I'll never understand that - why oh why oh why do people buy bikes like that, then do something utterly daft with them?
What is it with the odd use of bar ends - I've seen them in other pics, too - like running vertically, or something. Just the thing for when you've not had quite enough wrist injuries.
I don't get it, if people want a sort of sit-up-and-beg type bike, why don't they get one?