# Where is the jackass bike parts thread?
**URL:** https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471
**Category:** Bikes
**Created:** [April 9, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471 "2009-04-09T00:42:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Larry\_Winget](https://tarck.cc/u/Larry_Winget)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/1 "2009-04-09T00:42:54Z")
For real?
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### Author:  [@DDYTDY](https://tarck.cc/u/DDYTDY)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/2 "2009-04-09T00:45:21Z")
Troy Lee Flites FTW!
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### Author:  [@Larry\_Winget](https://tarck.cc/u/Larry_Winget)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/3 "2009-04-09T00:49:32Z")
> [@DDYTDY](#):
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> Troy Lee Flites FTW!
Says the dude with this as his avatar:
(…which I happen to like, but that Flite is ugly as fuck)
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### Author:  [@daedelus](https://tarck.cc/u/daedelus)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/4 "2009-04-09T01:11:29Z")
I thought about making this thread based upon the carbon bars thread.
I think carbon MTB bars are jackass. Mountain bikes are designed to take serious impact, and they get crashed and beaten. They need to be more durable, not lighter, IMO.
Also, those spiked bar ends that were around a couple of years ago. Bad idea.
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### Author:  [@Matthew\_Trujillo](https://tarck.cc/u/Matthew_Trujillo)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/5 "2009-04-09T01:17:54Z")
yay! my thread spawned a jackass thread, somewhat!
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### Author:  [@BlissMilitia](https://tarck.cc/u/BlissMilitia)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/6 "2009-04-09T04:51:35Z")
Way to ruin a classic.
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### Author:  [@k\_phombear](https://tarck.cc/u/k_phombear)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/7 "2009-04-09T04:56:10Z")
wah
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### Author:  [@LADY\_GAGA](https://tarck.cc/u/LADY_GAGA)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/8 "2009-04-09T04:58:28Z")
the world needs an ed hardyXselle san marco collabo
rhinestones all up in yo gooch
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### Author:  [@Elderbear](https://tarck.cc/u/Elderbear)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 8:16am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/9 "2009-04-09T08:16:01Z")
Ahhhh, Troy Lee Designs… I hadn’t thought about that name for probably a decade, 'til right now.
Helmet to match?
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### Author:  [@cris](https://tarck.cc/u/cris)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 9:40am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/10 "2009-04-09T09:40:08Z")
i have these gloves. im jackass? they breathe and fit so well…like a glove.
i have some grenade CC935 gloves too. they look badass but i dont really like them so i tend to wear them when im using my grinder.
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### Author:  [@Elderbear](https://tarck.cc/u/Elderbear)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/11 "2009-04-09T19:09:47Z")
Do they have bloodshot eyeballs shooting across them anywhere? If so, yes. if not, you’re alright.
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### Author:  [@Toast](https://tarck.cc/u/Toast)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/12 "2009-04-09T20:26:52Z")
[quote=daedelus]I thought about making this thread based upon the carbon bars thread.
I think carbon MTB bars are jackass. Mountain bikes are designed to take serious impact, and they get crashed and beaten. They need to be more durable, not lighter, IMO.
Also, those spiked bar ends that were around a couple of years ago. Bad idea.[/quote]
for a weekend warrior, sure, jackass
for actual (professional and/or elite) mtb racing, bikes and components are disposable and replaceable, and need to be fast and light just like road shit. hence carbon. not jackass.
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### Author:  [@daedelus](https://tarck.cc/u/daedelus)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/13 "2009-04-09T21:05:28Z")
I think carbon road bars are pretty dumb, too. They’re not that much lighter than a decent aluminum bar, anyway.
For example, according to universal cycles:
Easton EC70 Carbon Wing Bar ($200): 225g
Easton EA70 Wing Road Bar ($80): 240g (225g w/26.0 clamp)
Besides, when it comes to professional racing, shit is so light now that people sometimes end up using heavier equipment just to get above the UCI weight limit.
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### Author:  [@halbritt](https://tarck.cc/u/halbritt)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/14 "2009-04-09T21:33:50Z")
For a given weight and assuming the same dimensions, carbon should be stiffer than aluminum. This is one possible benefit of using carbon bars.
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### Author:  [@daedelus](https://tarck.cc/u/daedelus)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/15 "2009-04-09T21:57:21Z")
True.
I guess my main issue is that something that might make sense for a sponsored professional to race with is kind of jackass for your average weekend group ride, especially when the benefits are marginal.
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### Author:  [@halbritt](https://tarck.cc/u/halbritt)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/16 "2009-04-09T23:18:10Z")
Carbon bike parts are bling, there’s nothing jackass about that. It just doesn’t make a functional improvement. What I think is jackass are the people that say that carbon absorbs road buzz.
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### Author:  [@Tail\_Hook\_Lengthener](https://tarck.cc/u/Tail_Hook_Lengthener)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/17 "2009-04-10T12:01:30Z")
> [@halbritt](#):
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> Carbon bike parts are bling, there’s nothing jackass about that. It just doesn’t make a functional improvement. What I think is jackass are the people that say that carbon absorbs road buzz.
Everyone knows that’s what those little orange Trek things do.
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### Author:  [@ant](https://tarck.cc/u/ant)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/18 "2009-04-10T15:50:41Z")
why aren’t these here yet
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### Author:  [@diff\_lock2](https://tarck.cc/u/diff_lock2)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/19 "2009-04-10T17:24:59Z")
disgusting
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### Author:  [@barba](https://tarck.cc/u/barba)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/where-is-the-jackass-bike-parts-thread/13471/20 "2009-04-10T17:35:26Z")
Did Nitto do that or did someone do it to Nitto?
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