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Title: did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome & alloy
Post by: glenboy on August 22, 2010, 06:12 PM

did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome moly & alloy options, i'm looking for some good old school pro size bars in alloy but wasn't sure if the pro size ones came in chrome only also what other options for alloy pro sized old school bars

thanks

Title: Re: did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome & alloy
Post by: daz bmx it! on August 22, 2010, 06:24 PM

I've had about 4 sets including cruiser bars,all classy bars and I've had cr-mo and alloy ,I think the earlier ones were nearly all alley tho? :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome & alloy
Post by: glenboy on August 22, 2010, 06:31 PM

thanks daz  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome & alloy
Post by: Jon The Bassist on August 22, 2010, 09:35 PM

Cromo is an alloy. Do you guys mean aluminium?

Title: Re: did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome & alloy
Post by: glenboy on August 22, 2010, 09:37 PM

yes mate aluminium , my bad :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome & alloy
Post by: diesel on August 22, 2010, 10:54 PM

I'm pretty sure they only made aluminum powerbends in expert size and micro mini (without the cross bar)


ask him how wide they are.....

my guess is they will be 24" or 26" wide

Which would make them expert bars  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome & alloy
Post by: diesel on August 22, 2010, 10:56 PM

like these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-School-BMX-POWERLITE-expert-bars-bike-handlebars-NR-/130421460198?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories

Title: Re: did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome & alloy
Post by: moomin on August 23, 2010, 02:40 PM

Quote from: diesel on August 22, 2010, 10:54 PM

I'm pretty sure they only made aluminum powerbends in expert size and micro mini (without the cross bar)

Thats what i was thinking too, i know my experts were aluminium but Pro were defo chrome :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: did the early powerlite powerbend pro size bars come in chrome & alloy
Post by: glenboy on August 27, 2010, 01:38 AM

update , i have some powerlite probendpro bars coming in Aluminium 28.5 inch wide with a rise of about 8.7 inches , mine are early ones with a pencil thin crossbar and no knurling on stem holding part so they must have made them early on as Daz Bmx says  :daumenhoch:, haven't got them yet but they are very light weighe 1 pound , will post up when they arrive, heres a crap pic of them

(http://i.ebayimg.com/21/!B04YB3QBGk~$(KGrHqF,!hEEw5g95lwiBMcSy2fQnQ~~_12.JPG)