pull ovah, pull ovah!!!!
Manny,
As un-official head of the bike fashion police, I will kick your ass the next time I see you if you put bar-ends on riser bars
If you need to get lower while climbing, bend your elbows, ta-da!! You're lower!! And you won't get made fun of by all your freinds, it's already bad enough you don't ride a 29er
-Jim.
Being 6'6", I run riser bars, it's just more comfy for me, sure I could go steeper stem, but the riser bars seem just fine thank u. I ALSO run bar ends, not to account for some body position issue, but for climbing. I rarely use the bar ends on long fire road climbs and such even tho they are good for a change in hand position. I use them on the short steep climbs, when I have to stand and hammer, it puts more downward pressure to the pedals, and more importantly, pulling up on them drives your back wheel into the ground for better traction. That's where your key performance improvement is gained with bar ends. U don't like or need bar ends, don't run em. U need em, u go get em. PS- I aint scared of u facist fashion police. I will not conform, EVER.
Important note, some riser bars are not designed to be run with bar ends and the extra torque may snap them ie catastrophic failure. Also, watch out for any vines, not cool when one side of your bars stands still while u and the rest of your bike continue down the trail, no fun.