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Wolf Tooth Locked-In™ Bar Ends give riders more control with reduced fatigue for gravity riding. A firm, ergonomic outboard flange supports the rider's hand allowing for a lighter grip on the bars and reduced arm pump so you can push your bike harder for longer. We designed these in collaboration with World Cup downhill athlete Joe Breeden.   More Control, Less Fatigue Wolf Tooth engineers worked side-by-side with World Cup downhill athletes to iterate the shape and durometer of the Locked-In Bar Ends for a comfortable, confident ergonomic fit. The result is a patent-pending bar end that drastically reduces rider fatigue and arm pump, allowing you to have more control from the top of the run all the way to bottom.   Lighten Your Grip, Push Your Limits No more white knuckle descents. Locked-In Bar Ends let you loosen your grip and load the grips and bar ends as necessary during descents. This allows you to freely push the bike down into full-tilt corners for more grip, all while reducing pressure on your hands.   Protect Your Digits Locked-In Bar Ends extend forward and shield your hands and pinkie fingers from tree strikes, with a chamfered leading edge that shrugs off, rather than catching, obstacles that might take you down.   E-Bike Game Changer E-bikes are heavy, which requires extra strength for manoeuvring. Locked-In Bar Ends provide additional points of leverage to make it easier for handling e-bikes while riding downhill.   Simple. Robust. Locked-In. Wolf Tooth Locked-In Bar end construction employs a simple keyed interface between the lobed, anti-rotation cap and internal wedge to ensure a tight fit and a strong mechanical lock.   Durable, Ergonomic Support Finely tuned comfort and support for your hands that allows you to ride harder all while reducing fatigue and improving control.   Anti-Rotation Design Lobed interface prevents the bar ends from rotating within the handlebar during pinned descents.   Engineered For Speed Built to withstand the rigors of a World Cup DH season, Locked-In Bar Ends are the result of years of iterative development.   Wolf Tooth Locked-In Bar Ends give riders ultimate control and reduced fatigue during high speed technical riding and racing. This design is a collaboration with World Cup downhill athlete Joe Breeden.   Features Allows the rider to use the sides of their hands to push against the ends of the bars for increased control and reduced fatigue. A firm ergonomic rubber outboard flange supports and locks in the riders hand allowing for a lighter grip on the bars and reduced arm pump. Protects the hand/pinkie finger. Patent Pending.   Compatibility Compatible with most carbon and aluminium handlebars with an 18.0mm or wider internal diameter.   Incompatibility Note: Deity Speedway Carbon: Internal step; may fit if the bars have not been cut down.. Chromag BZA Carbon: Internal step; may fit if the bars have not been cut down.. Hope 35R Carbon: Not compatible (internal diameter is too small).. Wolf Tooth have not tested every handlebar on the market, so there may be other incompatible models. If you find a handlebar that does not fit, please contact Wolf Tooth customer service..   Use of the Locked-In Bar Ends requires a grip with an open end. Many grips with closed ends can still be made to work by punching out the closed end. Wolf Tooth punches sold separately. Some grips may have a removable bar end but still have a small lip on the plastic liner that keeps the grip from being able to be pushed inboard from the end of the bar [Ergon GA2, GDH]. Wolf Tooth recommend removing this lip by sanding it off using a Dremel tool.   What grips don't work: Grips with angled ends [Ergon GE1 Evo]. Wolf Tooth don’t suggest using grips with outboard lock on clamps, especially if the outboard clamp is an integrated bar end [Chromag Squarewave].   Installation Move grips inboard away from the end of the handlebars.. Insert the bar end and lightly tighten the bolt with a 4mm hex wrench. Don't worry about the angle yet.. Make sure that the hexagonal pieces of the cap and wedge are interfacing before installing. . Move the grip back out until it is in contact with the bar end and tighten the lock collar on the grip.. Loosen bar end, adjust angle, tighten to 3Nm.. After the wedge expands into the rubber, the rubber will relax. You may need to torque the bar ends multiple times until the bolt stops spinning. . Check brake lever location. Most likely, you should move your brake lever outboard slightly, so that the outside of your hand is in contact with the bar end while you are still comfortably grabbing the brake.. Reminder: Periodically check the torque/ retighten the bolt on the bar ends. The rubber will relax over time, so it's important to ensure the bar end is still tight..   Helpful Tips The angle of your bar ends is critical and differs for each rider based on hand position, wrist "sag", brake position,... | Merlin Cycles are one of the longest running online bike stores in the UK. Since our early days we have had an enviable reputation among cyclists for stocking a massive range of cycling equipment and offering it at great prices. Merlin Cycles was initially a mail order business started in June 1993 by John Moss in the spare bedroom of his house in Whittle Le Woods near Chorley. A few months later the company opened a shop premises in Ormskirk, Lancashire. In 1998 Merlin Cycles moved to larger shop premises in Leyland.