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Title: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: 2Fresh on December 03, 2008, 09:10 PM: Any info appreciated. Blue anodized aluminum, has stampings "GB British Made" and year stamp "01 82". Measures 23.1/4" by 9".
Cheers,
Timo

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v196/Timo2Fresh/Osia/Vbars004copy.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v196/Timo2Fresh/Osia/Vbars005copy.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v196/Timo2Fresh/Osia/Vbars006copy.jpg)
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: magna13 on December 03, 2008, 09:33 PM: Well i dunno, Renthal stuff was made in England so it could be ;)
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: kdw712 on December 03, 2008, 09:37 PM: all the renthals i've seen have a straight bolt on cross bar

not heard them making V bars
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: 2Fresh on December 03, 2008, 09:40 PM: Thanks.
They are very well made, that's what i noticed first thing i got them.
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: Brandy Truffle on December 04, 2008, 05:56 AM: Renthal never made bars like that.
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: 2Fresh on December 04, 2008, 06:14 AM: Cheers,
any idea what they might be then?
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: Brandy Truffle on December 04, 2008, 04:02 PM: No, sorry. But the shop i worked in which stocked Renthals had the rep in every other week for 3 years and the only Renthals I ever saw were braced or for minis unbraced. Never saw any with welded crossbars.

Maybe they just some generic bars, we had loads of stuff from various suppliers like Landar,Chang Star and the like which was the budget end of the range,although looking at those bars GB made, i wouldnt have thought it was from them as those 2 i mention were Asian import stuff... ???
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: magna13 on December 04, 2008, 05:01 PM: ok just seen the pic of the whole bars itself which i didnt see last night, they are deffo not Renthal ;)
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: 2Fresh on December 04, 2008, 06:33 PM: Thank you for the replies. Seems very interesting. Wish i knew more of British made parts & brands in eneral. Renthal was just my guess that came to mind first. The clamp are is smooth, no knurling and they have quite a bit of back sweep. Also the weld are very clean, so are the bends.
Cheers
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: 2Fresh on February 23, 2009, 03:55 PM: Someone here surely must know what these are, afterall, they are British Made (!)
Could they be Raleigh?

Anyone?
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: animal on February 23, 2009, 07:16 PM: Has a similar set 2 that Bitd I think they were Wassall bars , motorbike manufacturer of bars like Renthal
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: 2Fresh on February 23, 2009, 07:58 PM: Cheers, Any more info appreciated as this is gettin very interesting!
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: Dark Diggler on February 23, 2009, 08:02 PM: They have got have something to do with a burner. Do they react to sunlight and holy water ???
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: keep it lit! on February 23, 2009, 08:12 PM: Quote from: Dark Diggler on February 23, 2009, 08:02 PM
They have got have something to do with a burner. Do they react to sunlight and holy water ???

:2funny:
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: 2Fresh on February 23, 2009, 08:20 PM: Yes they do cause they are British made
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: daz bmx it! on February 24, 2009, 08:41 PM: I had a Red Pair of similar alloy v bars with a decal that said 'Max Traxx' on em ;)
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: jackel on February 24, 2009, 08:43 PM: are they the v bars off the silver mk1 ultra burner?
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: 2Fresh on February 26, 2009, 08:16 PM: If you asked me, no i bought them off ebay separately.
I have no idea what bike theyve been on.
Title: Re: Are these Renthal V bars?
Post by: etriedes on March 02, 2009, 04:22 PM: i had some back in the 80's .. Wassall bars