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Title: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: animal on March 21, 2012, 01:45 PM: I love British :Great_Britain: made bars only prob is we as a collective have no way of nailing who made them. Would always rather have them on my builds tho :daumenhoch: :Great_Britain: These are 28 inches wide by 9 inch rise, beautiful braizing and very close 2 being the same as Rickman factory issue race bars in the collection pic , but not quite bends are on a different mandrel and rake etc is slightly diff aswell. Will obviously need a repair at the clamp area ::)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2732.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2731.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2733.jpg)

Line up of a few bars I have 4 comparison

Top are off Frosty and are slightly higher rise (no idea)
2nd these new bars (no idea)
3rd Rickman Factory issue Pro bars
Btm MRD Expert Bars (cut down :knuppel2: )

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2734.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2735.jpg)

any ideas or comments always welcome :daumenhoch:

stuck em on me Badlander 4 a better look ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2741.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2744.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2742.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_2743.jpg)
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago
Post by: southern andy on March 21, 2012, 04:16 PM: You sure they're not MRD Pro bars Steve as they're very squarish , phil has a set or two, he'd know for sure if he matched them up for size and angles.
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago
Post by: animal on March 21, 2012, 04:29 PM: Tell u what u got me thinking again now :LolLolLolLol: looking at the pics ::)
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago
Post by: rad_pitt on March 21, 2012, 04:46 PM: Quote from: ANIMAL on March 21, 2012, 04:29 PM
WANTED:- MRD Pro bars and Birmingham Wheels Pro frame . Any condition .

::) :LolLolLolLol:

Lovely bars Steve :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago
Post by: Badbaldie on March 21, 2012, 04:49 PM: nice bars there Steve :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago
Post by: animal on March 21, 2012, 04:52 PM: Think I gonna pop and mount them up and take a few more pics ::) watch this space :D
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago
Post by: southern andy on March 21, 2012, 04:52 PM: The more i look the more i think i'm correct.

The angles look the same as do the bends only on a slightly larger scale due to being Pro size.

I'll come back in 5 mins for another look :LolLolLolLol:

Quote from: ANIMAL on March 21, 2012, 04:52 PM
Think I gonna pop and mount them.

Ummmmm, i think that's taking your MRD obsession a bit too far you weirdo. :shocked:
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago
Post by: animal on March 21, 2012, 05:20 PM: Its not my mind thats thinking it :2funny:
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago
Post by: markyp on March 21, 2012, 05:32 PM: they look like mrd pro to me too steve,bloody lush :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: sawzall on March 21, 2012, 07:13 PM: i think they are retro bars steve,the same manufactuer of the

skyway retro-fit hubs,they made a gt copy bar which i think they are :-\,i have a few sets here :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: animal on March 21, 2012, 07:36 PM: Thats even cooler in my book as if thats the case they were made local 2 me in Penkridge ;) U got any pics Phil ?
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: bigfatolly on March 21, 2012, 09:51 PM: Don't think they are MRD pro bars :-\

Hard to tell but here are mine

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo68/bigfatolly/mrdpropics2002.jpg)
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: animal on March 23, 2012, 01:59 PM: Not MRD :'( but In a way 4 me better as were made local ,british :Great_Britain: bit of history , very light and lovely bars :smitten: will look great fixed,chromed and fitted on 1 of my MRD pro's with some retro stickers may be ;)
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: snav69 on March 23, 2012, 03:22 PM: I still have my CW style Braised bars that nobody seems to know who made um :laugh:

Maybe someone knocked them up at school :D

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: animal on March 23, 2012, 04:04 PM: I thought eberybody came 2 the conclusion that they were Curtis made ?
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: snav69 on March 23, 2012, 04:24 PM: Ohhh yeah I forgot about that :-[ :-[

:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: markyp on March 23, 2012, 05:40 PM: Quote from: bigfatolly on March 21, 2012, 09:51 PM
Don't think they are MRD pro bars :-\

Hard to tell but here are mine

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo68/bigfatolly/mrdpropics2002.jpg)

rs ;l
olly you sure those are pro size?youve got to remember tim march was a fookin giant so needed giant components,why would he make dinky bars like yours look??he often used cw's too,surely pro bars must have been bigger like the ones animal posted??
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: sawzall on March 23, 2012, 05:50 PM: retro also made cw style bars snav :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: animal on March 23, 2012, 06:34 PM: Quote from: sawzall on March 23, 2012, 05:50 PM
retro also made cw style bars snav :daumenhoch:

I was thinking they were more probably Retro aswell seeing as mine r ;)
Title: Re: British Made Bars Off bay 2 weeks ago (fitted pics added)
Post by: bigfatolly on March 24, 2012, 12:01 AM: @markyp,yeah they are deffo pro bars,same dimensions as Star Bars which Tim basically copied,the photo is a bit misleading they do look a bit small :daumenhoch: