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Old 10-14-19, 07:29 AM
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Skipjacks
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I have bar ends in the middle like that.

They service 2 purposes on my flat bar commuter....first they give me alternate hand positions so I don't get numb. Second they are great for hill climbing. It's much easier to hold the upright bars when pushing up a hill. And they have the added bonus of not being on the ends that grab every since dangling tree branch and vine near the side of the road.

I also find them being in the middle gives me easier access to the brakes and shifters than when they are on the ends. I can drop my hand straight down to the controls rather than have to bring it around behind the bar end to get to them.

(For reference these are just big enough for me to wrap my hand around, no taller)

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