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Title: What year are these?
Post by: Swivel on November 16, 2012, 02:59 PM

Listing says old school but really know nothing about Jive grips  :-\

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jive-Tentacle-handlebar-Grips-with-Jive-Donuts-for-Old-School-BMX-Purple-/360486964037?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53eeb28b45

Thanks,

Matt ;)

Title: Re: What year are these?
Post by: pickle on November 16, 2012, 03:05 PM

no expert but i think early 90's Matt  ???

Title: Re: What year are these?
Post by: Swivel on November 16, 2012, 03:20 PM

Ok ta mate ;)

Title: Re: What year are these?
Post by: Dannywhac on November 17, 2012, 01:03 PM

They started making them in '87/'88:

http://jivegrips.wordpress.com/category/1988/

Title: Re: What year are these?
Post by: hunterdubber on November 17, 2012, 01:52 PM

They do repops in these  Matt , so they may actually be the NOS as you know ( modern)  :D

and not NOS as we know (Old)  :-\  :angel:


As always be careful what you're buying  :-\


 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What year are these?
Post by: Betty on November 17, 2012, 02:22 PM

They're older ones with the bar ends inside the grips, later ones have separate bar ends

Title: Re: What year are these?
Post by: not johndub71 on November 17, 2012, 03:27 PM

I have some and theyre hard as fook.