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Submitted by
Peter
a Weekend Warrior
from seattle Washington Usa
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Iron horse | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | greggs greenlake | | Strengths: | Great looking, strong and is really cheap. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | diamondback mission 3 | | Bottom Line: | It is a great deal, at least 2x less then it should be priced.
I would definetly recommend this to a friend, it is the best bar end i have ever used! Any other bar end i now consider crap now that i use these. Happy trails! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | D'Ornellas Bike Shop (1999) | | Strengths: | Light weight, Holds bar firmly, Good price, Fits my hand well. | | Weaknesses: | The plug that fits into the end of the handlebar had to be cut to fit a smaller diameter handlebar. | | Similar Products Used: | None before this product. | | Bike Setup: | 1996 GT Ricochet - from 1999 to 2002. | | Bottom Line: | A good product that did it's job well while I used it. I since then got a 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk and ride it on city streets, sidewalks and waterfront bikepaths and have little need for bar ends.
Bottom Line: While I needed them, they were great! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Jensen
a
from Jamestown, ND, USA
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | White Cloud Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Island Park Cyclery | | Strengths: | Very good clamping strength onto your handle bars, Easy to install, light weight, shape is inviting as an alternate hand position, aids greatly in climbing steep grades, I like the Specialized logo contrast onto the black. | | Weaknesses: | None! | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic Comp Disc 2006 year, Cateye micro wireless, WTB Mutano Raptor 2.24 front and rear (great tires!!!). | | Bottom Line: | Very nice looking bar ends, price value high, light weight, large enough for my large hands, surface allows for good grip.
Very pleased, would buy these again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kev
a Cross Country Rider
from winston
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | hobby park, w-s | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | clemmons bike | | Strengths: | Unobtrusive but convenient if you need extra leverage, also look great on a specialized bike, kind of the cherry on top | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | ridiculous | | Bottom Line: | If u ride up and down terrain, can prove very useful for extra leverage, looks great, cheap. So why not? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kev
a Cross Country Rider
from winston
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | hobby park, w-s | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | clemmons bike | | Strengths: | Unobtrusive but convenient if you need extra leverage, also look great on a specialized bike, kind of the cherry on top | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | ridiculous | | Bottom Line: | If u ride up and down terrain, can prove very useful for extra leverage, looks great, cheap. So why not? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Orleans, Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Black Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Sportable Cycles | | Strengths: | Great looking, black in colour, great hand position (feels very natural), great grip for uphill climbs, fair price | | Weaknesses: | scratch very easily | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Trek 800 | | Bottom Line: | A great product that is definetly worth your time and money. As long as you don't fall much, or swipe trees etc on downhill runs, they are very durable and have a great finish. I get lots of compliments on them all the time. Also, easy to adjust which is always a bonus. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bob
a Cross Country Rider
from bend oregon
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | hutchs | | Strengths: | light, cool looking, nice alternate hand position, durable | | Weaknesses: | scratch to easy but looks arent everything | | Bike Setup: | cannondale f300 with tweaks | | Bottom Line: | they work great for what they are i took many a good fall and they didn't budge they kinda flex a bit when i'm really hammering though | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Emily
a Weekend Warrior
from Issaquah, Washington, USA
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Issaquah Ski and Cycle | | Strengths: | Great price. Perfect length for me. Nicely textured, but not abrasive for those short-fingered glove days. | | Weaknesses: | None, yet. :) | | Similar Products Used: | onza, control tech | | Bike Setup: | K2 Attack 3.0 | | Bottom Line: | Fit great, nicely textured, no need for tape, IMHO. Great size, easy to install with narrow footprint. They are tough; took many massive falls without damage. For the price, you cannot go wrong. Big 5 flamin' peppers from me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan R
a Cross Country Rider
from Long Island NY
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Any Single Track | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Sunrise Cycle | | Strengths: | They are: Light, Cheap and do there job well. Good for a long climb up a steep hill. Long enough to give you extra levarage whin you nee it. | | Weaknesses: | I purchased the back ones and it you breath on em wrong they scratch. I also recently converted to an Easton EA 70 Handlebar and they will give you a little flex on a lighter bar. As stated by other reviewers when it's cold so are they get ready for a shock either wear long finger gloves or use lizardskins. | | Similar Products Used: | Tomac ergo bar ends, and your basic run of the mill noname bar end. | | Bike Setup: | 02 Stumpjumper FSR XC Disc W/ Easton EA 70Bars, Easton EA 50 Stem 100mm/0 rise, Time Attac Alumni Pedels. | | Bottom Line: | Hey the're bar ends they either do what they are suppose to do or ya ditch em and get new ones it's not like buying that brand new SUV you want or something.
Seriously these are decent a little lite for barends and I'm a little worried now about them screwing up my new easton bar. They are too easy to scratch though my idea about a Mt. Bike part is this you should build it with the idea that it's gonna get thrashed. If I wanted silver bar ends I would have bought in silver. Also they are cold to the touch put some Lizardskins or tape on em Or use long finger gloves I use both.
I don't think I'm gonna buy these again though not that I think they suck they do there job but with the new Easton bars on I think I'll try the Cane Creek ones next maybe they will be better with the barflex problem that happens when I hold them too high and am Hammering like crazy.
PEACE! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Kindred
a Weekend Warrior
from IPSWICH
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Thomas', Ipswich | | Strengths: | Very Light, seem quite strong and durable, look very nice on my Hardrock! | | Weaknesses: | Very very cold to the touch early in the mornings. Get some gloves or wrap some tape around them | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Hardrock with a few mods and tweaks after shop setup. | | Bottom Line: | For the price they are an ideal bar-end. Some people with smaller hands may find them a bit big and the brakes can sometimes seem quite a way away. They may break, they may not. But at the end of the day, if they do give in, I can't complain for the price. I'll just go and get another set! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Racer
from Hollister, CA
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | I haven't broken them. | | Weaknesses: | I expect them to break, mine had Kalloy UNO logo's on the end caps. | | Similar Products Used: | Onza | | Bike Setup: | Typical hardtail racer | | Bottom Line: | Specialized put their name on someone elses cheesy product. I use them more for resting than climbing. When I use them to climb, my bars flex more than the ends so I haven't really stressed them too bad. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
calmtb
a Cross Country Rider
from berkeley, ca
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any trail is good trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | alameda bicycles | | Strengths: | sturdy; easy to grip; long enough for comfortable climbs and long distance road biking; simple; black matches my setup | | Weaknesses: | the Spez logo; my bike has about 20+ logos already, and these added 4 more (2 on the caps) | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Spez Hardrock converted to a Singlespeed; Judy TT converted to Total Air (great and inexpensive product!); short flat bar, so the ends are needed for leverage | | Bottom Line: | simple, nice-looking, does the job well | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian Vaughan
a Weekend Warrior
from Wigan UK
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Aonach Mor (Fort William-Scotland) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Buy-A-Bike Charnock Richard | | Strengths: | Pretty tough, decent length, not expensive, easy to fit, reasonably grippy | | Weaknesses: | Black version scratches and chips easily - some riders may feel that their hands are too far away from their brake levers. If so buy "stubby" bars. | | Similar Products Used: | Club Roost M3's (?) | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Rockhopper - stock except for SPD pedals | | Bottom Line: | At this price you can justify them just to scratch up when you lean your bike against a wall. Also they are good for absorbing the impact of a fall when you can't get your shoes out of your pedals in time. Best of all they give your hands a better position for climbing up them thar hills. Wrap tape around them if you don't like gloves as they are freezin to touch in winter. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chuck Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Osos, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Montana De Oro S.P. (Ridge Trail) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Art's Cyclery in SLO | | Strengths: | Lightweight, easy to install and adjust. Very comfortable to use, gives you great grip when pounding up a hill. | | Weaknesses: | A little large. I would like to try a smaller bar end to see how much I like it. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | "92 GT Timberline | | Bottom Line: | Cool looking design. I have the silver ones. I've read that the black ones scratch easily (if your worried about that). If you are looking for something a little big, but comfortable, these are great. But if you want something that minimizes weight, I would go smaller. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Nacogdoches, TX
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Strengths: | Light!
Good Looking!
Durable | | Weaknesses: | None that I have found. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4900 w/Manitou X-Vert and Hayes disks | | Bottom Line: | These barends work well. I see no need to spend more money and get an expensive set. They help protect your hands from branches, etc... and allow you to rest your back and sit up straight when you want to. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cameron Keller
a Cross Country Rider
from Mississauga,Ontario,Canada
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | erin mills park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | cyclepath | | Strengths: | light,look great,perfect design | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | fish sticks | | Bike Setup: | 2000 hookooekoo | | Bottom Line: | These things are perfect they fit my style of riding and look great in aluminum trim however i paid 35 can. plus tax came to 40.25 a litte to much for this product thats why i gave it a value of 4 rather than 5 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Westfield, MA
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | perfect size and shape for me, light weight, unbreakable | | Weaknesses: | none really, that get scratched up but its better them than my hands | | Similar Products Used: | big old school ski bend barends | | Bottom Line: | I've had these for over 5 years now, and they are great. They have outlasted all components on my bike including the frame. It is impossible to tell they were originally black because all the paint is worn scratched off but they still work and are very stiff. When i crash if i slide out i keep my hands on the bar and let the bar end absorb the impact. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark m
a Cross Country Rider
from st. augustine, florida
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | reddick | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | do what they are intended to do. Light weight, great shape, makes several good hand positions avilable, very durable. | | Weaknesses: | note noted in almost 3 years of use. | | Similar Products Used: | icon, tioga, | | Bike Setup: | specialized ground conrol | | Bottom Line: | They work great, give more hand positions, help out on long climbs, are durable, and deflect off trees very well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alfonso
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakland, CA USA
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | unbreakable, ergonmic and inexpensive | | Weaknesses: | scratches easily, no color options (available only in chrome) | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Specialized A1 custom hardtail | | Bottom Line: | These have survived numerous stupid novice crashes and have needed adjusting -- that spells great material + great clamps. What more do you need in bar ends? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MtnBiker
a Racer
from Madison, WI, USA
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Quarry park in Madison | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | -Match my bike
-Cheap
| | Weaknesses: | -Always hang up on branches
-not really durable at all! | | Bike Setup: | y2k Trek 7000 w' clipless | | Bottom Line: | Well, I've had these darn things for less than a month and I've had the right barend bend completely over on my bar in 2 separate 'crashes'...I'm not a big guy (165) and I was not going very fast when these happened. They kinda ruined my bar as well, so I'm not a real big fan of these at all. They always get hung up on sticks and branches. My advice.....spend the extra money and get a real set of barends! One flaming turd! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick Daily
a Downhiller
from Gig Harbor, WA
Date Reviewed: October 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Great For The Price | | Weaknesses: |
None That I Can Tell | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
Raleigh M7000i | | Bottom Line: | This is the best product for the price, dont buy anything but Specialized | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Mokena, Illinois
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
all | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
great for the price
got'em on clearance at sportmart for 10 | | Weaknesses: |
none that I can tell | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
99 fisher marlin | | Bottom Line: | great barends, especially good with the lizard skins barend grips | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mdsb
a Weekend Warrior
from ny
Date Reviewed: July 8, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Bottom Line: | These bar ends kick ass! They're ultra durable and stand up to all kinds of punishment. I had no problems with slipping even when wearing gloves. Buy them! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Baim
a Weekend Warrior
from Durham, NC
Date Reviewed: June 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Light, easy to install, and cheap! | | Weaknesses: |
Scratch quickly, but so what? It's a mountain bike! Not an antique. | | Bike Setup: |
'97 Specialized Rockhopper A1 FS | | Bottom Line: | Great bar ends for a dirt cheap price. Got em for about $15. Go buy em. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke Gracie
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, MD
Date Reviewed: June 8, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Park and Ride | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
•Lightweight
•Cheap
•Comfortable
•Come in many colors | | Weaknesses: |
•None | | Similar Products Used: |
•Profile OS
•CD's | | Bike Setup: |
98 Rockhopper w/ a Manitou SX-R fork | | Bottom Line: | The guy at the lbs reccomoneded these as the lightest and strongest barends for the money. They work well and are a GREAT price. I think I got mine for $20. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
>_<
a Weekend Warrior
from SD
Date Reviewed: April 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Bathtub | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
I dunno, they're just bar ends | | Weaknesses: |
I dunno they're just bar ends | | Bottom Line: | They're just bar ends, I didn't seek these out specifically, I just bought them to match the brand of my bike. Yes they scratch easy, but who cares? I always lay my bike left side sown resting on the pedal and the bar end. If I had a problem with scratching my bike and it's parts, then I'll just hang it from hooks on the garage ceiling and admire it all day huh? One good thing I noted tho is when I turn my bike upside down to work on it, bar ends keep my computer and light mounts off the ground. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a cross-country rider
from Indiana
Date Reviewed: January 10, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
These barends are nice, cheap, and scratch easy. I have had them for a couple of weeks now. I really like them, especially when considering that I got them for free (Christmas gift). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay Scarrozzo
a weekend warrior
from Berlin,CT
Date Reviewed: January 6, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Great Bar Ends.They scratch easily,but dont they all?!These are very good priced bar ends.I have had them for a couple months now,they are still in perfect condition thanks to my lizard skins covers.I sugest getting the silver color so the scratches dont show up as much.I have black and they will get scrached.Good bars ends at an even better price. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Huli Honu
a weekend warrior
from Edwards, CA
Date Reviewed: January 1, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought them because when I was a new mountain biker a friend recommended them. They seem well designed and constructed but just don't work for me. A $1 pair of Salsa s (garage sale) fit me better, so I gave these to my son and he loves them. They look cooler than mine and are better for him because they fit. The lesson I learned is to see if your local bike shop will let you try them first(I've learned mine will) before you buy.
Three chilis for function, four for form, 'cause they're pretty.
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Submitted by
Nate
a downhiller
from Petoskey, MI
Date Reviewed: August 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
My dumb ass went and crashed doin' 45mph and my full weight(plus gravity and inertia) landed right on these things. Aside from one twisting up an inch they were fine. I wish I could say the same for me and my rear dropout. Great ends, perfect shape, cheap. Buy a pair. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Magee
a weekend warrior
from Calgary Alberta Canada
Date Reviewed: June 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got 'em cause they were cheap. I kept 'em because they work.
They're a little small for my hands, but I weigh 200 pounds and they've taken
a severe beating without any problems at all. They aren't texured, but that
isn't a huge problem for me, since my hands don't seem to slip very
much anyway. Colors? Lots of choices. Paint on aluminum is never going to
be a perfect solution for these accessories, but it holds up well enough. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The Bull
a weekend warrior
from USA
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Nice and Cheap but preform as needed. Yes they scratch but what does that matter. For the price they should be melting, but instead they do as asked. I bought them as my first pair and don't plan on switching..... WHat's the nees They do everything that bar ends should do. I suggest you buy them.
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Submitted by
Jon Hall
a cross-country rider
from Atlanta, Ga
Date Reviewed: May 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I am fairly pleased with the dirt-rodz. They are lightweight, have a nice angle, and look pretty conservative. They do make hill climbing a bit easier. I didn't have any problems with my hands slipping but thats just me. They will get scratched if you wipe out though. All in all they are inexpensive, they are made of A1 alluminum, and they are practical. Nice... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J. Dean Anderson
a weekend warrior
from Provo, Utah
Date Reviewed: April 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These bars work pretty good. They take up less room on the handlebars than my last pair and they are relatively light. (5oz) Even though I got the black ones, the color seems to be staying on fairly well. I wrecked in some rocks and they scratched a bit, but they are still working just fine. My only complaint is that they didn't come with a plug for the end of the handle bars. They do have a major bonus though -- only $15 at REI. | | Overall Rating: |
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