The Ergon grips made all the difference in the world. Once the stock bell and shifter were out of the way, these grips, in size small, enabled me to get a secure grip on the bars between the first two fingers and thumb, while giving a nice comfy platform for my palms. I adjusted the rotational angle of the grips such that, with my padded gloves on, I felt secure and supported while not feeling like my hands were going to slip forward over the bars. It took a while to get this angle exactly right.
The bar ends helped greatly when climbing out of the saddle. While I normally would opt for traditional MTB bar ends to get me farther forward over the stem, they would have increased the folded size of the bike. These are a good compromise. They are full size and are covered in sticky rubber so they are easy to get a confident grip on.
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