# the return of the bad handlebar thread

**URL:** https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075
**Category:** Bikes
**Created:** [August 19, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075 "2019-08-19T22:25:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 48

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### Author: ![Dickason\_Daniel](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/dickason_daniel/32/13099_2.png) [@Dickason\_Daniel](https://tarck.cc/u/Dickason_Daniel)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/946 "2025-12-27T03:04:05Z")

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It’s attached to the

wait what?!

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### Author: ![drandalls](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drandalls/32/2911_2.png) [@drandalls](https://tarck.cc/u/drandalls)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/947 "2025-12-27T03:31:55Z")

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It’s still confusing to look at even when you see where it’s attached

 ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/9/e/9ee83a04da9734b4ee4e9c7f99b7db407d9c8ef9.jpeg)

[![Google Photos](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/b/a/ba40a15bde8a001a06d3943a147b9a2bec61a334.jpeg "700C DURA-ACE · Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMiXBOFffbACNI8b2ob7lC6-p23jzFNPsn-Zzs6FcHWo3_yf7VqGHggZgQLYj7Tfg?key=aExETTRaZE9QNUxLcEJQclo2WUJoUWtuM0VHOWVn)

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### Author: ![featherduster](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/featherduster/32/152369_2.png) [@featherduster](https://tarck.cc/u/featherduster)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2025, 3:35am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/948 "2025-12-27T03:35:38Z")

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wowie love it never gonna see that at my trek company store dealership!

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### Author: ![cheese](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cheese/32/182_2.png) [@cheese](https://tarck.cc/u/cheese)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/949 "2025-12-27T07:44:09Z")

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![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/b/6/b627979b63c091b1da1ec6092184c2f5337b19fa.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Horse\_Mafia](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/horse_mafia/32/16130_2.png) [@Horse\_Mafia](https://tarck.cc/u/Horse_Mafia)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/950 "2025-12-27T18:39:04Z")

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There was a guy in Eugene who rigged up something similar for a million headlights, except one of the crossbars was like 2 feet wide

 ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/b/9/b9c673109978754b54d1e625c18e7276c1f0abe4.jpeg)

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### Author: ![LASER\_BEIGE](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/laser_beige/32/152421_2.png) [@LASER\_BEIGE](https://tarck.cc/u/LASER_BEIGE)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/951 "2025-12-27T23:56:02Z")

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I feel like that is a rando I should know

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### Author: ![drandalls](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drandalls/32/2911_2.png) [@drandalls](https://tarck.cc/u/drandalls)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2025, 5:55am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/952 "2025-12-28T05:55:15Z")

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Funny internet synchronicity. This guy who rides 8 hours a day almost every day down in Florida posted this today.

 ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/2/1/213d970cbd6cd64c02e999d3b8919a8382e64821.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/4/1/411a5b4a9de990a63e7a6c015d3a5403b5088470.jpeg)

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### Author: ![goose\_value\_69](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/goose_value_69/32/169983_2.png) [@goose\_value\_69](https://tarck.cc/u/goose_value_69)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/953 "2025-12-28T06:12:21Z")

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Knowing how Florida is, I get it, but also light setups like that make it seem like you should be on a watch list

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### Author: ![cheese](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cheese/32/182_2.png) [@cheese](https://tarck.cc/u/cheese)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/954 "2025-12-28T09:19:21Z")

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it used to be a watch list, back when they had retinas

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### Author: ![featherduster](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/featherduster/32/152369_2.png) [@featherduster](https://tarck.cc/u/featherduster)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/955 "2025-12-28T14:53:35Z")

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is it Lucas Brunelle you have to tell us if it’s Lucas Brunelles

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### Author: ![johnasavoia](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/johnasavoia/32/206_2.png) [@johnasavoia](https://tarck.cc/u/johnasavoia)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/956 "2025-12-28T15:07:01Z")

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> [@featherduster](#):
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> Lucas Brunelles

No Ukraine flag means no LB

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### Author: ![jimmythefly](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jimmythefly/32/36079_2.png) [@jimmythefly](https://tarck.cc/u/jimmythefly)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/957 "2025-12-30T18:02:40Z")

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Pretty sure it’s the “armed cyclist” guy?

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### Author: ![drandalls](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drandalls/32/2911_2.png) [@drandalls](https://tarck.cc/u/drandalls)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/958 "2025-12-30T18:26:44Z")

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Great recall

![574572856](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/3/7/37d43fc8c6374854372a4de1ee6081366bf5edbc.gif)

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### Author: ![Perlhammered](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/perlhammered/32/4493_2.png) [@Perlhammered](https://tarck.cc/u/Perlhammered)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/959 "2026-01-05T19:16:24Z")

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![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/d/d/ddb5bf75fafd3c919a8bce103fea99b93df52892.jpeg)

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### Author: ![kevinwulf](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/kevinwulf/32/645_2.png) [@kevinwulf](https://tarck.cc/u/kevinwulf)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/960 "2026-01-09T06:57:32Z")

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Aposematic AF

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### Author: ![jame5on](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jame5on/32/81952_2.png) [@jame5on](https://tarck.cc/u/jame5on)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/961 "2026-01-09T11:16:22Z")

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Grumpton

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### Author: ![Banjo](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/banjo/32/46308_2.png) [@Banjo](https://tarck.cc/u/Banjo)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/962 "2026-03-20T16:17:44Z")

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drop bars are all the same. every fb marketplace guy is unique

 ![654690761_1841445849834918_95118403685051105_n](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/3/6/36e64f7c6511c0c0767762c274af99452a091e5f.jpeg)

 ![653706405_1621325795472533_2876180421634908139_n](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/e/9/e92769ffe5e9fc3c4acb31105cbcf9bc015dae90.jpeg)

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### Author: ![jame5on](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jame5on/32/81952_2.png) [@jame5on](https://tarck.cc/u/jame5on)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/963 "2026-03-20T16:41:21Z")

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my wrists don’t bend that direction

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### Author: ![LASER\_BEIGE](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/laser_beige/32/152421_2.png) [@LASER\_BEIGE](https://tarck.cc/u/LASER_BEIGE)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/964 "2026-03-20T17:17:13Z")

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Bike packing

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### Author: ![yonderboy](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/yonderboy/32/159376_2.png) [@yonderboy](https://tarck.cc/u/yonderboy)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/the-return-of-the-bad-handlebar-thread/23075/965 "2026-03-20T17:17:50Z")

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I keep seeing videos of youths riding these bikes with ape hanger bars, 16" wheels, and no saddle.

This is like the xbiking version of that.

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