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I know this is a personal preference deal, but I would like some other opinions. I am looking to powdercoat my handle bars and switch to chrome controls. I am considering going with a more "radical" set of bars, kinda like the gimps but they will be 1 1/4" diameter.
Question: Do you think I should just powdercoat the bars I have, or go with the more radical set. I don't want to go with much higher rise (maybe 12.5 to 14) b/c I want to use my existing cables, etc.
The other option would be to leave the barschrome and keep the black controls and chrome buttons that I have.
Any reccomendations?
FYI: I will be powdercoating my rims black in the future.
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