Bar ends have more benefits than risks. The risk very unlikely. They stop your hands from getting broke and amputated when smashing trees or ground or when you were doored which is when someone open their door on when your riding along cars. My friend had his finger amputated because he was doored by a driver who didn’t check their mirrors. I wear bar ends after that.
I'm prone to De Quervain's tenosynovitis (basically tendonitis on the thumb tendon) and often ride thumb-over-grip to get some relief. I thought I was the only one who rode like that 😅 Do they actually give you more control in that hand position? Like, compared to not having it there at all? These might work for me if they give a little control back.
I think you've kinda missed the point of them, they offer an alt hand position for long rides, which will prevent hand and wrist fatigue, the question is, do you actually need them, as you can just rest your hand on top of the grips in flat sections, what they provide is an anchor point to the bar, which you don't have when simply wresting your hand on top. I'm stuck between these, Spirgrips and SQLabs, although the latter 2 come with a weight penalty unless you stump up the cash for the carbon versions, which I'm not sure I want to do, also very few reviews out there
I think my friend had the SQlab grips on his hardtail which I’ve tried but also thought they were extraneous. This bike typically doesn’t see long rides of smooth straight trails - is usually on twisty singletrack with ride no longer than 20 miles. I could see merit in these inner bar ends for a flat bar gravel bike - they just don’t benefit me on my singletrack bikes.
@@TheMediocreMountainBiker yeah I get you, I guess it's a tool for a specific task, although having researched some more, the typical flat bar hand position does put a lot of pressure on the nerves in the hand and wrist, that plus your body weight and trail chatter is what causes the issue with flat bars. I ride the Thames path from where I live in to Central London and back as my training run, which is around 40 miles, I'm pretty much sold on needing a solution, just need to identify the right solution at the right price. I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of Spiregrips I think
I have thought about experimenting with them. Thanks for helping me keep this on the back burner!
They're back... in TOG form 😅
I keep playing that part back. 😂😂😂
Yep. Genuine LOL’s
Bar ends have more benefits than risks. The risk very unlikely. They stop your hands from getting broke and amputated when smashing trees or ground or when you were doored which is when someone open their door on when your riding along cars. My friend had his finger amputated because he was doored by a driver who didn’t check their mirrors. I wear bar ends after that.
I'm prone to De Quervain's tenosynovitis (basically tendonitis on the thumb tendon) and often ride thumb-over-grip to get some relief. I thought I was the only one who rode like that 😅
Do they actually give you more control in that hand position? Like, compared to not having it there at all? These might work for me if they give a little control back.
Seems like a neat idea but probably wouldn't work for my grips because the inside ends are slightly tapered
I think you've kinda missed the point of them, they offer an alt hand position for long rides, which will prevent hand and wrist fatigue, the question is, do you actually need them, as you can just rest your hand on top of the grips in flat sections, what they provide is an anchor point to the bar, which you don't have when simply wresting your hand on top. I'm stuck between these, Spirgrips and SQLabs, although the latter 2 come with a weight penalty unless you stump up the cash for the carbon versions, which I'm not sure I want to do, also very few reviews out there
I think my friend had the SQlab grips on his hardtail which I’ve tried but also thought they were extraneous. This bike typically doesn’t see long rides of smooth straight trails - is usually on twisty singletrack with ride no longer than 20 miles. I could see merit in these inner bar ends for a flat bar gravel bike - they just don’t benefit me on my singletrack bikes.
@@TheMediocreMountainBiker yeah I get you, I guess it's a tool for a specific task, although having researched some more, the typical flat bar hand position does put a lot of pressure on the nerves in the hand and wrist, that plus your body weight and trail chatter is what causes the issue with flat bars. I ride the Thames path from where I live in to Central London and back as my training run, which is around 40 miles, I'm pretty much sold on needing a solution, just need to identify the right solution at the right price. I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of Spiregrips I think
I had never heard of them.
Hmmm never heard of them!
I like your old hairstyle.
I don't think they're useful to improve climbing, but do give you a place to rest your hands while climbing.
bwahahaha 😂
togs seem like a thing no one actually needs.
Yea, I’m glad I didn’t spend the extra money on the carbon version. 💸