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delbert:
Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone could help me, I have been lucky enough to pick up some old skyway Tuffs and I was wondering how old they may be.

The wheels have come from the USA, I purchased them last year and they have only just been delivered, omg.

The front wheel.
- riveted steel hub with just Skyway stamped on it something like the alloy hub but flatter in profile, and squarer, i.e. the hub flanges are more square than the Alloy hubs on my other wheels.
- there are no patent markings or imbossed logos.
- There is a serial number "No _052618" the Underscore is as it is on the wheel.
- The brake areas is smaller/narrower than my stamped Tuff IIs

The rear wheel.
This is very much the same as the front other than it has a factory fitted coaster brake and there apears to be no serial number, there is NO stamped on it but no sign of a number afterwards, actually it does not even look like it may have rubbed off.

So any experts out there like to guess the age?

Regards
Simon

meticulous:
best get some pictures up so we know exactly what you mean, steel hubbed skyways are very late seventies-very early eighties until about 1982 when ally hubb's came out...

pickle:
On my old steel hubbed tuffs they had the year painted on the inside of the rim, mine were 78  :daumenhoch:

delbert:

--- Quote from: pickle on May 02, 2010, 10:06 AM ---On my old steel hubbed tuffs they had the year painted on the inside of the rim, mine were 78  :daumenhoch:

--- End quote ---

Thanks guys, unfortunately there are no date marking inside the rim ;-(
Pics now added

sweetbeats:
Does it really matter?
Late 70's Early 80's  ???

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