BIG sweeping handlebars! MOTHBAR install, ride & review

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  • Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
  • got sent this mothbar by @magiccomponents & @crumbworks.co ! i test it out for a good ole time!
    00:00 intro
    00:36 install
    04:05 ride & review
    bar specs:
    material: heat treated 4130
    weight: 750g
    color: chrome plated or raw clear coat
    width: 745mm
    clamp: 25.4mm
    rise: 50mm
    backsweep: 60 degrees
    bars available here:
    www.magiccomponents.work/
    www.crumbworks.jp/
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  • @burundi8909
    @burundi8909 Рік тому +6

    Nice one Gary you have outdone yourself!

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому +1

      Thanks champ i appreciate that! ✌️😊

  • @hookerjl1
    @hookerjl1 Рік тому +1

    The bars look very comfy…that’s what I like them most👍🏻😃thanks for new cool impressions and spots around your place😎CU🙂👋🏻

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Hell ya ! Yes very comfy indeed ! I like them too cheers ! 😊😊

  • @jamesbaclig8789
    @jamesbaclig8789 Рік тому +2

    Really sweet looking bars. Thinking about putting them on a 80’s Trek project. Your vids are inspirational.🤙🏽

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому +3

      Hell ya! That would be sick. Cheers man i appreciate that 🙏

  • @Crankaholic
    @Crankaholic Рік тому +1

    Love your videos! Keep up the good work!

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Cheers Nate i appreciate that, will do my best!

  • @csclipdump
    @csclipdump Рік тому +2

    love that bridge over the yarra

  • @mrdisco21
    @mrdisco21 Рік тому +2

    love your vids! please keep doing what you do:)

  • @CharlieMetcalf
    @CharlieMetcalf Рік тому +1

    Those are DA BOMB bars! look awesome and from what you said ride great!

  • @davidbierbaum4881
    @davidbierbaum4881 Рік тому

    I totally want to learn how to install pedals like that! 😆 When I put butterfly bars on my 1992 Crossroads, I just used the quill stem that came with the bike. I should have bought an adapter so I could use modern stems and saved myself the hassle of sliding a butterfly bar into the quill stem.

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Hahah installing pedals like that is prettty good, saves a bit of time 😂 ! Oh ya to install on a quill stem you have to becareful not to scratch, the modern stem def makes it easier

  • @JohnPilling25
    @JohnPilling25 Рік тому

    Love those Deore lx levers.

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Cheers man they are great! Nice to be able to adjust the leverage of them too with the different settings !

  • @babyrabies
    @babyrabies Рік тому +1

    beauty!

  • @meow--77
    @meow--77 Рік тому +1

    i got a similar effect when took the bars off a thrown out cheap cruiser and put them on my 20+ year old trek 800 (stepthrough version), its really comfy!

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому +2

      Hell ya! Definitely a great way to change up the bike! Cheers !

    • @sempi8159
      @sempi8159 2 місяці тому

      Done this also is really fun and so much cheaper

  • @ashpunting
    @ashpunting Рік тому +1

    I've got Some bars like that but mine aren't as wide and the way your hands sit on the handlebars feels so natural The way your hands are positioned 🙂

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Ahhh yes the wider feels a little bit more natural, specially when doing downhill on rough terrain!

  • @alejo007
    @alejo007 Рік тому +1

    Excelente MTB ,me encanta , buen armado, saludos desde Colombia

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Thank you sir i appreciate that! Greetings from Melbourne australia!

  • @miigaa72
    @miigaa72 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks

  • @graceb6958
    @graceb6958 Рік тому +2

    yarra looking lovely and brown :)

  • @TheMetabolicMadness
    @TheMetabolicMadness Рік тому

    Awesome bars! Looks like I need two more bikes to put these on... Hahaha!

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Hahah that’s always the way !! 😂😂😂

  • @ljp1391
    @ljp1391 Рік тому +1

    I just installed these on my old mountain / touring bike. It will be spring time up here soon and I'm looking forward to some laid back adventures! Looks like I will have to lengthen my back brake cable but the front is fine.

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому +1

      Hell ya dude!! Haha yeasss they are a bit wider so def effects your cables depending on what you had before. Keen to know what you think of them!

    • @ljp1391
      @ljp1391 Рік тому +1

      @@garysprojects Update, I love these bars! They took some getting used, going up hill felt a little wobbly but it's fine now. I thought they we a bit too commuter orientated at first but then I discovered the downhill rides are so kushy, no wrist lockup over the bumps even while using rigid forks. I got the raw steel version cause they looked so good but lots of little rust spirals have already started to pop up. I would recommend the chrome plated ones if that bothers ya.

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому +1

      Awesome glad you like them ! Ya so kushy! Mine haven’t rusted yet but maybe you can use a little wd40 to get it off ? Anyways super fun bars !

    • @ljp1391
      @ljp1391 Рік тому

      @@garysprojects I'll let them go wild for now as it's rainy season up here. Next on my list is your front the rack design!

  • @daniellarson3068
    @daniellarson3068 Рік тому

    Good cruiser music. I just changed my old flat bars to bars similar to yours. I'm hoping to avoid hand numbness. It does seem to make you higher up and give you better visibility.

  • @sempi8159
    @sempi8159 2 місяці тому +2

    Those bars need to be wrapped with bartape. That gives you multiple hand positioning

  • @derekhobbs1102
    @derekhobbs1102 Рік тому +1

    I've got the same blue LX groupset on my current bike, and was thinking about some swept back bars for it to try and fix finger numbness.

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Nice !! It’s a good group , very solid. I like the levers on the swept back bar, pretty comfortable and solid

  • @djkenny1202
    @djkenny1202 7 місяців тому

    Where is this ride? Love the trail network and paved areas. Looking at options for my MB-3 and MB-1, these are on the list!

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  7 місяців тому +1

      just in melbourne near studley park ! cheers mate super fun

  • @andrewjansen6723
    @andrewjansen6723 Рік тому

    Does anyone know what to google to buy one of those headset spacer expander things he tightens here? I have a old trek and the headset always comes loose - I'd like to try one of these

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Ahhh not sure if they make them anymore , I think the one up components stem has one integrated but that’s all I know of! Cheers

  • @bictorsuave2102
    @bictorsuave2102 Рік тому +1

    Do wider bars requier a shorter stem ?
    Also, does having your quill stem height super high requier a shorter stem?

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому +1

      I think wider bars need a shorter stem because it makes your grip wider, therefore shortening your reach. Having the bars higher should shorten the reach too, but on this bike the bars ended up around the same height

    • @bictorsuave2102
      @bictorsuave2102 Рік тому

      @@garysprojects Ah okay great info Gary thanks ! have a frame thats one size smaller so im thinking of a set up that will allow me yo avoid a super long stem

  • @benvg
    @benvg Рік тому

    These are so sick!
    Do bigger bars like these make it easier or harder to ride no hands? I just ordered some Wald 872's for the trail breaker and really look forward to having a nicer ride for my dodgy arm. I might have to look into the magic bars for my other bike now.
    Cheers man.

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому +1

      Thanks man! Yeah not sure hahah I haven’t tested it. I would assume maybe smaller bars would be easier because less weight ? Not sure though! Cheers!

    • @benvg
      @benvg Рік тому +1

      @@garysprojects I will tell you my experience when they arrive :)

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      @@benvg Hahaha awesome! Looking fwd to the answer ! 😂

  • @isellonlineme
    @isellonlineme Рік тому +1

    They’re cool but I can’t seem to find anywhere that sells them, or the wormbar. I live in uk so that could be the problem 🤷‍♂️

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Yeah you might have to get them direct for now! Website in description, or you could check their stockists too, I think they have a few usa ones, can’t remember about uk

  • @johnzee691
    @johnzee691 Рік тому +1

    these look awesome. does anybody know if they are they available in the us?

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Looks like crust bikes and happy go bikes stock them in the USA ! Cheers

    • @johnzee691
      @johnzee691 Рік тому

      @@garysprojects bummer doesn't appear so....

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      @@johnzee691 ahh dang maybe you can get them to order in

  • @joelalvarenga3263
    @joelalvarenga3263 6 днів тому

    Existe uma versão deste guidão para bike 29?

  • @markjames007
    @markjames007 Рік тому +1

    Any bar end shifter action on those sweet bars?

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому +1

      Good question! I actually haven’t tried so I’m not sure !

    • @markjames007
      @markjames007 Рік тому +1

      @@garysprojects trying to find some good rise and sweep bars with bar end capability to make my VTG MTB a comfy long distance ride...

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      @@markjames007 mmm I think velo orange make some riser bars that accept bar ends! Give ‘em a check out !

    • @markjames007
      @markjames007 Рік тому

      @@garysprojects riding their VO Klunkers atm, amazing ride but not compatible? Was looking at Nitto Bosco but not sure about them either...

    • @markjames007
      @markjames007 Рік тому

      Ten speed Dia-Compe shifters look sweet, need the comfy bars to suit 😎

  • @josephcervantes6872
    @josephcervantes6872 Рік тому

    This is an old request but could you build a mullet dirt jumper as 24/26 that's what I'm doing.

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Ay mate I did a 24 inch wheels swap video on my Kona, I show the mullet on it, def brings the front end up more!

  • @Rob-zf2cv
    @Rob-zf2cv Рік тому

    Tempted to get some but they're a little hefty at 900 grams....

    • @garysprojects
      @garysprojects  Рік тому

      Ya they are full cromo, fun & strong tho , but of course up to you to decide 👍