

But then again it all depends on who was making them at the time. I have an original set of 83 bars to confirm this. But your statement "the crossbar is higher and larger on the patterson's" seems to be reversed. In 1980-81 the hutch bmx frames had no serial and the hutch logo was drilled out of the brake bridge. The last four digits are the serialization digits 0000 to 9999 depending on what number the.

If you look at all the ads featuring Patterson bikes you can see the PATTY bars have the smaller crossbar. The first four numbers should be a two digit month followed by a two digit year. Many threads have discussed the Gt bars with the larger AND higher crossbar. the crossbar is higher and larger on the patterson's.and the shape of the bends by the stem are slightly different.Īre you sure about that. its not just the sticker thats different. I have both my GT and Patterson bars from the early 80's.

PATTERSON bars and GT bars are nearly identical except for the crossbar diameter. Your probably right about 83, i know i don't remeber them then till late in the game - i'm groggy this morning, the baby had us up all night, we're trying to ween him off the middle of the night ba-ba. I heard people dispute the whole GTPatterson bars difference too - personally i believe they only differ in the sticker.
