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The outer diameter of Yakima round bars is 1.125. The 3/4 gas pipe will be about 1.050 will be a little too small but it may work. Considering that you can buy a set of Yakima round bars for about $60, I would not spend too much more money trying to save money. Re: Using steel pipe for Yakima cross bars
Larger bar sizes are based on the cross-sectional area of square bars that were formerly used. The diameter of the equivalent round shapes is rounded to the nearest â inch to provide the bar size. For example, #9 bar has a cross section of 1.00 square inches, and therefore a diameter of 1.128 inches.#10, #11, #14, and #18 sizes correspond to 1 1â8 inch, 1 1â4, 1 1â2, and 2 inch square bars, respectively.arger bar sizes are based on the cross-sectional area of square bars that were formerly used. The diameter of the equivalent round shapes is rounded to the nearest â inch to provide the bar size. For example, #9 bar has a cross section of 1.00 square inches, and therefore a diameter of 1.128 inches.