Dilemma - bar ends or ergon grips ?

Jay dubbleU

I've been getting some pins and needles after riding distances in excess of 20 miles so decided I need to change my bars - question is do I get bar ends to allow me to change position or do I get the ergon type grips which suppirt my wrists at a better angle ?

Underscore

Well, you could go for the Ergon GR-2 and have both!



I did that and found them an improvement but I've now gone a step further and fitted butterfly bars since my commute has increased to 19.7 miles...

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P.S. Note that the link is not a recommendation - I've never used that supplier - but it seems a good price...

Jay dubbleU

Thanks - I'd thought about those but the bar end looks a bit small to get a decent grip

mrwibble

GC3 are amazingly good, pricey but worth it

MichaelW

OR consider a more swoopy bar shape. I switched from flat to On-One Mary and solved lots of problems. I transferred the Ergon grips across and they work on the Marys

meanredspider

I have Ergons with bar ends - very good.

shouldbeinbed

I've never managed to get comfy with ergon grips, for me they restrict and enforce my hand position too much. I like a moustache bar as it gives a very natural hand & wrist orientation.

snailracer

For me, ergo grips were more comfy than bar ends and also allowed me to stay near the controls at all times - important for my commute in traffic. Normal bar-ends also put my grip further forward on the bike, which ended up putting more weight on my wrists and were unpadded, so transmitted more vibration to the wrists .

Mountain bikers mainly use bar ends when climbing steep hills, where being leant further forward helps avoid wheelying backwards over uneven surfaces - not relevent to my riding.

A swept-back bar was even more comfy. They also worked with the ergo grips, with the side effect of a more upright position as my grip was moved a couple of inches backwards.

Jay dubbleU

I've gone with the ergons - see how they work out after this weekends 60k sportive - should be a good test

chris_bass

I've recently been getting a bit of pain in my thumb, only the right one, would either of these help?

MichaelW

Ergons may help.
Thumb pain may be because your hand wants to rotate out naturally and the thumb is preventing it. That is one reason I went with swoopy bars.
It may be pressure on the nerves but that is usually the cause of numbness of the smaller fingers.

gbsahne001

love my ergons; am waiting to find a cheap pair for my MTB