Author Topic: Ok lets build the Ultimate Old School BMX (As Voted For by RAD Members) (Read 5780 times)

moley · « **Reply #25 on:** January 18, 2010, 04:03 PM »

CW's (or copies)

Everyone around my way had them BITD including me.

If the Ultimate OS BMX is about what most kids wanted/used BITD then its CW.

If its about the rarest/most expensive/money no object/only seen in adverts parts then monkey bars.

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #26 on:** January 18, 2010, 04:06 PM »

^^^moley you are hardly ever wrong, alas this is one of them times me auld mucka

moley · « **Reply #27 on:** January 18, 2010, 04:15 PM »

Quote from: DB250F on January 18, 2010, 04:06 PM

^^^moley you are hardly ever wrong, alas this is one of them times me auld mucka

I loved my CW's

They were better than my Falcon Pro V bars and they ended up on every frameset I had afterwards!!

So feck off!!

PS. They were fooking big and they wouldn't clear my seat even with a layback........HUGE!!

Moose · « **Reply #28 on:** January 18, 2010, 04:15 PM »

I think the most common were CW's but I'd say that was on the street, the question should be, would CW's be the 'ultimate' (ie the best) race bar? Probably not.

Skyway pro bars anyone ?

WARDY · « **Reply #29 on:** January 18, 2010, 04:39 PM »

gt pro bars

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #30 on:** January 18, 2010, 04:42 PM »

GT bars were the same as many many standard type bars , robinson,GT , skyway, all used the same type of design and as such were not the ultimate

I guess its what are we building here a ultimate bike or what everybody had bike.

dordymush · « **Reply #31 on:** January 18, 2010, 04:55 PM »

i aint really a lover of anything vdc so for me i'd say it'd be close GT pro bars and CW's as thats what andy patterson rode and he was god to me back in the day

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #32 on:** January 18, 2010, 04:59 PM »

I was going to say, were not all the other similar bars to GT Pro bars just based on the GT Pro bar. I may be wrong here but were GT Pro bars the original of the similar design's or were they ones that looke similar before the gt ones ?

Although Rich you are onto something there, is this the bars you would want b.i.t.d or are we talking just the best bars ? i may change my GT Pro bars for pro STAR BARS, as they are currently my fav bars

monkian · « **Reply #33 on:** January 18, 2010, 05:02 PM »

I guess the criteria could be something like (in no paticular order): Usability, Desirability & Aesthetics

As a nice balance between the three I'd go for Renthal Bars

jimmyp · « **Reply #34 on:** January 18, 2010, 06:27 PM »

It just comes down to what you think is the best for whatever reason you think its the best for

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #35 on:** January 18, 2010, 06:33 PM »

Ok then, PRO STAR BARS

electobooty · « **Reply #36 on:** January 18, 2010, 09:08 PM »

got to be renthals then, freestyle is another thread

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #37 on:** January 18, 2010, 09:14 PM »

so is that pro, star bars
or pro star bars

ok i changed my mind i now have decided to go for CWs ,iconic and attainabale

magna13 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 18, 2010, 09:15 PM »

Too go with the guys on who's voted with GT Pro Bars, i think we should go for that little extra bit of spice and rarity in fiting some GT 'Andy Patterson' Bars, a very rare bar and are not seen alot on builds, very different and look

motomagII · « **Reply #39 on:** January 18, 2010, 09:16 PM »

most popular bars has to be cws everyone in my area had or got them (mostly copies mind)best bars ive ridden old school has to be gt pro bars for sure

jimmyp · « **Reply #40 on:** January 18, 2010, 11:16 PM »

Quote from: Waxintaxin on January 18, 2010, 09:14 PM

so is that pro, star bars
or pro star bars

ok i changed my mind i now have decided to go for CWs ,iconic and attainabale

Alot of people changing there minds already, its only monday

donkeybambam · « **Reply #41 on:** January 19, 2010, 07:06 AM »

cws were the dogs when we were younger......you had to have them.

i always wanted gt bars though......

martylaa · « **Reply #42 on:** January 19, 2010, 07:23 AM »

GT bars for me, remember seeing CW bars for the first time and thinking WTF.......

tigerbrown · « **Reply #43 on:** January 19, 2010, 08:29 AM »

cw's are the finest bar as long as you ride with your eyes shut...

What I mean by that is they're just the right size but look very strange/ugly compared to most bars...

Although on the skyway street thrashing advert they look perfect

hmmm just contradicted meself there a little

antiquebmx · « **Reply #44 on:** January 19, 2010, 10:40 AM »

so is it race or freestyle, or just a mix to get best bike??

JMC bars got to be

haro vectors also, but then we wouldnt have the stem debate

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #45 on:** January 19, 2010, 10:57 AM »

I wouldn't vote for CW as I snapped a pair of their cruiser bars when gating - not exactly serious abuse!
I had no problem with the size/shape of them though.

jimmyp · « **Reply #46 on:** January 19, 2010, 11:26 AM »

Quote from: antiquebmx on January 19, 2010, 10:40 AM

so is it race or freestyle, or just a mix to get best bike??

JMC bars got to be

haro vectors also, but then we wouldnt have the stem debate

Just to let everyone know this is for a race bike only, we can do freestyle when we've finnished the race bike, thanks

58 delray · « **Reply #47 on:** January 19, 2010, 11:27 AM »

VDC's and CW's look and feel crap imo, for me it's got to be SE Powerwings or GT pro bars both of which i currently use

telelogic · « **Reply #48 on:** January 19, 2010, 06:15 PM »

I have no strong opinion either way, However, when I first got into bmx in the early 80's the CW bars just looked the part.

they where kind of exotic