Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Photo request: Colored bars & clear grips

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06-23-09, 12:34 PM
So I'm building my new kilo and I'm curious to see if any of you guys are running colored bars and clear grips. I wanna see how this looks before dropping some change and being disappointed with the results.

dougland89
06-23-09, 12:50 PM
no
adriano
06-23-09, 12:55 PM
if aesthetics are your concern, i imagine clear grips will look like hell after a season, but it sounds like an interesting idea.

dougland89
06-23-09, 01:05 PM
it also depends on what bars you run. Oury makes clear grips, that aren't really clear, there is also clear bar tape wrap for drop and bullhorn bars, which looks cheap and tacky as hell. honestly, get black bars, black grips and don't become what many despise
devilshaircut
06-23-09, 02:40 PM
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t216/familybrothers3/P1020823.jpg

Best effort.
generate
06-23-09, 02:48 PM
double sided pink d!ldo is all I see.
devilshaircut
06-23-09, 02:52 PM
Uncircumcised.
j3ffr3y
06-23-09, 03:01 PM
I have clear grips on a chrome bar, looks like hell after a few months.
dougland89
06-23-09, 03:14 PM
that bike=fail
Scrodzilla
06-23-09, 03:25 PM
Yeah...they tend to turn pi$$ yellow after a while and look pretty gross, regardless of what color is underneath and how many times you attempt cleaning them. Don't do it!
dougland89
06-23-09, 03:50 PM
this is just where this scene is going, stupid aesthetics more important than actually functionality.

op, you fail, not only here, but i see you failing at life.

**** this forum.
alaska
06-23-09, 03:57 PM
clear champs don't yellow like ourys do, but they don't stay completely clear.
iansmash
06-23-09, 04:18 PM
i had gold nitto risers w/ clear ourys


it looked OK
Dion Rides
06-23-09, 05:33 PM
We don't call them "colored" bars anymore FYI - they are "Handlebar Americans"
oldfolksmashers
06-23-09, 05:57 PM
Oooooh too soon. Never forget 9/11
das_pyrate
06-27-09, 12:59 AM
nice try
Patricky
06-27-09, 01:01 AM
what does hell look like?
Patricky
06-27-09, 01:02 AM
but really, put the clear grip on the colored bar im sure itll still be black underneath
flam
07-20-09, 01:17 AM
here's one, the grips look like they're the clear ones though they aren't very clear.

http://gallery.me.com/bbattle/100168/3105969907_db127d081d_o/web.jpg
Tomo_Ishi
07-20-09, 03:48 AM
How about clear grip "tapes"? They stay pretty clear after some use.
milkcratebasket
07-21-09, 12:04 AM
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t216/familybrothers3/P1030231.jpg
MASHeug
07-21-09, 01:43 AM
Goddnes that panasonic would be so right with anything other than double-dil bars...

Get black bars with black ourys and pretend they're clear..
Or run bare bars, and prettend you running EXTREME-clear grips
cc700
07-21-09, 01:48 AM
i can't really be witty, i'm too busy laughing at you.

clear grips will look good for a week, tops. don't expect them to look good after that and you won't be disappointed.
psirue
07-21-09, 01:51 AM
they look like jimmyhats on a *****.
MASHeug
07-21-09, 01:51 AM
Being less of a smart ass. I searched google and came up with this
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/saxo00/imgs/4/8/4877b242.jpg