 cheap plugs. :roll:

holybinch

Pretty old topic, but thought it might be worth the try.

I ordered some bar ends for my gf's sirrus.

Couldn't fit them at the end of the sirrus grips.

Would the Dirt Rodz bar ends fit at the end of the grips?

sarajoy

I have these on my Vita - basically cane creeks but cheaper: http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-SJSC ... -13134.htm

Not sure what you mean by the ends of the grips - I had to take mine off, cut a hole in the end (as it was enclosed rubber) and shove them back on again just under an in further in (using hair gel as a fixative).

I also cut about an inch of either side of my handlebars first, as it felt like my arms were doing a Jesus (http://www.davinciexposed.com/gfx/lastsuppersecret.jpg)!

Cafewanda

AndyManc wrote:

BTW ... the cane creeks are an absolute rip off , and are only suitable if you are one of the 7 dwarfs ... and have similar size hands :P

Oy! Who you calling a dwarf. I'll have you know I'm 'petite' :twisted:


My Spesh Vita Elite came with bar ends which I've used twice as they aren't close enough to the brakes. The fact that I'm not completely at one with the bike as yet is irrelevant :roll:

redwinnie

ChrisLS wrote:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Ergon_GC2_Grips/5360036781/

...I find these good and comfortable on my hybrid...

+1 have these and love them, the extra wrist support on the bar (ie the ergo bit) is really comfortable too.

sarajoy

Cafewanda wrote:

My Spesh Vita Elite came with bar ends which I've used twice as they aren't close enough to the brakes. The fact that I'm not completely at one with the bike as yet is irrelevant :roll:

I find I sit on mine quite often, but roll my hands in (on the fleshy part at the bottom) whenever I enter any area I'm likely to need to brake...
Teehee - you might also have super-wide bars - a couple of inches off mine increased the comfort loads!

Cafewanda

SJ, I'll take a closer look at mine and think about trimming the bars. Maybe I should get a child's bike next time :roll:

holybinch

sarajoy wrote:

Not sure what you mean by the ends of the grips - I had to take mine off, cut a hole in the end (as it was enclosed rubber) and shove them back on again just under an in further in (using hair gel as a fixative).

I knew I hadn't made myself completely clear

The grips on the sirrus are rubber-ish, then at the end of them, on the outside, you have some sort of open plastic ring, around which you place the tightening ring, which prevents the grips from moving up and down.

The grips I had were made to be straight on the handlebar, and as such, couldn't fit around these plastic rings.

So, I was wondering if the spesh could fit around these.
(hope it's a little clearer here)

MonkeyMonster

Cafewanda wrote:

SJ, I'll take a closer look at mine and think about trimming the bars. Maybe I should get a child's bike next time :roll:

It might still be too big

MonkeyMonster

Oh and in more serious news - I got my lbs to cut off about 2 cms's from either side in the end and I have


But I had to cut my grips a little more due to the angle they sit on. The other models of xtx are v nice too and on sale on crc atm.

Mikelyons

m0scs wrote:

I found that on long rides my wrists started to ache and get pins and needles in fingers so after looking at various websites these seemed to be well recommended.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Cane_ ... 220000162/

Note that you will need to buy new handlebar grips as well if yours have enclosed ends but they are very good to give you a variation of hand position and pulling on up the hills.

+1 for the cane creek as well. I had these on a Genesis Day 2 hybrid & they were
much better than the Ergons which I couldn't get on with.
No problem with the size & I've got large hands.

Previously, my fingers would go numb after 45 minutes which wasn't great when your ride home takes 55 minutes & there's still 2 busy roads to cross.

I was able to retain the existing grips after slicing off the original enclosed ends.

Mike

Stevo_666

heavymtb wrote:

I can't understand a reason for this but I am totally onboard with the idea as anyone who's got a hybrid seems to have them! Could someone please explain their popularity!?!? Hills?

My Boardman came with bar ends as standard: tbh I don't use them much but when I removed them it left the last 3/4" of bar uncovered by the grips whick looked crap. Also as they are occasionally handy to help place my hands on the outside of the bars, I put them back on again...

RufusA

Mikelyons wrote:

+1 for the cane creek as well.

+1 from me to boot, on a Spesh Sirrus in my case. Might have been this thread or similar which encouraged me to buy them, and find they give me enough variety of hand position, and something to pull on to make longer rides and uphill slogs so much easier. Also because of their sensible position and petite size I'm less likely to get tangled or scewered by them when locking up the bike.

Rufus.

sarajoy

RufusA wrote:

Mikelyons wrote:

+1 for the cane creek as well.

+1 from me to boot, on a Spesh Sirrus in my case. Might have been this thread or similar which encouraged me to buy them, and find they give me enough variety of hand position, and something to pull on to make longer rides and uphill slogs so much easier. Also because of their sensible position and petite size I'm less likely to get tangled or scewered by them when locking up the bike.

Rufus.

I posted about the cheapie versions at SJS Cycles but didn't say much about them...

...as far as I can tell they're dead similar to the first cane creek ergo wotsits (they're currently on Mk II), half the price, and seem perfectly rugged

What's nice about them is that they give you a nice vertical hand position while still being placed centrally on the end of the bars - and agreed they're ace for grabbing hold of up hills as well as just changing position on any section where you won't need brakes.

They look rather small but do the job well for me (and I'm not all that dainty)!

holybinch

RufusA wrote:

Mikelyons wrote:

+1 for the cane creek as well.

+1 from me to boot, on a Spesh Sirrus in my case. Might have been this thread or similar which encouraged me to buy them, and find they give me enough variety of hand position, and something to pull on to make longer rides and uphill slogs so much easier. Also because of their sensible position and petite size I'm less likely to get tangled or scewered by them when locking up the bike.

Rufus.

Rufus: So you managed to adapt them to the Sirrus grips?

RufusA

holybinch wrote:

Rufus: So you managed to adapt them to the Sirrus grips?

I fitted them a long time ago, so don't really remember the process. I was trying to picture the plastic ring you were referring to. I might have a dig around my parts bin to see if anything jogs my mind

From memory it was an easy / painless process fitting them, just unscrewing a couple of bits, removing the bar caps, loosening the screw on the grips then sliding them.

I can't even recalls whether I had to fully remove the grips to trim a bit off, or just slide them a bit nearer the stem and tighten up. Will give it a good look tonight and get back to you. However I definitely didn't have to do anthing to the crane creeks to get them to fit!

Rufus.

Cafewanda

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Cafewanda wrote:

SJ, I'll take a closer look at mine and think about trimming the bars. Maybe I should get a child's bike next time :roll:

It might still be too big

I just knew you had to respond :P

Can't we rescind your membership to this place? :evil:

will3

Don;'t you find without bar ends that your carrier bags fall off when you go round corners?

seataltea

Being a cheapskate I love Decathlon and have fitted a pair of their ergonomic foam grips plus their aluminium bar ends to my flat barred hybrid. Total cost £11, quality is great, they weight almost nothing and let me get up my big Pennine hills out of the saddle far easier.

I have Ergon grips on the MTB without bar ends and they are impressive but not worth 3 or 4 times the price of this combo from Decathlon.