Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Arc-Style Bar

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ghostofcrujones
07-08-08, 12:51 AM
Does anyone know of any manufacturer that makes a similar style bar to SOMA's Noah's Arc bar?

http://store.somafab.com/noahsarcbar.html

Know where i can find/purchase this style of bar?
Thanks


BMonei
07-08-08, 12:58 AM
Right here:

http://store.somafab.com/noahsarcbar.html

hxzero
07-08-08, 01:15 AM
....wow.


JayNev
07-08-08, 03:46 AM
i know dimension makes one. i tired to order them 2- months ago but they were always out of stock.

Grand Bois
07-08-08, 07:21 AM
Similar for half the price:

http://www.nycbikes.com/item.php?item_id=328

I bought one and it's nicer than I expected for the price.

http://inlinethumb55.webshots.com/40182/2868077300068014369S500x500Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2868077300068014369vujaYk)

SuperVillain
07-08-08, 08:12 AM
Hsing Lung (HL) makes/made a pair. I believe that's what this guy (http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008/july/2/ReynaldoTortoledo.htm) has, you could ask him.

Edit: Wait, here's (http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=HB2092) a pair.

ghostofcrujones
07-08-08, 08:14 AM
yeah, i obviously realize where to buy the soma ones. but i was asking does anyone know a place selling a bar that's not soma. I've seen these around on a few bikes, and they seem to be made by different company (diff finish etc). The NYCB one looks pretty cool. I was looking for something with a fully smooth, curving shape, but on that bike it looks pretty good. Thanks for the lead. I'll see if i can hunt down a dimension bar as well.

I wasnt sure what this style of bar was called. And looking up arc bar all over, including ebay wasnt yielding the results i was hoping for.

Thanks again.

mconlonx
07-08-08, 09:09 AM
Look for a bike shop that used to sell Bridgestone and see if they have any leftovers in their take-off bar bucket. Some of their lower end hybrids used to come with arc bars and I used to pick them up cheap from shops where an original owner swapped them out for something else. Might be a few years too late by now, though...

ghostofcrujones
07-08-08, 09:39 AM
Brilliant !!

This is so brillant someone should make it a sticky!

zacked
07-08-08, 01:11 PM
Dimension makes a set, as mentioned. I have both.

Dimension:
http://aebike.com/images/library/catalogs/soc/prodl/HB2092.jpg
Soma:
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-3773699254952_2008_386173

The dimension bars are about half the price, but they have more of a kink in them compared to the continuous bend of the somas. The somas are noticeably lighter, slightly wider, and I think have more sweep.

I'd get the soma bar first, unless you're broke.

And don't chop them down!

JayNev
07-08-08, 01:39 PM
yeah the problem is that i'd want to chop them down (when i was looking for arc bars) so i figured it would almost defeat the purpose of having the arc in the first place

ghostofcrujones
07-08-08, 02:34 PM
Zacked, Thanks! that is what i was hoping for. some actual testimonial and some great photos to illustrate the point. You rule!