'Tioga' bar ends fillet brazed?? Cheap, USA though...

[narcotitlan]

Saw these on my morning trawl, rather nice looking construction, though I can't quite work out the clamp. https://www.ebay.com/itm/274867845250?hash=item3fff667882:g:HN0AAOSwd19g6Zd~

 

[kingoffootball]

I really, really want these for my Tioga-build Richter 8.0! Could someone in the US buy them and send them across for me for a few beer tokens? If I buy them via Ebay UK it's going to be £20 for the bar ends and then £60 (plus of course the customs charges on the postage) for shipping.

 

[GeneralOsik]

I have had these in my watch list for a while, and I'm not so sure they are Tioga. I have never seen another pair like these, and I have been doing two years of Tioga research for my Trek 990 build.


Does anyone have any resources or photos of another pair like this?

 

[kingoffootball]

I still want them if someone is willing to ship them to the UK for me!

 

[GeneralOsik]

@kingoffootball, I low balled the seller and bought them. Once I get them, I will post more photos here.

I like Kona stuff, maybe we could trade? Or Tioga, looking for anything neon orange or black. I also need a Turbo saddle, and an M730 front QR.

 

[kingoffootball]

@kingoffootball, I low balled the seller and bought them. Once I get them, I will post more photos here.

I like Kona stuff, maybe we could trade? Or Tioga, looking for anything neon orange or black. I also need a Turbo saddle, and an M730 front QR.

I'd definitely like to swap for them or buy them from you. I'll have a look through the parts I have when I get a chance - not sure I have any Konba parts anymore, but might have some Tioga spaces. I don't have a Turbo, but I may well have some M730 QRs - I'll let you know.

 

[klasse]

those look comfortable. glad someone stepped up on thiis side of the pond!

 

[GeneralOsik]

These are very nice, weigh 115g, with a very comfortable angle. eBay ad says Tioga bar ends, but I can't find any evidence of that online or in catalogs besides that eBay listing.

Made of aluminum, lower section is milled billet, you can see the bung that fits inside the pre bent tube, and then it's welded up on the outside, filed down, then anodized. The cuts on the end of the bar behind the plastic plug are hand made.

The clamp is like nothing I've seen. A whole collet fits inside the clamp and over the bar, with the screw on the outside end of the bar. It's kind of like an Answer bar end clamp, but all on the outside.

 

[narcotitlan]

Glad these got bought! Interesting design

 

[GeneralOsik]

I think I finally found out who makes these!
Check out this listing on eBay:

1990's aluminium alloy bar ends Wheeler for MTB 22.2 mm | eBay

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They have a Wheeler logo on them, and are anodized silver.