Bullmoose handlebars with 1" quill - anybody still make them?
 

I'm build up a Bridgestone MB5 that I just scored off Craigslist and want to add a bullmoose bar to it (see random Google search photo below). I'd rather buy new but I cannot find anyone who still makes the bars with the integrated quill stem for the 1-inch threaded headset. Lots of manufacturers making ones for a treadless headset, but my bike is old school and I don't want to convert it to threadless.
Thanks!
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https://www.rivbike.com/collections/...ed-150mm-16194

$188

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You can find them occasionally on ebay. Be aware that there are two common sizes for the part that goes into the fork. 22.2mm and 21.15mm.

tyrion
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I have these on a few bikes; the brushed silver, kelly green and the cobalt blue versions .. just the right amount of rear sweep... Absolutely LOVE EM!!👍👍👍

An update: today I received the Nitto bull moose bars from Rivendell and they are gorgeous. Only problem is that I was a bit hasty and didn't check sizes: the stem is 22.2mm diameter, and my bike's head tube takes 25.4mm
I'm trying to return it to Rivendell, but in the meantime, anybody know of a place to buy a bull moose quill bar with a 25.5 mm stem?
Thanks.

Just curious - is it a threaded fork? I can't recall seeing a 1 1/8 threaded steerer tube before.

If for some reason the folks at RivBike say they can't be returned, PM me. Not saying I can buy them, but I'll bring it up with my wife. We're trying to pay off a porch, so I've been reluctant to buy a set of these new. Nearly never see them used.
My MTB is a 1in threaded fork, so I know they' work.

cheers.

I don't know about the fork. Have't pulled it out to take a look. It's not the original one that came with the bike (a 1994 Bridgestone MTB5) but it looks great - polished steel. The quill stem that came with it (not the original either) is clearly marked 25.4mm. Maybe I should take it to the LBS and have them take a look

I've spent a few hours looking and I can't find and integrated bull-moose bar and quill stem in that size. I think my only option is to buy a quill stem adapter and then attach this to it: https://www.rivbike.com/collections/...01r-threadless

Won't look nearly as cool as the Nitto I purchased, but better than no bull moose at all. What do you think?

1 1/'8" threaded headsets came before 1 1/8" threadless headsets. Both appeared in the early '90s when mountain bikes were really hitting their stride.

Someone else pointed out there are indeed 25.4 mm quill stems. I have never had one so never dealt with one.

I have seen the bullmoose in 22.2 quill diameter and 21.1mm. My previous searches have not turned up 25.4mm

I agree integrated bars & stem are much more aesthetically pleasing. I’m rocking many clamped joints on my RockHopper at the moment so I could use wide & high Jones loop bars. It’s all black, so it’s less noticeable. A little.
if you go with the thread less adapters, I think you’ll end up like my set up. You’ll be better off as you won’t have a stem clamping the bars.

Maybe your LBS can give you some options to take your bike threadless. That would look cleaner I think. Not sure what that means fork-wise.


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might be ugly, but it’s mine!
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I just bought a 25.4 stem for a 2012 Trek 700 hybrid that I’ve set up for commuting duty. The original was steel and weighed about a pound and a half:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373096661685

Agree with above; I had 25.4 for threaded fork years ago, but haven't seen a bullmoose with that configuration. The most feasible solution is adapter/threadless. If Riv won't trade your bars for threadless it would be reprehensible of them, and Nittto makes an adapter.

Further update: took the bike and the bar to my LBS here in Tacoma (Tacoma Bike on 6th Ave). The chief mechanic took one look and told me: "No big deal. They make shims for this. It'll be perfect, and safe as well." So problem solved, shim to the rescue.

Thanks for all the suggestions!!