end bars...which ones?

[Retribution03]

Hello peeps does anyone know which end bars will fit on a boardman mx sport that won't require cutting the grips back or changing them?
Cheers
Ian

 

[GlenBen]

Just loosen up the shifters and slide them along, then slide the grips along too. They all fit the same way as far as im aware, no need to cut grips though.

 

[Salad Dodger]

I stand to be corrected here, but I think just about ALL bar ends fit over the last 2 or 3 cms of the handlebar, so you have to move the gear shifters and brake levers and the handlebar grips towards the centre of the bars. It's a bit of a chore to do, but it's not actually that difficult.

I sort of can't believe that no-one makes bar ends that mount INSIDE the handlebars, so you can still use the whole width of the existing bars. But it looks as though no-one does make such a thing.

Unless any forum members know differently.......

 

[marzjennings]

I stand to be corrected here, but I think just about ALL bar ends fit over the last 2 or 3 cms of the handlebar, so you have to move the gear shifters and brake levers and the handlebar grips towards the centre of the bars. It's a bit of a chore to do, but it's not actually that difficult.

I sort of can't believe that no-one makes bar ends that mount INSIDE the handlebars, so you can still use the whole width of the existing bars. But it looks as though no-one does make such a thing.

Unless any forum members know differently.......

Most bar ends can be mounted inside the shifters and brakes as see here...

Looks stupid and I don't know why one would want to do, but it is easy to do.

 

[Jacks]

I used to have a pair of bar ends fitted inside the bars by an expander bolt. After a while they kept coming loose, and I found the bolt had split the end of the bar, so I wouldn't get another one like that again. Additionally, they made the riding position far too splayed sticking out beyond original width of the bar ( and flat bars always seem to come far too wide for road riding anyway). Eventually I swapped it for a butterfly bar and been extremely happy with that - much more variation in position than a flat with bar ends, not so low as a drop bar and very good shock absorption.