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One can not compare huge online shops with LBS Just look at cost structures and services offered Online : Warehouse somehere cheap + website LBS: good location ,must present products nicely, compare to the number of customers has a huge variety of products, gives anybody advice ,chats to you for half an hour even if you don't buy anything, sells you one single spoke if needed, ..... i could carry on for another hour but i rather go cycling now. Even if the pricing of online shops are sometimes compelling i will always support the LBS

are you talking about Phil Wood oil?

Don't forget about the speed ​ok it's a high speed for a MTB but it's almost 5%saving in watts output, how much would it be at 25 km/h ? ​i found this on the internet: SQlab Study on Wind Resistance An internal study by SQlab on the track has shown that test riders with their hands on the inner bar ends were able to cover the same distance in the same time at 14 watts less. 10 test runs were each conducted at the track at a constant speed of 36 km/h. To precisely log the watt values, two power meters – provided by the company SRM – were used. On average, the riders had to muster up 293 watts without inner bar ends and 279 watts with them.

tested them (SQLab) and must say i was very sceptical , but with rather wide handlebars they are amazing , it's a very comfortable more aerodynamic position for your arms, elbows and hand. tested them even on a freerider and use them on the flat stretches and not so steep uphills