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Title: old school skyway tuff 2 coasters
Post by: rick1970 on February 20, 2011, 08:24 PM: Hi chaps,do you know if o/s skyway tuff2s alloy hub coaster can be replaced with freewheel sprocket version non coaster??
just in case i dont master it before next meet ;D :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: old school skyway tuff 2 coasters
Post by: CD17 on February 20, 2011, 08:29 PM: Yes you can either drill the hub out & find a replacement freewheel alloy hub, or don't drill it & fit a freecoaster, or swap it :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: old school skyway tuff 2 coasters
Post by: rick1970 on February 20, 2011, 08:38 PM: Quote from: wish id kept my TA on February 20, 2011, 08:29 PM
Yes you can either drill the hub out & find a replacement freewheel alloy hub, or don't drill it & fit a freecoaster, or swap it :daumenhoch:
cheers ,drilling hub not an option neither is a swap but freecoaster hmmm are they easy available and are they anygood if not will keep coaster and give mr fiola a bell for some tips :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: old school skyway tuff 2 coasters
Post by: CD17 on February 20, 2011, 08:44 PM: Quote from: rick1970 on February 20, 2011, 08:38 PM
Quote from: wish id kept my TA on February 20, 2011, 08:29 PM
Yes you can either drill the hub out & find a replacement freewheel alloy hub, or don't drill it & fit a freecoaster, or swap it :daumenhoch:
cheers ,drilling hub not an option neither is a swap but freecoaster hmmm are they easy available and are they anygood if not will keep coaster and give mr fiola a bell for some tips :LolLolLolLol:

£22 from Vert-ego, yeah they are pretty good 8)
Title: Re: old school skyway tuff 2 coasters
Post by: rick1970 on February 21, 2011, 12:05 AM: Quote from: wish id kept my TA on February 20, 2011, 08:44 PM
Quote from: rick1970 on February 20, 2011, 08:38 PM
Quote from: wish id kept my TA on February 20, 2011, 08:29 PM
Yes you can either drill the hub out & find a replacement freewheel alloy hub, or don't drill it & fit a freecoaster, or swap it :daumenhoch:
cheers ,drilling hub not an option neither is a swap but freecoaster hmmm are they easy available and are they anygood if not will keep coaster and give mr fiola a bell for some tips :LolLolLolLol:

£22 from Vert-ego, yeah they are pretty good 8)
cheers bud sorted it :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: old school skyway tuff 2 coasters
Post by: bobafett on February 21, 2011, 12:17 PM: Cheaper here Rick.........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JB-Free-Wheel-Coaster-Brake-Adapter-Suntour-NOS-Bmx-/350439149247?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item5197cd0ebf

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: old school skyway tuff 2 coasters
Post by: CD17 on February 21, 2011, 01:14 PM: Quote from: bobafett on February 21, 2011, 12:17 PM

Cheaper here Rick.........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JB-Free-Wheel-Coaster-Brake-Adapter-Suntour-NOS-Bmx-/350439149247?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item5197cd0ebf

:daumenhoch:

These are a bit different, the one I was talking about are the coaster/freecoaster freewheel, so you can use it as a coaster or a freecoaster, but this is another option & I think a bit neater 8)
Title: Re: old school skyway tuff 2 coasters
Post by: rick1970 on February 21, 2011, 03:02 PM: thanks for the heads up guys,now sorted :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: old school skyway tuff 2 coasters
Post by: crightonk on February 24, 2011, 09:03 PM: The tuff on my kid's GT is a converted coaster, brake shims/slips have been removed and also the arm on the left of the wheel, now a freecoaster :daumenhoch: