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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: insectbones on April 14, 2016, 04:23 PM
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Any idea when these ran from/to?
Having a mooch at NPB's Holmes, reminded me that I have a pair of these.
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They were in shops in 91, maybe a little earlier. I bought ten sets off eBay in about 2004, the original type with flanges. GSG eventually came round to my way of thinking and we bought a shed load of the remaining stock later in the 2000's. These came in n different packaging and were flange less. Just checked the packaging and I'm right, the early ones say 1991 after the copyright symbol.
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Earlier type (91-) on the left. These had flanges, and came with a thin cylindrical cap to push over the bar end prior to fitting.
The later type (not sure on date they came out were flangeless, open at both ends and have a ribbed bar end plug which works much better. I tend to run the later plugs with the earlier grips as I like the flange (huh-huh!)
When I wear or run out of flanged grips, I will cut off the flanges to use with my flangeless grips.
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Great info Ben, cheers :daumenhoch:
I have two pairs of the ones on the left, one pair still bagged, and one pair opened but not used.