Cruiser with BMX Handlebars
10-19-12, 02:12 PM
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Cruiser with BMX Handlebars
Do you think it's possible to take a cruiser style bike like this https://www.nirve.com/largeimage.asp?id=1965 and put BMX styled handlebars on it? Would it still be rideable? Dumb idea?
10-19-12, 02:14 PM
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absolutely. People have been doing it with vintage 26" cruisers for years
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10-19-12, 02:27 PM
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cool, do it. You'll have a fun bike. that one in the picture is a '41 Schwinn DX according to Google.
10-20-12, 11:40 AM
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Well great. Thanks guys for starting me on a whole new obsession lol. Klunkers are badass!
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I've set up my mountain bike with BMX handlebars, the hardest part was getting a 22.2 BMX stem. With cruisers it may or may not be easier, the older ones take the same .883 stem quill diameter most BMX stems have, the newer *mart cruisers take the 22.2 quill, and threadless forks take threadless BMX stems.
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I've set up my mountain bike with BMX handlebars, the hardest part was getting a 22.2 BMX stem. With cruisers it may or may not be easier, the older ones take the same .883 stem quill diameter most BMX stems have, the newer *mart cruisers take the 22.2 quill, and threadless forks take threadless BMX stems.
