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not the ti ones, but the black alloy loop ones.
£130 is a lot of cash, no?
Jones innit
Yep. Thankfully they aren't compulsory.
limited supply, lots of demand, the joy of niche 😀
Titec j bars are similar but cheaper, i have both loop and j bars and they feel about the same in use.
It's only since more people have started using them that they've become so expensive.
got a brand new set......don't like em.
low risers and barends are far comfier.
Fist pie -> Mr Jones I think!
I reckon they are made for about 5 yen in some far east sweatshop too.
made from the stuff 15 quid Mary's are bent from.
Hang on to them for 6 months then sell them for a profit then.
I have an alloy loop bar that's not being used that's worth more now second hand than i paid for it new...
Edit.
made from the stuff 15 quid Mary's are bent from.
Except the Jones bar costs a bit more to produce as it envolves a bit of weding aswell as a bit of "bending".
don't like em.
low risers and barends are far comfier.
for you yes, don't mean they're crap though does it big lad 😀
Ton- this is your chance to turn the tide on the over inflated cost of near nicheness- sell them for a tenner!
dint say they were crap, and Mary's have as many bends. 😀
I need some new shoes, anyone want to buy em.
but marys are narrower, dont sweep back as much and feel horrible 😉
errr, mmm, bastid... 😆
I need some new shoes
Have they got any welding on them? 😆
Have they got any welding on them?
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Have they got any welding on them?
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they need to be quite big!
Come on Tony. Play by the nice rules.
Yen is Japanese. Bars are either from Taiwan (NTD) or China (RMB).
😳 sorry
I'm interested Tony...
What size loops are they? The wider ones?
How much you after?!
DrP
Titec j bars are similar but cheaper
I couldn't find anywhere to buy them.
Beaten by DrP
Keep me in mind Tony.
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Much cheaper- but I haven't seen any wider than 630mm
Jones are expensive because he can get the asking price over in the states for them and there's no point being a busy fool in producing more to lower the price to make less money if you don't need to.
As for Titec bars they don't make them anymore
please pass me a huge spoon, to eat this humble pie with..... 8)
just got back from a 2 hour ride, on the jones bars that I was condemning last night.
I now like them....nuff said. 😀
It's the name innit, not like they're common....
Bought my Ti set for 80 quid on eBay ;))
I must admit, I rather like them also. Only problem? - makes the previously wonderful renthals on the mega feel terrible!
I like titecs J's but can't seem to like the new Jones bars. Subtle differences but I like the cheaper ones :O)
Because some people prefer to be defined by what they buy rather than who they are.
And they have a very high opinion of their own worth.
😀
Not that cold, I'll be fine in my jumper.
Soma Sparrow have almost the same angle and a more useful diameter for mtb brakes than Midge bars. You'll need a smaller stem clamp or spacers though. Love mine.
futon.
I'm surprised that they've not cracked yet.
Despite what they say Ti doesn't last for ever...
A quick picture for [s]Rusty[/s] the haters.
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Most of them now with new owners as I only really like them when combined with the rest of the jones geometry.
I didn't say I didn't like them.
I was merely trying to answer Ton's enquiry.
Rusty.
I was just taking the p a little. 🙂
on a serious note, I think they are a rip off, and would not pay £130 for some bars ever......but these came on the wife's 16'' troll, and god knows why someone would spec such a wide bar on such a tiny framed bike.
but cos we have em spare. I thought I would try em... 😀
So was I. 😀
Ton I agree with you £130 for a bar is a bit much.
Then again some riser bars are around that much too.
If you want to swap your wide loop bar for the narrower one I'd be up for giving it a try?