Are bar ends on drops crazy?

Pat Fleming said:

I currently ride a 30 pound "hybrid" with straight handlebars. I climb lots of hills everyday. The
bar ends (directed toward the rear, not the front) are great facilitators for climbing.

I'll soon get an 18 pound "road" bike with drops. Am I insane to suggest bar ends (towards rear,
not front) on the drops too?

Try riding your new bike for a few weeks with the drops as they are and then decide if you have a
problem to solve.

CRM

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I currently ride a 30 pound "hybrid" with straight handlebars. I climb

lots

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of hills everyday. The bar ends (directed toward the rear, not the

front)

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are great facilitators for climbing.

I'll soon get an 18 pound "road" bike with drops. Am I insane to suggest bar ends (towards rear,
not front) on the drops too?

Yes.

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I currently ride a 30 pound "hybrid" with straight handlebars. I climb lots of hills everyday. The
bar ends (directed toward the rear, not the front) are great facilitators for climbing.

I'll soon get an 18 pound "road" bike with drops. Am I insane to suggest bar ends (towards rear,
not front) on the drops too?

Scott (the handle bar company) once had on the market drop bars that had extentions on them as you
describe. Greg LeMond rode them in the Tour de France in 1990. They more used to lower the position
of the rider and reduce drag, not for climbing.

You should find that drop bars have plenty of positions for climbing. But you'll never know if you
don't try. All it takes is a knife to cut the handlebar tape off and an allen key to secure the bar
end. If you don't like them then take them off and re do the handlebar tape.

Andy