Road handlebar plugs

dubbs2009

Anyone got any recommendations for good road handlebar end/plugs? One of myn fell out on a sportive this weekend... It was one that came with the bike so I would imagine they were pretty cheap things... Any good suggestions for good / nice looking ones which stay in?

sloppyschleckonds

The led ones

arran77

Get the ones that screw in.....

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/bbb-screwon-bar-plugs-bht96/rp-prod69258?_$ja=tsid:46412%7Ccgn:BBB+-+Bar+End+Plugs%7Ccn:Chain+Reaction-UK-PLA-PLA-All-DT-SE%7Ckw:333223UK_BBB+ScrewOn+Bar+Plugs+BHT96&gclid=CKuBrJuDv7kCFUXKtAod8nQAMw

bill_gates

I have the screw-in ones on my hybrid, they look identical but are Raleigh branded and cost about the same. They have lasted a few years. I may not put them on my road bike though just from an aesthetic aspect.

izza

Has no-one released a flip over rubber one yet? I was impressed by the Enve design but its not worth paying the extra for another set of carbon bars just to get a decent set of plugs.

plowmar

When I lost one of mine - I say lost, but it was coming loose - I just put some super glue on it and reinserted it - no problem.

After all if you replace the tape you get new bar ends any way.

rolf_f

What I'd like are the old sort - by far the most effective solution. They work a bit like rawlplugs. The main part of the plug inserts into the bars easily - and then you push in a centre piece that splays out the lugs that grab the inside of the bar. The plastic wasn't brittle like a lot of the current ones are so the lugs never break. They worked really well, are probably not much heavier than normal ones and look smart. But you can't get them now afaik. If anyone has a single black one I could do with one for my Raleigh Randonneur!

Oxo

These are good: http://www.hopetech.com/page.aspx?itemID=SPG116

I've seen them used a road bars and they look very smart.

Cheers

Ox

Colinthecop

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

The led ones

Ooh, do they do blue ones...? Will they flash...?

8)

heavymental

Just put a bit of insulation tape around the plug to bulk it out a bit. You'll get a set with new bar tape so I would put the money towards some new tape and use the plug until you are ready to change tape.

GGBiker

Talk about affluenza.....

rolf_f

GGBiker wrote:

Talk about affluenza.....

A comment that could be applied to approximately 100% of posts on this forum so why make it?

blinddrew

GGBiker wrote:

Talk about affluenza.....

Actually end plugs serve a pretty useful safety function in a crash (turning the end of the bar into a blunt object rather than a circular blade) so it's always worth a couple of quid to make sure they're there.

racingcondor

Rolf F wrote:

The main part of the plug inserts into the bars easily - and then you push in a centre piece that splays out the lugs that grab the inside of the bar.

I recently installed some of these on my wifes bike. Came with some Prologo tape so if you can find a local shop that sells that you might be in luck. I agree though, they should hold up better than normal ones, no chance of one of the splines snapping.

richard_farrant

arran77 wrote:

Get the ones that screw in.....

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/bbb-screwon-bar-plugs-bht96/rp-prod69258?_$ja=tsid:46412%7Ccgn:BBB+-+Bar+End+Plugs%7Ccn:Chain+Reaction-UK-PLA-PLA-All-DT-SE%7Ckw:333223UK_BBB+ScrewOn+Bar+Plugs+BHT96&gclid=CKuBrJuDv7kCFUXKtAod8nQAMw

+1 one these