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Title: What year are these bars from
Post by: deshstar on October 31, 2013, 09:43 PM

Any of you guys know what year these Powerlite bars came out? My guess is about 95 as these were the bars that Brian Castillo rocked and based his signature bars on which i think came out in 96/97?

I think there may have been a couple of versions, including an oversize model but am not sure.

(http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u377/deshstar/pl_bars_1_blowup.jpg) (http://s1064.photobucket.com/user/deshstar/media/pl_bars_1_blowup.jpg.html)

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: Dannywhac on October 31, 2013, 10:03 PM

They're in the new stuff section of Dec95/Jan96's Ride mag, so prolly came out real late on '95.

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: deshstar on October 31, 2013, 10:14 PM

Thanks for the info Danny. If anyone knows of a pair, I maybe interested.

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: Dannywhac on October 31, 2013, 10:31 PM

When I get chance to root round me tat I'll have a look for you - I did have some that came on a bike I bought, but may have given em away a couple of years back  :(

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: deshstar on October 31, 2013, 10:45 PM

Thanks Danny, appreciate it  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: OllyHall on November 01, 2013, 06:45 AM

They where my fav bars in the whole world bitd! Only bars I could ride with! Loved em so much!

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: midschooljon on November 03, 2013, 09:02 AM

Pretty sure Scott Malyon rode a set of these for years as well. The mellow bend and the having the cross bar welded so high up made then pretty strong as well.

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: OllyHall on November 03, 2013, 04:42 PM

All the union lot use to run them aswell

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: oldscool on November 05, 2013, 10:06 AM

A bloke I know who used to have a bike shop has a few nos mid school bits left. I just bought some early DK 4 piece and a set of Hoffman low drag of him. He had some powerlite 4 piece but I think they had a straight crossbar, I will go have a look. He also had an original Volume Hellion Frame and some Primo Cranks TNT sprockets and a few other bits but I cant remember what. :crazy2:

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: deshstar on November 05, 2013, 12:27 PM

That would be sweet dude cheers!

Title: Re: What year are these bars from
Post by: deshstar on November 10, 2013, 01:20 PM

Still looking for a set of these  :bump: