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love the look of these jones bars,tempted to get some,anybody on here use them?how do they feel and ride?ive always used high rise,but building up a 29er just fancy a pair 😀
Jones bars you say?
No. I don't know anyone that uses them. 😉
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How do they feel?
Like a 45 degree swept bar.
only try hards and wannabies use them!
Stu, got a spare pair i can try? 😉
they are uglier than me............... 😀
Sory just sold the two H Bars and the two Loop Bars are on bikes.
Mates got a pair - nice to use. Still not sure I would switch from risers.
they feel great - it felt weird going back to 710mm risers recently after a winter on jones / titec bars. good, but weird.
they have pros and cons, but i'm converted. comfy, fast, feel very natural.
stu, you prefer the loops then? just for shifter / brake positioning or anything more to it? cheers. and damnit, i was after a ti h-bar too.. maybe i'll buy a loop then as i have 2 titec 'fakes' )
looks like you need a longer stem on the loops too?
With the H Bar I always seemed to have my hands half on the brake lever clamps when climbing. That doesn't happen with the loop though.There's also room for shifters.
Apart from that there's very little difference. I use the same length stem.
This shows how similar the loop and h are.
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useful pic, cheers Stu. more overall useable area by the look of it.
Ok I will get a set made up at work lol
I'm sure I will like them thanks for the help and photos
they is well gay...........
Lol
Nah, they'll never catch on.
😉
I use the Titec versions, and I find them to be very comfy ... so much so that 'conventional' flats / risers and other alt-bars just feel 'wrong now.
it's a very personal thing. you can pick up Mary bars cheap sh. I liked mine, view feel more comfortable but I think not have more control with regular bars which are comfortable enough.
are the loop bars in alu and steel/ti?
Like the look of the marts has well
**** I phone meant to say,i like the look of the Mary bars has well
What's the black loop bar?
Where, how much?
They feel like you're holding onto 2 men at the same time each at a 45° angle to your perpendicular.
the extra loop on the bars is only for the gentleman of "larger girth" who would otherwise bend them.
It's much the same thing as the "biffer brace" extra tube you can see on tubby niche boys ego chariots.
😆
nonsense.
the loop is for easier basket attachment.
nonsense.the loop is for easier basket attachment.
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a normal FoD ride 😆
why is 'Tollah in the basket tho ?
Oi
Fekin wannabes.
bedmaker - MemberWhat's the black loop bar?
Where, how much?
It's a Jones alloy loop bar.
Available from Jeff or Biff for about £80 or you could get the Ti version for a bit more. 😉
Tazz.
That basket's rubbish. I'm having a carpet fiber egobasket built to my own design. 😆
I thought the loop was to gain a tuck on the road....
The loop is to rest his belly on.
The loop is to rest on while waiting for wokboy to catch up
FTFY
Can anyone verify sizing on the Jones Loop Bar, it seems very difficult to get specific info. My rough conversion from web pics gives me:-
Officially supplied - width CtoC at 667mm, sweep at 45deg, rise at 13mm
Using an imaginary straight line across bottom then overall front to back of 237mm
samepoint to nearside of clamp bulge 103mm
samepoint to farside of clamp bulge 133mm
farside of clamp bulge to nearside of loop inner 82mm
imaginary baseline to nearside of loop inner 215mm
rearward extension on inside below weld point 206mm
rearward extension measured from level with clamp bulge 144mm
width CtoC through middle of clamp line 449mm
width CtoC at base of side weld 395mm
width CtoC at top loop bend 190mm
Are these numbers about right?
hmmmm actually got some loop bars now, i take it all back they're ace with a stiff frontage and make honking up climbs more pleasurable. All I need is a Wok to smuggle and an "look at me, look at me" attitude 😆
**** I phone
Is that a new app!
tazzy. did you get them from Biff ?
Sofaking- got a pair second hand, biff has some incomming at the moment and It looks like I'll be getting another pair from him as they're jolly nice
not quite the same sweep but a lot cheaper are Ragley Carnegie's bars, these are the flat version, i tried a pair i bought cheap on the classifieds...i now have a pair on three bikes, might be worth a look
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Sofaking- got a pair second hand, biff has some incomming at the moment and It looks like I'll be getting another pair from him as they're jolly nice
yes I have a pair on order with him, just waiting for the email to say he has them 🙁