Originally Posted by
wolfchild
OPs set up wouldn't work for me. Having them mounted so close together defeats the purpose that they were designed for...I have my bar-ends mounted at the ends of my 620mm wide handle bars. The main reason why I use bar-ends is to give me extra leverage when climbing hills while standing on the pedals.
I couldn't care less what was their intended purpose, as long as they work for my purposes - which is basically emulating a hand postion like on the hoods of a drop bar. I find I have enough leverage for climbing with my 640mm wide bars as they are.