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Akibo Pro / Mystery Tange Frame?
Taipan:
Also I've been told/remember someone here had a set in the CW style like yours called 'SBS GROOBAR' so I think they are more likely to be these :daumenhoch:
monkian:
--- Quote from: freshxx on June 13, 2023, 12:22 PM ---I want to share some additional pix and info about Akibo.
Looking for the manufacturer of my handlebars "CW style ladder bars with fluted tubing chromoly" (stripped paint pix attached) - i found a similar set last weekend. It was mounted to an Akibo Pro Oldschool BMX. I spoke to the owner and he told me he received the bars back in the days together with the Akibo Pro as a complete. He was 100% confident that they are Akibo bars. These bars (white) used exactly the same tubing and has the same dimensions like mine.
I'm now confident that my bars are also made by Akibo back in the days. Pretty sure they were sold as an aftersales item for Freestyle use.
Please decide yourself. I still own these bars but i powdered them white in the meantime.
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I suspect these would have been Japanese made so most likely by Strong.
They would have sat nicely with the Strong Fluted Seat Post & Clamp that were stock on the Akibo Pro 8)
There's some for sale here: https://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/289264
Taipan:
--- Quote from: Taipan on July 04, 2023, 05:57 PM ---Also I've been told/remember someone here had a set in the CW style like yours called 'SBS GROOBAR' so I think they are more likely to be these :daumenhoch:
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As I said Groo bars :daumenhoch: made by strongs ;)
freshxx:
Akibo original decal, but yes SBS GROOBAR made by strongs also possible
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