My hybrid has very straight bars that give me wrist trouble on longer rides, and I'm thinking about adding bar ends as well since I think putting on entirely new bars would be a little too costly for me at this point. I'm interested to hear how you like them after you have a chance to ride a little longer with them. I'm personally a little hesitant about using them on the roads, because I wonder if I needed to brake suddenly or something if I'd be able to do that as effectively or if I'd just fumble for the levers and crash.