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Title: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: ripper on May 28, 2008, 05:09 PM

Does anyone know whether early 80's Robo Pro bars had the machined gripping area where the bars actually sit in the stem, or were they just smooth? And would the early 80's bars have been stamped in some way?

Cheers to anyone who can help.
 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: OrgasmDonor on May 28, 2008, 05:28 PM

smooth stem area and sometimes (not always) "pro" under where the grips go :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n258/ODFLYER/100_0134.jpg)

Title: Re: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: ripper on May 28, 2008, 07:03 PM

Nice one.  They do have the 'pro' stamp under grip area but also the machined stem area?

Would they be early 80's or late 80's do you reckon?

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: OrgasmDonor on May 29, 2008, 09:29 AM

if they are exactly the same shape with the same thin cross bar they are still early ones 83ish at a guess, the later ones had a slightly beefier cross bar and the bends to the top where not as flimsy looking as the early ones and the rake of the bars were straighter. fantastic bars whatever, and the "pro" under the grip makes em sound genuine enough to me

Title: Re: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on May 31, 2008, 12:02 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d79/funmonster/IMAG0012.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d79/funmonster/IMAG0009b.jpg)

I think my later Pro bars were knurled. Prone to crushing a little round the stem clamp area too. The decals are originals, not sure of the year.

Title: Re: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: ron burgundy on May 31, 2008, 03:52 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v337/2elliot/SN850394.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v337/2elliot/SN850393.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v337/2elliot/SN850395.jpg)

Title: Re: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: Brandy Truffle on June 02, 2008, 04:58 AM

Bought in 1983 by my own fair hands......

No Knurling. No Pro Stamping. Just 2 Ist Gen "R" decals on front and back opposite sides.
These are the earliest Robinson Pro Bars. (proper ones rather than the silly rake swept back things from 1980 they did)

(http://www.theflow.co.uk/robold1.jpg)
(http://www.theflow.co.uk/robold.jpg)


 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: ripper on June 03, 2008, 01:30 PM

That's them, the rusty ones!!

Can I have them?

 :)

Title: Re: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on June 03, 2008, 02:13 PM

Yeah you can have them  :daumenhoch:   I will take the Galindos  :D

Title: Re: Robinson Pro Bars help
Post by: OrgasmDonor on June 03, 2008, 02:54 PM

those nos galindos went to a fellow radster dude