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  • Jones bars, why so pricey?
  • ton
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    not the ti ones, but the black alloy loop ones.
    £130 is a lot of cash, no?

    dirtyrider
    Free Member

    Jones innit

    scotroutes
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    Yep. Thankfully they aren’t compulsory.

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    tazzymtb
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    limited supply, lots of demand, the joy of niche 😀

    seanthesheap
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    Titec j bars are similar but cheaper, i have both loop and j bars and they feel about the same in use.

    singlespeedstu
    Full Member

    It’s only since more people have started using them that they’ve become so expensive.

    ton
    Full Member

    got a brand new set……don’t like em.
    low risers and barends are far comfier.

    cynic-al
    Free Member

    Fist pie -> Mr Jones I think!

    ton
    Full Member

    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.

    singlespeedstu
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    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”.

    tazzymtb
    Full Member

    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 😀

    pop-larkin
    Free Member

    Ton- this is your chance to turn the tide on the over inflated cost of near nicheness- sell them for a tenner!

    ton
    Full Member

    dint say they were crap, and Mary’s have as many bends. 😀

    I need some new shoes, anyone want to buy em.

    tazzymtb
    Full Member

    but marys are narrower, dont sweep back as much and feel horrible 😉

    ton
    Full Member

    errr, mmm, bastid… 😆

    singlespeedstu
    Full Member

    I need some new shoes

    Have they got any welding on them? 😆

    ton
    Full Member

    Have they got any welding on them?

    oh yes…

    tazzymtb
    Full Member

    I need some new shoes
    Have they got any welding on them?

    they need to be quite big!

    brant
    Free Member

    Come on Tony. Play by the nice rules.

    Yen is Japanese. Bars are either from Taiwan (NTD) or China (RMB).

    ton
    Full Member

    😳 sorry

    DrP
    Full Member

    I’m interested Tony…
    What size loops are they? The wider ones?
    How much you after?!

    DrP

    butcher
    Full Member

    Titec j bars are similar but cheaper

    I couldn’t find anywhere to buy them.

    flatfish
    Free Member

    Beaten by DrP

    Keep me in mind Tony.

    stuey
    Free Member

    ebay Practicalcycles have alot of Dutch city bars …

    Much cheaper- but I haven’t seen any wider than 630mm

    JohnClimber
    Free Member

    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

    ton
    Full Member

    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. 😀

    gogg
    Free Member

    It’s the name innit, not like they’re common….

    futonrivercrossing
    Free Member

    Bought my Ti set for 80 quid on eBay ;))

    big_scot_nanny
    Full Member

    I must admit, I rather like them also. Only problem? – makes the previously wonderful renthals on the mega feel terrible!

    timbur
    Free Member

    I like titecs J’s but can’t seem to like the new Jones bars. Subtle differences but I like the cheaper ones :O)

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    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.

    TiRed
    Full Member

    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.

    singlespeedstu
    Full Member

    futon.

    I’m surprised that they’ve not cracked yet.

    Despite what they say Ti doesn’t last for ever…

    singlespeedstu
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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.

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    I didn’t say I didn’t like them.
    I was merely trying to answer Ton’s enquiry.

    singlespeedstu
    Full Member

    Rusty.

    I was just taking the p a little. 🙂

    ton
    Full Member

    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… 😀

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    So was I. 😀

    singlespeedstu
    Full Member

    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?

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