Onza barends - real or fake?

[regan_ev]

Not sure if I've bought a set of fakes, but I have a set of Onza aluminium barends with visible welds near the clamps. The ones I remember from BITD and indeed have only ever seen are the ones with like a bonded clamp setup.

Anyone know if this pic is of a genuine component or fake/copy?

 

[pete_mcc]

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Look like Onza Raw 110s I think:

http://www.bikepro.com/products/barends ... onza.shtml

 

[regan_ev]

Thanks Pete

Very interesting article that! I guess I can class them as genuine Onza albeit not exclusively by the looks of it, and they're not quite as retro as I really want.

 

[pete_mcc]

It's got to be steel, welded titanium or bonded alloy when I think of Onza bar ends, bit of a purist like that!

 

[regan_ev]

It's got to be steel, welded titanium or bonded alloy when I think of Onza bar ends, bit of a purist like that!

You just articulated my feelings and now I feel cheap haha!

There's a set of NOS Onza Ti ends on the bay, but they're waaaay too pricey.

I'll fit these welded ones as they weren't very expensive, and maybe I'll swap them if I come by another "proper" set

 

[NigeRunBike]

Re: onza or not

What about these - had em for years and think they were onza but cannot remember. Want do you think Onza or nameless? Any value ?

Nige

 

[regan_ev]

Could be Onza, clamps are similar. Anything moulded into the plastic plugs? (I can't remember if Onzas have "Onza" or a porcupine moulded in them or even if they were plain, so that may be of no help!)

 

[NigeRunBike]

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Nope, just plain plastic plugs. Thanks anyway.

N

 

[VTFoco2001]

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Looks indeed like one of the RAW series. Also available in purple/3DV.

 

[34henry3w]

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100% those are authentic Onza Raw 110s