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I was wondering about this aspect. Didn't fancy a Paul Thumbie adapter? I don't think they actually make them anymore but pretty sure someone else does.
Polygon-
I did definitely think about this, but I already had a Klunker kicking around (well, it was on my partner's bike, but she could do with something a little narrower anyway so we've swapped it out for some sort of Humpert cruiser bar that is a decent 590mm wide approximation of the VO one) and happened to find out they're bar end friendly.
It seemed a waste not to make use of the bar end stuff I already had, and I'm not planning on getting quite so shreddy on this that the bar end would pose any major danger should I crash. That being said, if I do switch bars in future (the VO prototype Granola Moose looks intriguing...) the SJS thumbies may come into play.
DayTripper_Mk2
trigs
I'm getting itchy waiting for the frame to come back from powder coating, so I'm concocting small tasks to keep me busy. Today's lunchtime faff was making the Oury grips work with the bar end shifter. It worked out pretty nicely if you ask me.
I'm planning to run the gear cable under the grip in line with one of the grooves. The rubber is thinner there, naturally, so hopefully the lump created won't be too bad.
Side note - isn't it cool that Velo Orange made the Klunker bars to work with bar ends? They don't even seem to mention it in the listing anymore, but still... very thoughtful.