Originally Posted by
gugie
Here's a trick: if you're knees tend to hit the bar end shifters when you stand and climb, cut the bars down a bit. I've never ridden drop bars where I needed that extra 1-2" when riding in the drops, and the bar end fixed bit extends them about about an inch anyways.
My bar end bike is a pretty aggressive gravel type thing. I'll occasionally hit my knee on slow and technical rutted stuff. This is a great idea. I might try it.