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03-11-2008, 04:50 PM
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aluminum handlebars
I guess my duc has been sitting up too long. I've noticed some rust and pitting on my handlebars. Given the salty air, may be a it wouldn't be a bad ideal to replace it. Is there an aftermarket aluminum alternative that isn't too far off from OEM so that it's more or less a direct replacement?
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03-11-2008, 07:08 PM
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Re: aluminum handlebars
They're not aluminum to begin with? The older Monsters came stock with Al bars.
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03-11-2008, 07:14 PM
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Re: aluminum handlebars
Hmmm, I'm seeing rust, so they can't be aluminum, right? (I hope so, I bought an aluminum Cannondale under the assumption that aluminum doesn't rust.)
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03-11-2008, 10:46 PM
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Re: aluminum handlebars
Put a magnet up to them.
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03-11-2008, 10:49 PM
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Re: aluminum handlebars
Well, aluminium does "oxidize", but not in the same manner that steel rusts. The times I saw examples of it, on bike frames, it had a whitish flaky layer on it...
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03-11-2008, 10:54 PM
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Re: aluminum handlebars
your 695 bar is steel....rizoma makes a alum one.
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03-11-2008, 11:53 PM
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Re: aluminum handlebars
bah! late to the party!
yep, steel. same as mine. what you need are some clip-ons, brother. > 
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Well, aluminium does "oxidize", but not in the same manner that steel rusts. The times I saw examples of it, on bike frames, it had a whitish flaky layer on it...
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ben is correct... for once... [cheeky]
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03-12-2008, 12:10 AM
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Re: aluminum handlebars
naw . . . clip ons are for young bucks not old mules like me.
So where to I score there Rizoma bars? Might was well get those mirrors too.
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03-12-2008, 12:21 AM
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Re: aluminum handlebars
pjsparts.com? they seem to be the rizoma place.
also seen Al bars on a couple other sites, not sure if they were rizoma.
oh! you should get MX bars! > > >
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03-12-2008, 02:05 AM
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Re: aluminum handlebars
Or Apehangers!
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