|   Why are bar ends not "cool". I still see the pros using em | question
Mar 6, 2002 8:36 PM | | Why did bar ends go out of style. I still see a bunch of Pros using em. |
| who said they are a necessity? | Jm
Mar 6, 2002 8:43 PM | | I use riser bars which feel more comfortable on my hands, so I don't feel any need for bar ends when climbing. |
| Use them | Kami
Mar 6, 2002 8:52 PM | | I used to love my bar ends. When I stopped using them, it took me a long time to get used to not having them. I loved the extra riding positions that they gave me.
If you want to use them, go for it. There is no reason not to. Hell, I used them on risers for a couple years, too! I think the reason that people don't like them anymore is because it's a fashion thing now. Of course the only time you would want them is for XC. Any other style (freeride, trials, DH) and they become a danger.
Anyway, I'm bored, so that's my 2 1/2 Canadian cents. |
| Bar ends? The more the merrier! | AK Ken
Mar 6, 2002 10:41 PM | | |
| Just be careful... Is moose hunting seaon over? | MTB'R
Mar 6, 2002 10:58 PM | | :) |
| forget hunting season | Timmy
Mar 7, 2002 10:41 AM | | hell! I'd be more worried about mating season. |
| Please tell me.... | Dirt Pilot
Mar 7, 2002 4:22 AM | | ...That this a joke or if not, Why?....And that other bike...Awww forget it, to each his (or her) own I guess.
Barends W/flats forever! |
| Living dangerously??..... | evs
Mar 7, 2002 6:36 AM | | hope the hunters aren't drinking to many budweisers out there :-)
The caribou must think you folks are crazy travelers..... |
| Is that a 12 or 16 point bar end? Nm | Jrm
Mar 7, 2002 8:00 AM | | |
| Awesome!!!! Where can I get a set of these???? nm | MntnMan
Mar 7, 2002 9:45 AM | | |
| I never stopped using mine. | Red Ascent
Mar 6, 2002 9:16 PM | | In fact, becuase they aren't "cool", or "in style", or whatever, I've gotten my last 2 pair for a song - including a set of OnZa Ti mitre-bends that I love.
Phil |
| ??? | ???
Mar 6, 2002 9:17 PM | | !!! |
| Who ever said that Pros are cool??? | LDF
Mar 7, 2002 12:08 AM | | A bunch of them are real dorks. |
| Truth is..... | DBRX10NC
Mar 7, 2002 10:58 AM | | A lot of XC pros are either failed roadies, or hard luck roadies, or roadies who got tired of not winning, and thought "I bet I can beat those knuckledraggers on mountain bikes". I would NEVER use XC pros as a guideline for how to dress or build your bike. |
| I stopped using them to give more safety around trees | Rev Bubba
Mar 7, 2002 6:29 AM | | Nothing to hook onto in tight spots. Other then that, they do make sense for xc riding. Its just that I ride in some tight areas and have, on occassion, hooked a tree.
It has nothing to do with style.
I use a flat bar w/o ends |
| Because I use them. | McCracken
Mar 7, 2002 6:47 AM | | I have that effect on the clothing industry as well. Parachute pants were the schit until I got a pair.
McCracken |
| Use them for what?? | Jive Tolkien
Mar 7, 2002 8:06 AM | | Hanging laundry on?
Sorry, figured I'd beat Allroy to the punch.
Jive (heads off to repair the glasshouse) |
| Look, XC isnt considered "cool" anymore, so who cares? | Mossy
Mar 7, 2002 10:27 AM | | You wanna be cool? Get yourself an overweight, squishy freeride bike, preferably Kona or RM. Must be Bomber-equipped. Get a full-face helmet and deck yourself out in Fox/Roach/Dainese head to toe, and move to BC. Gotta use flatties with skateboard shoes. Go to the Cove bike shop and keep asking the employees "Which tire is the best?"
You'll be cool in no time |
| So what about "cool" and "style" | greg n
Mar 7, 2002 11:12 AM | | They work for me. I've always used them and always will. It's the concept of riser bars that I don't understand. |
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