Messing about with Bars

[karfer67]

lol nott'in too fancy to chop. the bars on sensor's "ol'gramps" are truvative 31.8 dh bars. i also sold a set of carbon monkey lite mtb bars to another guy for his boardtracker and he was going to chop them down as well :mrgreen: but on your bike i do really dig the apes cool seat too is that a brooks? looks like a b33 but i have never seen one with black springs.

 

[racer32]

lol nott'in too fancy to chop. the bars on sensor's "ol'gramps" are truvative 31.8 dh bars. i also sold a set of carbon monkey lite mtb bars to another guy for his boardtracker and he was going to chop them down as well :mrgreen: but on your bike i do really dig the apes cool seat too is that a brooks? looks like a b33 but i have never seen one with black springs.

Maybe it's OK to cut up a $90 set of bars for a $75 bicycle for some, but being a broke-a$$ self-employed guy means I only cut up cheap stuff! The seat is a new Lepper seat I got off Ebay several years ago-I think I paid about 1/2 what a Brooks seat was selling for. I like the seat a lot, but it's coming off of this bike and going on another...got plans for it and a certain frame/fork/bar combo once I get around to it.

 

[armandgil]

I think the motorcycle bars go better with the fork and grippy tires. What kind of seat are you switching to?

 

[garylee]

i think you should use the apes and send me the flat track bars- pm me for my mailing address-LOL

 

[ej599]

Apes.

 

[racer32]

I think the motorcycle bars go better with the fork and grippy tires. What kind of seat are you switching to?

I'm trying to find an older spring seat with a metal pan so I can do a mexican blanket seat cover, or I may cover with tooled leather. All the seats I have around here are plastic except an old persons banana seat though.

 

[armandgil]

Well there you go, banana seat with apes!

 

[MaXXXwell]

Flipped Apes....... no question about it.

Dude... :lol:

 

[dangratsdan]

A kool old seat on a bent seatpost, keep it low and back 4 or 5 inches. With the Apes, set for comfort........a 2-speed kickback........a 24x3........It's Xmas isn't it. Dangerous Dan

 

[tv dinner]

apes, nanner seat, call it done 8) .

 

[sensor]

still saying original bars flipped and bobbed about 4". theres tons of the stock wald bars for those things that sell for about 10-15$. ditch the seat post clamp it to the seat tube itself and there ya go. but, i guess if you like the apes go for it.....might even sell ya a pair that i wont use anymore :mrgreen:

 

[Firewalker]

I like the flip stock look.....But I too find it hard to ride (if you have to do a panic turn you are in big do do)

I found it much better with the bobber style bars

I also changed the stem to a mountain bike style so that I could move the bars forward and give myself more room

Just an idea :wink: sorry no pics right now

 

[musclebikes]

hehe........one of my creations,of which I no longer have had small ape hangers on it (about ten inches tall) and they were flipped upside down....man that was fun, a "wee-bit" dangerious but fun, the worst part about it was it took you "half a block" to turn.

 

[ratrodatouille]

Heres mine but one thing, remember to make sure the bars fit your stem ! :x The apes are 7/8" and the others are 1'' so I had to shimmy them not so easy.

 

[ej599]

Bars to the stars with the sprung seat. I mean its obvious!

Did you all notice that the first replies to this thread were EACH ONE of the handlebar choices followed by "no question about it"? :lol: :lol: :lol: So, we all agree: no question about it!

Hugo

Gotta love this site, all the advice makes customizing decisions nearly automatic!

 

[greggah]

wrap the bars w/ electrical tape for a shim.. works for me.. how many jumps or wheelies are you doing on crusiers? probably not too many until you get a couple in you and then hey is it really the shim thats your problem or i used some of pipe hanger metal that comes on a roll w/ a ton of holes in it.

nice ride like the color and apes are cool make you feel like a bad a$$

 

[ratrodatouille]

I cut the ends off some old grips, slid them on and they seems to work.

 

[br549]

here's something different, flip the apes upside down, make a knuckle-dragger! Hehe
Hey, it's different! You'll be the first to do it, maybe? 8)

 

[Bicyclerick]

APES all the way!!!!!!!!!!!! Like these

 

[BASTY 76]

Dig'n those flat trackers here too!! M M Mmmm. Looks like you can unbolt the cross bar, tried flip'n em ?