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Title: race bars?
Post by: pickle on July 10, 2008, 08:21 AM

okay i got a Mid school racer and wondered what bars should i be looking for for around 92/93?

cheers fellas  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: SaMAlex on July 10, 2008, 08:26 AM

Look through the magazines from the early 90s and you will see that most AA pro racers used slam bars or race/challenger bars, the same thing but thinner walled tubing and a smaller dia cross bar. Oh, you probably wont see that cos they all took the S&M stickers off and replaced them with their sponsors stickers. (Most did the same thing with Pitchforks too).

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: zed4130 on July 10, 2008, 08:27 AM

Gt
robbinson (about the same as gt i think)
tnt  

im sure theres alot more rob, but i cant find my early mags  :-\

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: pickle on July 10, 2008, 08:29 AM

thanks Alex and Paul........i will keep my eye's open for something then  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: SaMAlex on July 10, 2008, 08:32 AM

Quote from: ZED on July 10, 2008, 08:27 AM

Gt
robbinson (about the same as gt i think)
tnt  

Yeah, tbh there were loads of race bars around. Dont forget, if you get stuck finding any, the Slams you can buy now are pretty close to the mid 90s ones .... only they are better quality now .... and the shape doesnt change from month to month.

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: zed4130 on July 10, 2008, 08:40 AM

slams are probably your best bet rob, tried and trusted, plus the same as you NS bike  ;) i think  :-\

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: firebird4130 on July 10, 2008, 11:03 AM

Auburn bars are nice for something different.

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: firebird4130 on July 10, 2008, 11:09 AM

I think they were late 80's though, but saw some on a 90's race bike the other day

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: dialledbikes on July 11, 2008, 09:21 AM

When I bought my Holmes, Custom Riders didn't have any Slams in stock so I put Xposure Dirt Bars on it which looked/felt quite similar to Slams.

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: Flying_fox on July 11, 2008, 09:50 AM

When I got my 1999 Ripper (second hand in 2001) it came with Xposure bars on it,. I think the bloke I got the bike from, who was a old/mid school racer,  had owened them for a while. Nothing wrong with them at all, nice bars, I've still got them on the Ripper now.

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: pickle on July 11, 2008, 10:25 AM

these Xposure bars sound pretty cool.....so anyone got any they don't want??  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: pickle on July 11, 2008, 12:01 PM

Cheers Steve!  (Generlee) hooked me up with a nice pair of Xposure race bars  :daumenhoch:

They look well cool

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: Miko on July 11, 2008, 02:12 PM

Powerlite Powerbend Pros
Auburn CR-Bar
Elf Blast Bars
GT .065 (just like Slams)
S&M Challenger (now called the Pro Race)
S&M Slam Bars
S&M Grand Slam (taller rise like the early Slams.  they just did a run in chrome too!)

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: nosepickben on July 11, 2008, 03:12 PM

I have some minty nos auburn cr-bars which i may be persuaded to part with. Swap for minty nos s+m beringers in chrome or poss minty nos challenger bars in chrome....

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: pickle on July 11, 2008, 03:21 PM

Thanks guys but already sorted by Steve (Generalee)  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 12, 2008, 06:04 AM

Xposure bars ROCK (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/15_8_200v1.gif)

I have a set on here:-

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/Ripper002.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/Ripper003.jpg)

 :) DINGO :)

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: pickle on July 12, 2008, 07:25 AM

those are well nice!!  these ones aren't like that though.....these ones are more like the old Renthal bars  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 12, 2008, 07:40 AM

Quote from: pickle on July 12, 2008, 07:25 AM

those are well nice!!  these ones aren't like that though.....these ones are more like the old Renthal bars  :daumenhoch:

Cheers Rob, they are huuuuge (29" wide and 9" tall) I had some other xposure bars on a Powerlite and they were exactly like Slams

 :) DINGO :)

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: pickle on July 12, 2008, 07:52 AM

blimey that it big!!  but i bet they're well nice to ride  :daumenhoch:

these are the ones i've bought......they're a bit diferent (which i like)  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b339/robertbransby/P1050094.jpg)

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 12, 2008, 08:03 AM

they ARE like Renthals arent they

 :) DINGO :)

Title: Re: race bars?
Post by: pickle on July 12, 2008, 08:07 AM

yeah.......looking forward to building my new Mid (but OS legal) racer for MK!   :daumenhoch: