bar ends?

I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that
i saw) of the bikes on display had ends.

makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
....thehick

frank-in-toronto wrote:
I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that
i saw) of the bikes on display had ends.

makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
...thehick

Do you use them? Then leave 'em! (And paint 'em purple if you like.)
Different hand positions are good.

Bill "goofy schmoofy" S.

frank-in-toronto wrote:
I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that
i saw) of the bikes on display had ends.

makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
...thehick

I know I'll never get rid of them:

http://192.168.1.1/bent/mulholland.html

Greg

frank-in-toronto wrote:

I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that
i saw) of the bikes on display had ends.

makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
...thehick

I kept brushing against trees and knew one day one would grab bad, so
they were history. I don't miss them.

Shawn

"G.T." wrote in message
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frank-in-toronto wrote:
I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that
i saw) of the bikes on display had ends.

makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
...thehick

I know I'll never get rid of them:

http://192.168.1.1/bent/mulholland.html

That's a local network IP address m8 so we won't be able to see it out here!

Greg

frank-in-toronto wrote:

I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that
i saw) of the bikes on display had ends.

makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
...thehick


Yes, take them off unless you plan on riding in your local Gay Pride Parade!
--
Slacker

Fred Fragger wrote:
"G.T." wrote in message
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frank-in-toronto wrote:

I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that
i saw) of the bikes on display had ends.

makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
...thehick

I know I'll never get rid of them:

http://192.168.1.1/bent/mulholland.html


That's a local network IP address m8 so we won't be able to see it out here!


Ooops:

http://www.2fortheroad.net/bent/mulholland.html

"frank-in-toronto" wrote in message
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I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that
i saw) of the bikes on display had ends.

makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
...thehick


They're stupid, silly, ridiculous, foolish, insane, ludicrous, and crazy,
but not goofy.

I use 'em every ride.

--
DTW .../\.../\.../\...

I've spent most of my money on mountain biking and windsurfing.
The rest I've just wasted.

I'm not taking mine off, they are useful and I don;t care what they look
like.
Caring what they look like is for posers.

Here's what appears to have gone 'out' then back 'in' again:
rapid fire shifters
v brakes
hardtails

So if I was a poser my bike would be very kool.

Sniffinvinyl
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Remain sane, cycle your brains out . . .



"frank-in-toronto" wrote in message
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I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that
i saw) of the bikes on display had ends.

makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
...thehick

Slacker wrote:
frank-in-toronto wrote:

I'm an old guy just getting my old mountain bike back on the road
this spring. i was at the lbs and noticed that very few (none that i
saw) of the bikes on display had ends.
makes me think. maybe they look goofy. should i take
them off? i really don't know why i put them on except to
provide a different hand position.
...thehick



Yes, take them off unless you plan on riding in your local Gay Pride
Parade!

Well, when bar end usage makes me gay, then I'll be proud to be a homo.

Greg