Bar plugs which stay in
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Bar plugs which stay in
Postby gdt » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:59 am
Road bike. I use the cheap plastic ones, but I lose a few each year as I commute. Getting a bit sick of that. Recommendations for a bar plug which stays in are welcomed. Extra points for inbuilt reflector or other coolness.
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Re: Bar plugs which stay in
Postby darkhorse75 » Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:09 am
These should work, little bit pricey http://www.this link is broken/hope-grip-doctor-bar-end-plugs/
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Re: Bar plugs which stay in
Postby jacks1071 » Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:08 am
Wrap some electrical tape around them before you jam them into the bar end to ensure its tight. If they go in tight you shouldn't ever loose one.gdt wrote:Road bike. I use the cheap plastic ones, but I lose a few each year as I commute. Getting a bit sick of that. Recommendations for a bar plug which stays in are welcomed. Extra points for inbuilt reflector or other coolness.
I have seen spreader bolt type ones similar to what you'd use on a dirt motorbike but they shouldn't be required.
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Re: Bar plugs which stay in
Postby RonK » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:05 pm
These are good, and last forever. I got tired of loosing cheap plastic ends.darkhorse75 wrote:These should work, little bit pricey http://www.this link is broken/hope-grip-doctor-bar-end-plugs/
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Re: Bar plugs which stay in
Postby ldrcycles » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:23 pm
I've got Shadow Conspiracy branded bar plugs on my SS, rock solid, they look really good and they weren't expensive (can't remember what i paid but got them from the LBS). Where the Hope ones use a bit of rubber that gets squeezed and expands, the shadow conspiracy ones have 3 floating rectangular bits that get pushed out by cones at each end (pictures should make that easier to understand).
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Re: Bar plugs which stay in
Postby Jean » Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:48 pm
+1 to the Hope ones. I have them on my road bike (silver) and had them on my last MTB (black). My new MTB has the XC/AM alloy plugs from the link below (shipped free), which are cheaper than the Hope ones and with a more secure feeling way of locking on to my mind - though, to be fair, the Hope ones have never budged in use.
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