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Acorn mags in black

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burnaliser:
nobody masturbates as much as you :LolLolLolLol:

they are the freestyle ones, they are the first mags i had, the hubs look cool on them though i reckon.  i gave my pair away to stuntmaster though because they were a bit shagged

Firebladeseven:
I have some white Mags in the loft that say 'Perigrine Master' on them in white,


Tthey look like nylon to me, how do they stack up compared to the others?

They have nice strong looking hubs and are completely straight still

Steve

theRuler:
acorn freestyle wheels were pretty good
about as good as aero zytecs

the hubs lasted longer than skyways (as anyone who actually rode them seriously would tell you)

but they were always budget - only 37 quid a pair, back in 85. which weren't bad really.

mags on the whole were the budget option, as a decent set of alloys would set you back a lot more.

as for what they are worth? very little i'd imagine. sorry. if you can get 30 bangers for them then you are doing well. i bought a set of NOS zytecs for only 20 quid off the bay not too long ago.

the collectors only want tuffs nowadays. but back in the day the acorn freestyles were a popular wheel. they sold em in halfords!!!

garethgeezer:
I just put some 16" Acorn Freestyles on my son's bike and they look great, only problem is the freewheel is fooked. Anyone have a spare Acorn rear hub they want to get rid of?!!!
That would be an issue I'd say when choosing wheels - spares availability. Skyways seem to be much better for bits when you need 'em, compared to some of the alternatives. Now that I've got problems with the Acorns I wish I'd just paid more and bought Skyways :(

theRuler:
can't you just unscrew the freewheel?

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