Torsten Frank on Instagram: "Inner Bar Ends. In continuing the topic from my 3rd to last post where I showed you normal outer bar ends from Dongker, but mounted inwards I now show you the @sqlab SQlab Innerbarends 411 2.0. These are an improvement on the previous version 1.0 and modelled after their 411 R Carbon ones. Most notably they are „hollow“, i.e. just a sort of half pipe instead of a complete tube or massive part. Which not only makes them lighter but actually also more versatile to grip. Also their shape got improved in my eyes. Compared to the former SQlab Innerbarends 410/402 I have since a few years the most important aspect is that the top rider facing edge isn’t as pronounced, as sharp and as far back reaching. Which is super important as this makes it so that you can actually rest your hands also with the palms or fingers enveloping the Inner Bar End instead of just having it as that „one trick pony“ where you really only are intended to wedge your thumb-to-indexfinger gap into and nothing else. Which is already nice but really doesn’t do much for me in terms of long duration ride comfort. And I stress it: this is not a position which resembles the hoods position on a drop bar. For this, the diameter of the Inner Bar End has to be wider and you not have to wedge thumb and indexfinger around it but really need to rest the complete or most parts of your actual palm on it. Which I can already do quite nicely with the previously shown Dongker Bar Ends (also one slide in here) and absolutely not with the former SQlab Innerbarends 410. These SQlab 411 2.0 lie in between. So maybe I can make them work? (cont'd in 1st comment) . . #grabmyproductideas #andmakeithappen #InnerBarEnds #enduranceriding #cycling #flatbar #mtbcockpits #SQlab #freeConsulting"

71 likes, 18 comments - torsten_frank on November 13, 2024: "Inner Bar Ends. In continuing the topic from my 3rd to last post where I showed you normal outer bar ends from Dongker, but mounted inwards I now show you the @sqlab SQlab Innerbarends 411 2.0. These are an improvement on the previous version 1.0 and modelled after their 411 R Carbon ones. Most notably they are „hollow“, i.e. just a sort of half pipe instead of a complete tube or massive part. Which not only makes them lighter but actually also more versatile to grip. Also their shape got improved in my eyes. Compared to the former SQlab Innerbarends 410/402 I have since a few years the most important aspect is that the top rider facing edge isn’t as pronounced, as sharp and as far back reaching. Which is super important as this makes it so that you can actually rest your hands also with the palms or fingers enveloping the Inner Bar End instead of just having it as that „one trick pony“ where you really only are intended to wedge your thumb-to-indexfinger gap into and nothing else. Which is already nice but really doesn’t do much for me in terms of long duration ride comfort. And I stress it: this is not a position which resembles the hoods position on a drop bar. For this, the diameter of the Inner Bar End has to be wider and you not have to wedge thumb and indexfinger around it but really need to rest the complete or most parts of your actual palm on it. Which I can already do quite nicely with the previously shown Dongker Bar Ends (also one slide in here) and absolutely not with the former SQlab Innerbarends 410. These SQlab 411 2.0 lie in between. So maybe I can make them work? (cont'd in 1st comment) . . #grabmyproductideas #andmakeithappen #InnerBarEnds #enduranceriding #cycling #flatbar #mtbcockpits #SQlab #freeConsulting".