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  • Looks like PlanetX aint afraid of Mr Jones
  • brant
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    Any hints on the bull moose specs ?

    700 wide (as wide as Nitto will make)
    25deg backsweep, 60mm rise, hand position about like, oh, 60mm reach stem with a riser bar? it’s hard to explain.
    Then three angles of rotation – 0deg (nitto), 9deg (my dad), 18deg (me).

    Like how you know I like Mary/OG bars pointing at the rear axle and some people like them flatter? Like that.

    brant
    Free Member

    Then there’s some shorter and higher bull moose too on our instagram.

    Someone was taking the piss out of the joints, but they’re nitto’s joints, and I figure they know better than some bikepacking keyboard warrior.

    restlessshawn
    Free Member

    Makes sense, sounds good

    molgrips
    Free Member

    Brant, can you do a carbon Fleegle please?

    brant
    Free Member

    Brant, can you do a carbon Fleegle please?

    We could, but we wouldn’t because tooling would be $8000.

    montgomery
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    At the risk of appearing thicker than I usually do, isn’t the loop just extra weight? Isn’t where the stem goes, the stiffness and where your hands are the only thing that you need? Surely the most efficient way of doing this is a basic swept bar with the geo, diameters and butting of your choice?
    The loop thing is pointless no?

    What others said, plus more ways of attaching luggage securely, and being able to easily mount lights that shine over the top of it.

    I’ve always liked my Mary bars, but sometimes wish for a better, more stretched out position on long climbs. This bar could help me attain that. I’m happy to pay over the odds for UK made kit, but not for stuff made by litigious Yanks.

    IvanMTB
    Free Member

    We could, but we wouldn’t because tooling would be $8000.

    Shame… Like my Fleegle very much but wouldn’t mind it to be 30-50mm wider and made of black stuff…
    Cheers!
    I.

    molgrips
    Free Member

    We could, but we wouldn’t because tooling would be $8000.

    I don’t fancy paying that much – but maybe more people than just me would buy one? 🙂

    The Fleegle is perfect for my bike but I’ve not been able to find anything more bling in that sweep.

    EDIT SQlab is the only one I think.

    whitestone
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    As I wrote earlier I’ve two sets of Jones bars, one is carbon fibre that I bought second hand (completely unused, didn’t even have any marks at the stem mount) for a lot less than new – there’s no way I’d pay £350 for them. The other set are the SG riser bars which are on my fat bike. I originally had the carbon bars on this but the bike was second hand and the previous owner is a little shorter than me and had cut the steerer tube so the bars sat a bit low – the riser bars counteract that.

    My Solaris currently has a set of Velo Orange Crazy bars attached, they make no bones about the backsweep being “influenced” by the Jones bars.

    I’ve a set of Mary bars but for me they feel a little weird, not sure if it’s the lack of width or the combination of the rise and sweep but I couldn’t get “right” on them.

    chalky765
    Free Member

    without sounding a muppet, curretnly running a 760mm bar with50mm stem on the puffin, if fitting a loop bar what stem to correct?

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    molgrips – Syntace also do a swept bar.

    chalky765 – I have two bikes with Jones Loops. The stem length is the same as it always was. You would only want longer if you plan on setting your controls quite far back from the join.

    molgrips
    Free Member

    Just noticed that SQLabs have some much cheaper Fleegle-like bars in the Trekking section instead of MTB.

    whitestone
    Free Member

    @chalky765 – From the Jones installation manual: “The Jones H-bar works best when the main grip area is approximately the same height as the saddle and far enough back toward the saddle to allow you to sit very upright when holding the rearmost portion of the grip area. … To achieve this you may need a significantly shorter and/or higher rise stem.

    I just use the same stem length. I’ve a Puffin and just did a straight swap and it works for me.

    chalky765
    Free Member

    scotroutes
    whitestone

    many thanks been jones curious for a while but dont think Mrs C would be happy with the price! might be worth a punt on the these planet X then.

    whitestone
    Free Member

    TBH, one of the things with Jones bars is that they do hold their price quite well so if you don’t get on with them, and not everyone does, then there isn’t too much of a hit.

    5plusn8
    Free Member

    me and my dad

    He will end up being right, you know it. Stop messing around.

    akira
    Full Member

    In for a penny and all that Brant, cheeky spaceframe for under a grand? 😜

    bonesetter
    Free Member

    In for a penny and all that Brant, cheeky spaceframe for under a grand?

    Nah, even Geoff – urgh cough, Jeff prefers his longer rear bike now

    But, nontheless, yes 🙂

    Stevet1
    Full Member

    This thread has some comments about Planet X, and some about On-one. Without being rude, what is the difference between on-one, Planet-X and to a lesser degree Ragley – the first two seem to almost be the same website with different skins last time I looked?

    stevie750
    Full Member

    Ragley are owned by hotlines (chain reaction) and brant used to work there many years ago

    bonesetter
    Free Member

    ^ So, Wiggle then

    Stevet1
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    @stevet1https://www.on-one.co.uk/about-on-one

    Thanks, I’m going to assume that Was a tongue in cheek link?

    About On One.
    Founded in Sheffield, England over quarter of a century ago, Planet X is still run by riders,

    So that’s cleared that up.

    akira
    Full Member

    Essentially planet X is road and on one is MTB, although the websites do seem to share a lot of stuff.

    brant
    Free Member

    Planet X is the parent company and a brand itself.

    On-one is a brand owned by Planet X.

    bonesetter
    Free Member

    What’s happened to the Geoff Loop Bar page in the OP?

    It’s disappeared

    brant
    Free Member

    First batch just sold out. Second batch order just being confirmed and web issues meaning we can’t control over-sells without things being stupid… oh man…

    It’ll be live again tomorrow (I hope).

    bonesetter
    Free Member

    Oh OK
    Hopefully have delivery estimate – my mate would like one

    Poopscoop
    Full Member

    Brant, is there an eta on the second batch?

    Cheers.

    brant
    Free Member

    Brant, is there an eta on the second batch?

    I was told early June this morning! But we’re trying to get that down a bit. Not easy as the Far East have knocked off for New Year now, but we’re seeing what’s possible.

    dai3015
    Free Member

    Hi Brant
    I ordered some bars at lunchtime when it was showing pre order for march delivery – how will I know if the bars are in the first batch or whether you’d sold them all before the order went through?
    Cheers
    David

    brant
    Free Member

    Hi Brant
    I ordered some bars at lunchtime when it was showing pre order for march delivery – how will I know if the bars are in the first batch or whether you’d sold them all before the order went through?
    Cheers
    David

    We pulled the page when we’d sold all but 4 of the ordered stock due to land early March. So fingers crossed, should be all good. If it’s not the case customer services will be mailing you tomorrow and we’ll be looking at airfreight options.

    Mickey Bars still available.

    https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/HBOOMKB/on-one-mickey-handlebar

    Poopscoop
    Full Member

    brant

    I was told early June this morning! But we’re trying to get that down a bit.

    Cheers! Fingers crossed.

    winston
    Free Member

    Make sure you keep one for the OP..best stealth ad ever.

    postierich
    Free Member

    🙂 fortunately for me or unfortunately according to you guys I own the real McCoys 🙂

    Prefer to prop up Biffs Coke and hookers problem

    edit (joke)

    bikesian65
    Free Member

    Brant

    so ( in a somewhat cheeky manner) any chance of a set in Titanium ?

    prawny
    Full Member

    I quite like the look of the Mickey’s, plenty of room for lights 😎

    u02sgb
    Free Member

    Brant, any chance of a carbon set in chewy like the knuckleball?

    joshvegas
    Free Member

    (patent) what would be good is a set of drop bars with a similar appendage in the middle or all the way across to prevent barbags and ting rotation (\patent)

    epicyclo
    Full Member

    I’ve ordered the new dropbars. Look handy.

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