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Submitted by
Donnie Anderson
a Weekend Warrior
from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Light, good grip (no need to buy seperate grip), act as end caps and grip locks, small, look good, comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | Price | | Similar Products Used: | EL cheapo aluminum/metal bar ends. | | Bike Setup: | Titec Hellbent handlebars, SRAM X.9 Gripshift, Dangerboy Levers, SRAM grips. | | Bottom Line: | Very nice. The ends themseves are made of rubber so you don't need to buy a seperate grip or worry about grips sliding around and ripping. Because they are all rubber, they are very cushy, not hard and fatiguing like a metal bar end.
They go on the end of the handlebars so they act like a cap and also like grip locks so nothing can slide off.
They are very small yet ergonomically shaped. They seem to fit perfectly in your hands. They are very , very, very comfy.
They are very pricey compared to cheaper regular bar ends, but if your riding a $1000+ bike, what's $50 or so to add extreme comfort.
I recommend these to all riders looking for bar ends. Don't settle for whatever is on your local bike shop shelf.
4 flamming peppers in value cause of the higher price, but overall 5 since nothing compares. At $50 it's not like your paying $150 for them, like some carbon bottle cages you can buy. That's just out of this world nuts. I'll stick to my $10 plastic cateye cages. Any color to match your bike, plastic so its flexible to fit your bottle, and scratch proof.
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Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Hammond, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Slickrock | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$39.00 | | Purchased At: | Blue Sky Cycling | | Strengths: | (I have Ergo Control 2) Improved handling, easy installation, very comfortable to use | | Weaknesses: | They make my wide handlebar a little wider | | Similar Products Used: | Run-of-the-mill barends | | Bike Setup: | Klein Palomino Race Disc with Thomson Stem and, of course, these great barends | | Bottom Line: | I finally gave up on being "cool" and ordered these barends. I've been looking at them forever and the only thing I regret is not buying them sooner. And, they don't really look that goofy . . . :-) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
greg
a
from seattle
Date Reviewed: February 16, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Nicest barends since the Syncros Steerhorns. | | Weaknesses: | Sort of pricey. Apparently the free market is not working to lower the price of this product through competition. | | Bottom Line: | Despite the ridiculous number of bar ends that clamp to the bar and stick way out front (which aren't too popular any more), darn near no one has figured out that bar ends that allow your palms to sit right on the ends of the handlebar are way more comfortable. Seems pretty obvious to me, but the only people to figure this out are Syncros (the 'steerhorns' barends from the late '80s), Singletrack Solutions (neat little cheap plastic barends that weight nothing and work pretty well, all you need), and Cane Creek. The Syncros Steerhorns are so antique that you don't even see them on eBay (mine got so old that I actually wore through the aluminum tubing in the palm area), leaving Cane Creek pretty much the only people making this totally obvious product. They're sort of pricey ($35 compared to like $8 for the 'singletrack solutions'), but have a nice plush rubber coating and (another no-brainer) serve as the outer lockring for lock-on grips. Cane Creek must make a ton of dough on these things -- why hasn't Nashbar come out with a molded plastic knockoff yet? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a
from Raleigh, NC
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Great grip and MUCH better control while I'm climbing. | | Weaknesses: | None that I have noticed | | Bottom Line: | Great item, I am very happy with them. Great for resting my hands while I'm cruising, and awesome for pulling the bike back and forth when I am sprinting or climbing. They are just another reason for you to get some ODI lock on grips if you don't have them already. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Spencer
a
from Charlotte
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | Gastonia Bicycle | | Strengths: | Great fit with grip shifts, gives leverage for hops, climbing, etc, very well made. | | Weaknesses: | Weight | | Similar Products Used: | I forget the name. | | Bike Setup: | GF Sugar 2 with SRAM Grip Shift | | Bottom Line: | I am new to grip shifting and was having trouble when hopping over obstacles. The trouble was than when I tilted bike forward dang thing was shifting. With these bad boys not only am I not shifting but am able to get more leverage. I use these all the time now. They are not just cool looking decorations. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Lawrenceville
Date Reviewed: December 23, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Berryman, MO | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Fits my hands great.. center mount on the bars keeps you balanced.. great while stand-up pedaling for bar control. | | Weaknesses: | Little heavier than other brands.. just cut out the super-size during lunch to compensate ! | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Mt Tam 29'r,, stock | | Bottom Line: | Easy to install and for longer rides over 20 miles, they're nice to rest on for different hand positions. More efficient clmbing of course.. I have them on both my bikes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Cross Country Rider
from Earth
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Full rubber coverage so no slipping | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Rooks, Specialized, Flites | | Bike Setup: | Yeti ARC...best damn hardtail ever produced | | Bottom Line: | A bar end is a bar end is a bar end, right? Wrong. What sets the Canes apart is that your weight is distributed in the center line of the handlebar, creating more leverage and more importantly, leverage. It's a simple engineering design which took about a million years in the bike industry to figure out. All the others have your hands extended in front of the handlebar which counteracts all the advantages of the Canes. Bit expensive for a bar end though... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great design, comfort and shape...really helps when you climb with it | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | really really cheap steel bar end on Sportmarts' bike | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar, XT, Magura, Chris King, FSA, Profile Design, Thomson. | | Bottom Line: | Great stuff | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark e
a Cross Country Rider
from va.
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bikes | | Strengths: | price,comfort,ease of install and adjust,grip,looks | | Weaknesses: | ? | | Similar Products Used: | Avenir flattops,cheapo bar ends | | Bike Setup: | 01 diamondback XTS3 Avid mechs,xt bb,crank,cassette,wtb saddle,Sun DS2w/deore rims.trailblaster tires,man.mag.fork,RS deluxe rear w/vanilla 900lb spring,Sram7.0 shifters &der.,profile bars,prodigy 90mm stem | | Bottom Line: | I read where these are good for changing hand positions on long rides while keeping a good grip.they are very grippy and I use them about 50/50 now because I can still shift my GS and maintain the comfort of the hands being to the side and not forward.I can do light braking this way too but not full stop braking yet.I get a lot of stares on the trails and to the trails due to their unique shape and position on the bars.this has been the best upgrade on my bike in a while.it has made riding when my hands and wrists are tired from work much more enjoyable.they grip when wet ,with or without gloves and just perform up to their reputation.these are worth the price paid and more | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
x-country
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Skeggs | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | allows many different hand positions, great grip, very comfortable | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | aluminum ends | | Bike Setup: | SC Blur | | Bottom Line: | These are really comfortable and allow tons of positions. Great for long rides when you are tired of riding on the bars. As little as they look, they provide a ton of leverage for getting the power to the back wheel and really cranking up a steep techincal section. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don Pyle
a Cross Country Rider
from Oslo, Norway
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Quality and fit | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Zefal, a German barend with a three-sided shape. This is the most comfortable barend I have ever used. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F1000SL | | Bottom Line: | These barends are more or less lateral extensions of the handlebar, so they do not bring the hands much over the handlebar the way some other barends do. In spite of this, they fit the hand so perfectly that all else is forgiven. I do however find that I have to change hand position ever couple of minutes to avoid numbness. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Decatur, Georgia
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Bear Creak | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | Comfortable, great for climbing | | Weaknesses: | Cost and weight | | Similar Products Used: | none-first bar ends | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F600 with XT components | | Bottom Line: | I really like these bar ends and have had no problems with them over the past couple years. They feel indestructible. Additionally, they are compact enough that they don't catch trees or branches on the side of the trail, yet they add alot of comfort and hand positions, particularly on big, long climbs. The only downsides are the weight and the cost (buy yours on-line, where you can find them for significantly cheaper). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Frank Martinez
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | The Product gives you great control on the climb. Your hands stay on the bar not above the bar. This gives you straighter lines on the climb. THEY ARE RUBBER ON THE OUTSIDE! | | Weaknesses: | The weaknesses of the product is when you install it you have to cut the grips. If you have carbon bars you have to make sure not to cut the carbon.Take away from main grip. | | Similar Products Used: | nothing like it | | Bike Setup: | Giant NRS 1 Easton Monkey Light bar | | Bottom Line: | If you have not tried this product its a must buy. I never used bar ends, so the was no problem using these. If you have used the traditional bar ends, as I call them now, they might take getting use to. They are great to beacuse they are rubber on the outside.
When your climbing there is good balance and straight lines. I feel you have alot of control with these bar ends. YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THESE. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Cross Country Rider
from San Clemente, CA
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | performancebike.com | | Strengths: | Looks cool, Small, Comfortable | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | All kinds of aluminum, cheap bar ends | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose, RST, Roflo wheels, Avid, so on and so on. | | Bottom Line: | These bar ends are great. You can't beat the comfort for the price. They are situated in just the right place as well, not to far forward. Great for trail riding and climbing. They are a couple of grams heavier than some others, so if your a whiney little weight geek that can't peddle because of the extra grams, get a tricycle. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marcus75
a Weekend Warrior
from LA, CALI
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | local mountains | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Very Comfortable, durable. | | Weaknesses: | Little expensive, heavy and too big. Have to squeeze in the handlebar. | | Similar Products Used: | SingleTrack Solution ST Lite, numerous other cheap bar ends. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Enduro Pro w/ Time Z Pedals, Answer Protaper Carbon Handlebar and continential survival pro tires for the rear. | | Bottom Line: | These are very comfortable. It fits perfectly into my hands. I have riser handlebar but I still like bar ends on them (rider preference). After many miles of rough terrain, these still hold up, in fact not even a dent.
Although I'm not a weight weenie, these are pretty heavy compare to other bar ends, also you have to squeeze these into the end of the handlebar which can damage your handlebar. Also they are too big and takes too much space.
These can be $5 cheaper.
Give these 3 chills because they are expensive and 4 chills overall because my problems can be just a preference issue.
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Submitted by
Andy
a
from Boston, MA
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Comfortable hand position, high-quality materials | | Weaknesses: | Price, weight | | Similar Products Used: | Serfas Stabilizers (plastic and aluminum) | | Bottom Line: | Rather than repeat the other reviews, I'll compare the Cane Creek Ergo Control with another similar bar end: the Serfas Stabilizer (Aluminum, not plastic.) I've owned and used both.
Both models offer a superior hand position, balance, and the ability to steer with your palms without using your fingers to grip. If you've never used this type of bar end (with 1/3 below the bar) you should try it: you'll probably never go back. The Cane Creek model is more comfortable, but heavier. The Serfas ALUMINUM model is not quite as comfortable, but it's much lighter and is an excellent value.
If money and weight aren't an issue, the Cane Creek Ergo Controls are really a high quality product. Unfortunately, money doesn't grow on trees, so I'm giving it 3 chilis for value. See my review on the Serfas Stabilizers for my opinion on that product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ward Tuttle
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco, CA
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | El Corte de Madera OSP | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Can't remember | | Strengths: | Can't think of any | | Weaknesses: | Uncomfortable. | | Similar Products Used: | Regular bar ends. | | Bike Setup: | SC Superlight | | Bottom Line: | I really did not like these bar ends. For me, the purpose of bar ends are to get your hands in front of your bars for climbing steep slopes. These don't do that. I found that I was just using the ends of them like I would a regular bar end, so I sold them and bought some regular ones. I guess it's just a personal preference. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
RPheezy
a Weekend Warrior
from Vallejo, CA
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Nice, cushy ergo rubber. Grip is in line with handle bar, not above it, which improves control. Perfect size. | | Weaknesses: | Lack of colors | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M80 Disc | | Bottom Line: | Great ergo feel, super control. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ClayB
a Weekend Warrior
from The South
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | VERY Comfortable! Look very nice! They stay put too! | | Weaknesses: | None for me. Some say that they're pricey and heavy. As far as being heavy is concerned, maybe you should wait until you make it through puberty and you can manage a few more grams. Pricey? What? Have you seen how much money some of these guys spend on things. For something that comes into play every time you ride, $35 is hardly expensive if it provides you with exceptional comfort and application! | | Similar Products Used: | Many aluminum bar ends back in the college days. | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M80...Going to put them on my new Single Speed too! | | Bottom Line: | These bar ends are very nice! The nicest I've ever had or seen. They feel great and have a great grip. Several nice grip positions actually. In my opinion, Cane Creek has the bar end market tied up with these in the same way King does with the headsets. A really nice product with an undisputable quality of application!!!! If you're going with bar ends, it's the new NO-brainer!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mitch
a Cross Country Rider
from The Dalles, Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | very comfortable, tons of hand positions, look pretty sweet-rad on the bike, no uncomfortable posistions, very secure | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy | | Similar Products Used: | mostly no-name bar-ends.. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Motobecane Fly Team w/ xtr all around Sid Race fork, time atac carbon pedals bla bla bla | | Bottom Line: | I have had problems with bar ends not being comfortable in the past and the limited hand positions available.. like previously mentioned, very comfortable and just a bit too heavy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GARY OANDASAN
a Cross Country Rider
from HOUSTON,TEXAS,USA
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Ho Chi Minh | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikesport | | Strengths: | Multiple hand positions have reduced my fatigue when I am riding. The rubber compound gives a positive feel so i don't worry about slipping off the handlebars. They look cool on the bike. | | Weaknesses: | The price was a little high but overall you get what you pay for. | | Similar Products Used: | Onzas, profiles, serfas (pile of crap) | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Klein Adept Race, Ritchey logic pedals, Manitou fork. | | Bottom Line: | Get some, you won't be sorry. Your comfort level on the bike will increase with these bad boys. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stark
a Weekend Warrior
from Highland, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Riverside Cyclery | | Strengths: | great feel. great control. great bar ends. | | Weaknesses: | expensive | | Similar Products Used: | cheap topo metal bar ends | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Big Sur 2001 | | Bottom Line: | Cane Creek does it again. First they made the thudbuster which makes my hardtail ride just as nice as most xc fs bikes. Then they come out with these bar ends that give you a nice place to rest your hands without extending your torso too far forward. These things are great for climbing.
Of course, all these CC goodies come at a premium price tag. Just goes to show, you get what you pay for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Moore
a
from Tucson
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Fantasy Island | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Perfect! | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | Full xtr
2003 S-Works! | | Bottom Line: | Buy them you'll like them! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tibor Gijssen
a Racer
from Netherlands
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | http://www.cycleparts-shop.nl | | Strengths: | very comfortable,looks goed | | Weaknesses: | expensive | | Similar Products Used: | ritchey wcs | | Bike Setup: | trek 8000,time atac, cane creek bar ends | | Bottom Line: | they are great! On stratight parts I use them a lot because they are so comfortable, i think they are the best you can get! if the price doesn't matter too much, choose for cane creeks! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Venice, CA
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Helen's | | Strengths: | great control; very comfortable; durable. | | Weaknesses: | heavy; expensive | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager magnesium straight barends | | Bike Setup: | Easton Monkeylite CT2 and so on... | | Bottom Line: | They're heavy; the pair weighs as much as the rest of the bar. They're expensive; $50 for bar ends?
But they're the bomb, and worth the weight and cost. Very comfortable under the hands. And with their flat-ish top surface, my handlebar has become more like a control deck. I get four unique, comfortable hand/arm positions when sitting (great for relieving fatigue), plus super grip and control on those out-of-the-saddle climbs. Totally awesome on those technical, rocky climbs.
The rubber over the aluminum skeleton isn't appreciably worn after six months and about a thousand miles.
The real bottom line: one of the must-have pieces of gear that every future bicycle of mine will wear, as indespensible as cranks. Expensive? Sure. But you get what you pay for... and I gave a set to my brother in law for Christmas, so they can't be _that_ bad! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darrell Goertzen
a Cross Country Rider
from Saskatoon, Sask. Canada
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Any trail at Blue mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | very comfortable. Allows you to change hand positions with ease. For doing some road work, gives the most comfort in a bar end. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy!!! The price seems alittle high, but they have the market cornered. | | Similar Products Used: | Other bar ends from Cannodale, onza. | | Bike Setup: | I ride mainly cross country. I am a heavy guy, so weight is not as important. I ride mostly flat trails, with some short uphills. These uphills need to be attacked. By using the Spuds I am able to gain more leverage. | | Bottom Line: | |
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