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Title: MK1 S&M slam bars???
Post by: thecaptain on June 16, 2010, 11:41 AM: got these from fleabay, won then ages ago and have finally turned up

looked geniune in the photos but the knurling doesnt look like any other S&M bars Ive got, never seen the sheild sticker in a square of clear vinyl either, they've always been die cut into a sheild

anyone know if they're genuine or not?

thanks

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h272/southcoastbmx/S%20and%20M/DSC01411.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h272/southcoastbmx/S%20and%20M/DSC01412.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h272/southcoastbmx/S%20and%20M/DSC01410.jpg)
Title: Re: MK1 S&M slam bars???
Post by: SaMAlex on June 16, 2010, 11:46 AM: Some early Shield stickers were on clear backing. The Mad Dog headtube stickers were on a square of vinyl backing.

The knurling does look strange tho
Title: Re: MK1 S&M slam bars???
Post by: gordy on June 16, 2010, 06:45 PM: sorry mate, but they aren't slams. the knurling is wrong and the bend is completely wrong. soory man but you've been ripped.
Title: Re: MK1 S&M slam bars???
Post by: harris on June 16, 2010, 06:48 PM: they look ish similar but as stated knurling looks totally wrong...
Title: Re: MK1 S&M slam bars???
Post by: thecaptain on June 16, 2010, 06:57 PM: Quote from: gordy on June 16, 2010, 06:45 PM
sorry mate, but they aren't slams. the knurling is wrong and the bend is completely wrong. soory man but you've been ripped.
do you know what early slams actually look like? Ive got 2 sets of early slams pretty much identical, its only the knurling thats different
Title: Re: MK1 S&M slam bars???
Post by: andy_116 on June 17, 2010, 10:03 AM: if its any help i've has a couple of frames where the seat tube sticker was in a clear square like that
Title: Re: MK1 S&M slam bars???
Post by: gossa on July 12, 2010, 07:25 AM: Early S&M decals were defo on clear vinyl and every run of slam bars I ever saw were a different shape and from different suppliers.
Title: Re: MK1 S&M slam bars???
Post by: SaMAlex on July 12, 2010, 07:53 AM: Quote from: gossa on July 12, 2010, 07:25 AM
every run of slam bars I ever saw were a different shape and from different suppliers.

There was one run I saw where Moeller asked for the cross bar to be a bit lower. The supplier lowered the cross bar but didnt make it shorter. Instead they forced out the bend of the bars (to fit in the crossbar) which made them wider! :idiot2: