bikeworkshop
Senior Retro Guru
Bar ends are Crocs for bikes. Ask anyone who wears Crocs, why they wear Crocs and the same answer will be applicable to bar ends
Except Crocs on their own offer no function or improvement. It's like if you had regular shoes, and an extra pair of Crocs, for the additional comfortable foot position, and you don't care how you look when they're tied around your neck
Additionally I've made journeys of over 1000 miles on bar ends.
Find me a Croc- wearer who's been more than 1000 yards from his VW van in his crocs