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Originally Posted by Quick281
This thread will take a noob revival! I realize that clip ons are pretty much new handle bars, right? What advantages can one seek from them?
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There are several reasons/benefits to go to aftermarket clipons:
1. They allow you to crash, loosen a bolt, change the handlebar tube, and ride again.
2. The spare handlebar tubes are like 10 bucks each, instead of the stock clipons where if you crash you have to replace the whole thing.
3. Many clipons will change the riding position, angle of the handlebars, or even change whether the clipons are mounted above or below the top triple, etc.
4. The woodcrafts specifically allow you to not only change the handlebar without taking anything apart, but also allow you to entirely remove the clipon without taking the top triple clamp off.
Maybe there are other reasons/benefits I'm forgetting. Anyone?