[ROTFLMAO]

I recall seeing a sort of bar end plug that extended the width of the bars. It had the same OD as the bars so your grips would just slide over them resulting in a wider handlebar without having to buy new bars or deal with cutting bars.

Are these a mass marketed product and if they are where can I get them?

 

[saruti]

just extend your grips ..
it will do the same thing.
you dont need it in the grip
I extend my grips 2 sm on each side on my 710 bar. (so now its 750)

just use grips with good lock on.

 

[DirtyMike]

I have seen guys using wooden dowels and tap them into place.

I think its a terrible idea either way, now your cranking on teh center of the bar with more leverage than what was ever intended.

If you must, wooden doel, sand the ends down enough to fit in the bar with a bit of tightness, tap it, cut the reast to fit, I wouldnt go more than an inch at most.

As far as the locks ons juststicking out a bit, had more than a few sets return with customers doing the same thing, that have actually broken the grips, so I know its not a good idea.

 

[ROTFLMAO]

Hmm, I'm not comfortable with just running the grips wide. The ones that I saw slid into the bar and clamped internally so that you could still properly use lockons.

The dowel idea might work. I'm not looking for much, maybe 10-15mm per side.

 

[djivotno]

Go for lead weights with the proper shape and let them extend outside the grip 10-15mm (on top of the 10-15mm you need to extend your handlebar). This will reduce the resonance when going through stuff. Moto guys do it why not you

Hey, if it's going to be a wacky idea why not go full out with it

 

[altix]

go buy the bars with the width you want, FSA makes a 25mm rise 800mm width bar, kore makes a 0 rise, 20, 35, rise with 800mm width...and almost every other bar company makes a bar over 29in now adays. In 2007 i rode sunline 28in bars with an inch on both sidse of the bar for 30 inches total width...and they flex like crazy.

 

[cracked]

search the classifieds here. There was a guy custom machining bar end extensions for individual handlebars for really cheap!

 

[M12]

Here are some pics of my friends extended bars he made himself

 

[Patan-DH]

That's very ghetto in my opinion, good luck at the dentist......

 

[Sonic Reducer]

Go for lead weights with the proper shape and let them extend outside the grip 10-15mm (on top of the 10-15mm you need to extend your handlebar). This will reduce the resonance when going through stuff. Moto guys do it why not you

Hey, if it's going to be a wacky idea why not go full out with it

those are to dampen vibrations from the engine and not useful on bicycles imho.

 

[ROTFLMAO]

That's very ghetto in my opinion, good luck at the dentist......

The one's shown on the Kona aren't too bad albeit a little too long for my comfort level.

There is a reason I am looking to extend a set of bars. I have the means to buy a set of wide bars but there's a certain set that I'd like to extend for personal reasons.

 

[Salami]

There is some thing in the latest Decline mag about a company that makes handle bar extensions. Can't remember the name of the company.

 

[kidwoo]

There is some thing in the latest Decline mag about a company that makes handle bar extensions. Can't remember the name of the company.

http://newcastleracingservice.blogspot.com/


A buddy of mine makes these.

He's calling them pull tabs.

I can vouch for them. Quality stuff.