Bar-ends - screw in plug type rather than on the bars?

[semislickstick]

Is there any bar-end grips that can be screwed into the handle bars (hole at the end) rather than on the bars themselves and so not taking up space? If that makes any sense.

 

[Landslide]

Such a thing did exist, though I've not seen any offered for sale for years.
I think the general opinion was that they were heavier, and potentially more damaging to your handlebars due to the way they applied the clamping forces.

 

[mickle]

Yup, Onza introduced them originally with a wedge like a quill stem when steel bars were all the rage. They used to split aluniman bars with ease so were quickly discontinued.

 

[ufkacbln]

I wanted a pair last year for my fairing, and was unsuccessful.

They used to have a habit of splitting the end of the handlebars so became unpopular and then dropped.

 

[semislickstick]

....oh that's stuffed that idea then

Thanks for the replies.

 

[simon_adams_uk]

Have you considered these?
http://www.canecreek.com/component-other

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[bonk man]

Yup, Onza introduced them originally with a wedge like a quill stem when steel bars were all the rage. They used to split aluniman bars with ease so were quickly discontinued.

they work ok with titanium bars though

 

[semislickstick]

Have you considered these?
http://www.canecreek.com/component-other

S

Funnily enough I came across those the other night but was wondering how they were fixed in, I have the slightly older Specialized BG grips that I think have a fixing clamp on the inner side of the grip, the newer ones have a clamp on the outside and end.

 

[longers]

If you're thinking about the Cane Creeks, maybe consider these. Quite a bit cheaper.

I'll be getting that bike out the shed again later, I'll have a look and see how much bar space they need.

 

[ufkacbln]

I have those on my Thorn.... The small flat area fits the heel of the hand perfectly and is a lot more comfortable than the Cane Creek ones

 

[longers]

I've just taken one off and they require about the same amount of space as a normal bar end, for some reason I thought they needed less.

 

[semislickstick]

These no good then?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=280357609164