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 ===== BMX =====
-Before Bullmoose bars, mountain bikes were spec'd with handlebars from the motorcycle, road bike and BMX parts bins.  Mountain bikes needed strength and lightness.  BMX gave cheapness and motorcycles the strength.  Many BMX makers shifted to making MTBs with very BMX-like styles.  BMX bars were usually high risers, as the bikes were tiny with 20-24" wheels to make them light weight and nimble (and affordable.)  Note that a typical 1979 Schwinn BMX bike weighed 28.5 pounds, while Ritchey's [[ritchey:start#s1978]] MTB #1 weighed 30 pounds ((See Ritchey specs at the [[https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/repack-rwanda-origins-evolution-and-global-reach-mountain-bike/gallery#4|SFO Museum]].)).  But Ritchey's bike, at $1400, cost 7x more than a Schwinn BMX at $197. ((See Schwinn ad at: [[https://books.google.com/books?id=Fk7nQv2TpsEC&pg=PT1&lpg=PT1&dq=Schwinn+Scrambler+SX-1000+%22price%22&source=bl&ots=bV3ZcNDSlt&sig=ACfU3U1LnTCB1qKY1hAjpqyGFJUcX0EBzw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ7oT5yrD6AhXuSjABHUHMDqgQ6AF6BAgoEAM#v=onepage&q=Schwinn%20Scrambler%20SX-1000%20%22price%22&f=false|Boys' Life, April 1979]].))  Even 26" BMX bikes used the same bars, which helped with control and [[https://www.pinkbike.com/news/how-to-pump-your-bike-physics.html|pumping]] rollers and berms.  Or perhaps it's just tradition?
+Before Bullmoose bars, mountain bikes were spec'd with handlebars from the motorcycle, road bike and BMX parts bins.  Mountain bikes needed strength and lightness.  BMX gave cheapness and motorcycles the strength.  Many BMX makers shifted to making MTBs with very BMX-like styles.  BMX bars were usually high risers, as the bikes were tiny with 20-24" wheels to make them light weight and nimble (and affordable.)  Note that a typical 1979 Schwinn BMX bike weighed 28.5 pounds, while Ritchey's [[ritchey:start#s1978|1978]] MTB #1 weighed 30 pounds ((See Ritchey specs at the [[https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/repack-rwanda-origins-evolution-and-global-reach-mountain-bike/gallery#4|SFO Museum]].)).  But Ritchey's bike, at $1400, cost 7x more than a Schwinn BMX at $197. ((See Schwinn ad at: [[https://books.google.com/books?id=Fk7nQv2TpsEC&pg=PT1&lpg=PT1&dq=Schwinn+Scrambler+SX-1000+%22price%22&source=bl&ots=bV3ZcNDSlt&sig=ACfU3U1LnTCB1qKY1hAjpqyGFJUcX0EBzw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ7oT5yrD6AhXuSjABHUHMDqgQ6AF6BAgoEAM#v=onepage&q=Schwinn%20Scrambler%20SX-1000%20%22price%22&f=false|Boys' Life, April 1979]].))  Even 26" BMX bikes used the same bars, which helped with control and [[https://www.pinkbike.com/news/how-to-pump-your-bike-physics.html|pumping]] rollers and berms.  Or perhaps it's just tradition?
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 {{bad_bars.jpg?400|bad BMX bars}}
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-Collection of substandard vintage BMX bars
+Vintage BMX bars
 [[https://www.snakebitebmx.com/bmx-handlebars-through-the-years/|snakebitbmx]]