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Title: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: Peter J on July 14, 2011, 01:22 PM: Does anyone know the dimensional difference between the two

Also is there some with an oval bar.................. ???

Also are they all stamped with the "old school" GT logo
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: 58 delray on July 14, 2011, 01:24 PM: oval bar are 90s and the stampis different :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: Peter J on July 14, 2011, 01:29 PM: I've looked at the "bars" section on BMX Museum and there are 80's ones with knurling, some with non and some with sectioned knurling :crazy2:

I've seen the 90's ones have the oval cross bar :daumenhoch: ........but are they the same size as the 80's ones ???
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: 58 delray on July 14, 2011, 01:38 PM: i have both types and they "feel" the same but, they came in various sizes mate :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: Peter J on July 14, 2011, 01:41 PM: Even more confused now...........................which to be honest does not take much

Think I'll stick to SE powerwings :smitten: they just come in normal and MASHOOOOOOOOOF size :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: 58 delray on July 14, 2011, 01:51 PM: :LolLolLolLol: as a general rule they are 28"x8" much the same as powerwings :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: Peter J on July 14, 2011, 01:57 PM: Quote from: 58delray on July 14, 2011, 01:51 PM
:LolLolLolLol: as a general rule they are 28"x8" much the same as powerwings :daumenhoch:

Cheers Bud :4_17_5:

Speaking to a few old riders they all sing their praises that they are the best rider bars I was just wondering if I could get a cheaper set of 90's Pro Bars as appose to the Hoooooofin price you pay for the 80's ones :idiot2:
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: 58 delray on July 14, 2011, 02:03 PM: the "oval" 90s bars tend to be a lot cheaper than the earlier one's, i paid £30 for mine at MK last year :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: 58 delray on July 14, 2011, 02:08 PM: nothing wrong with powerwing though mate, i have them on 3 of mine :smitten:
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: hunterdubber on July 14, 2011, 06:11 PM: GT bars from the 90's are also round crossbar and stamped GT (horizontally ) in a circle rather than G (vertically) the 80's way
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They did an oval crossbar in 1986 i'm almost sure too un knurled

Basically Any un crossknurled GT bars are from 86 and before

Most of the bars I see for sale on here and Ebay are around 1990 but advertised and stickered as 80's

I can't be arsed commenting everytime they come up :-\
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: 58 delray on July 14, 2011, 07:10 PM: Quote from: Hunterdubber on July 14, 2011, 06:11 PM
GT bars from the 90's are also round crossbar and stamped GT in a circle rather than G the 80's way
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They did an oval crossbar in 1986 i'm almost sure too un knurled

Basically Any un crossknurled GT bars are from 86 and before

Most of the bars I see for sale on here and Ebay are around 1990 but advertised and stickered as 80's

I can't be arsed commenting everytime they come up :-\
chris, the oval bars i have came as standard on the 1990 pro series that i have so i guess they still made them at that time, not to sure of the exact time line of what came when though ?
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: Peter J on July 14, 2011, 07:31 PM: I still don't know if there is any size/dimensional difference between the 80's and 90's versions..................confused.com :crazy2:

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: hunterdubber on July 14, 2011, 08:36 PM: Quote from: Peter J on July 14, 2011, 07:31 PM
I still don't know if there is any size/dimensional difference between the 80's and 90's versions..................confused.com :crazy2:

:daumenhoch:

Pro's were 9" rise XL's 10" rise and the expert were 8" rise Pierre ;)

Yeah Andy I hear what your saying my friend ,neither of us are wrong ,, just there were a good few differences throught the ten year period from 82 to 92 , unknurled , straight knurled oval crosbar ,Cross knurled, wide round crossbar and oval crossbar again in that order I'd say :crazy2:

but basically the same dimensions for Pro bars throughout the time only difference in size denotes a expert or XL's
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: Peter J on July 14, 2011, 08:39 PM: I love you Chris.......you fantastic :-*
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: 58 delray on July 14, 2011, 09:01 PM: Quote from: Hunterdubber on July 14, 2011, 08:36 PM
Quote from: Peter J on July 14, 2011, 07:31 PM
I still don't know if there is any size/dimensional difference between the 80's and 90's versions..................confused.com :crazy2:

:daumenhoch:

Pro's were 9" rise XL's 10" rise and the expert were 8" rise Pierre ;)

Yeah Andy I hear what your saying my friend ,neither of us are wrong ,, just there were a good few differences throught the ten year period from 82 to 92 , unknurled , straight knurled oval crosbar ,Cross knurled, wide round crossbar and oval crossbar again in that order I'd say :crazy2:

but basically the same dimensions for Pro bars throughout the time only difference in size denotes a expert or XL's

nice one chris :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's GT Pro Bars v 90's GT Pro Bars
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on July 14, 2011, 09:56 PM: my old pic's

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