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Title: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Shiner on August 18, 2011, 01:04 PM: Hi,

Anyone know the best place to buy a set of red skyways? I've seen alot of pink and orange but no red.

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: curtispro on August 18, 2011, 01:42 PM: Some on the bay but they are from the US and costly, I could never find any new ones so I gave up in the end and got some white ones :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: pickle on August 18, 2011, 01:44 PM: Try Parkers of Bolton, they seem the cheapest place and might be able to get them in for you :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 18, 2011, 01:52 PM: Not sure if coloured tuffs still stock these bro but you can try them :daumenhoch:

(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/P5180018.jpg)
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: pickle on August 18, 2011, 01:54 PM: who put the flange on those then?

Oh and the brake arrived yesterday.....nice one mate :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Robbo on August 18, 2011, 01:55 PM: Quote from: Londonhellboy on August 18, 2011, 01:52 PM
Not sure if coloured tuffs still stock these bro but you can try them :daumenhoch:

(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/P5180018.jpg)

Nice flange lol :smitten:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 18, 2011, 01:58 PM: Quote from: pickle on August 18, 2011, 01:54 PM
who put the flange on those then?

Oh and the brake arrived yesterday.....nice one mate :daumenhoch:
Cool, nice one bro :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 18, 2011, 02:03 PM: Hubba hubba hubba :smitten:

(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/P5180016.jpg)
(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/P5180017.jpg)
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: pickle on August 18, 2011, 02:11 PM: very nice! and nothing but a bit of marker pen to stop anyone selling them on as old ones! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: brettypeeps on August 18, 2011, 02:16 PM: Quote from: pickle on August 18, 2011, 02:11 PM
very nice! and nothing but a bit of marker pen to stop anyone selling them on as old ones! :daumenhoch:

The have the dates moulded into the spokes

(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/P5180018.jpg)
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 18, 2011, 02:18 PM: They have a date stamp on them Pickle, too mate :daumenhoch: but as they only made 35 pairs, these will be staying with me :coolsmiley: :smitten:

(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/P5190020.jpg)
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: curtispro on August 18, 2011, 02:20 PM: You are teasing everyone again Terry with those wheels :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Shiner on August 18, 2011, 02:24 PM: :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :2gunsfiring_v1: :LolLolLolLol:

Tried Parkers, no joy there :(
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 18, 2011, 02:28 PM: Can't resist showing you boys some tasty flanges when I get the chance :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Robbo on August 18, 2011, 03:06 PM: Quote from: Londonhellboy on August 18, 2011, 02:28 PM
Can't resist showing you boys some tasty flanges when I get the chance :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

Hmmm, I'm sure we have a 'flange of the day' thread here somewhere??? :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: curtispro on August 18, 2011, 07:14 PM: There are some in the US on the bay, on my mobile so can't copy the link :idiot2: but here is the item number, Item #: 250868663082

Don't know what the custom charges would be, I was tempted but resisted :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Shiner on August 18, 2011, 08:58 PM: is it me :uglystupid2: or do the new red skyways look a different colour, they look alot darker
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Robbo on August 18, 2011, 09:00 PM: Quote from: Shiner on August 18, 2011, 08:58 PM
is it me :uglystupid2: or do the new red skyways look a different colour, they look alot darker

Yes they look much darker, dont think its the pic???

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250868663082?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l2736%26_nkw%3D250868663082%2B%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 18, 2011, 09:03 PM: The alloy hub re - issues have alledgedly been reproduced using the original dye, materials, moulds and old stock hubs :-\

As for the colour, most you see are nearly 30 years old, have sun fade or been re-dyed. So I'm guessing that if they have used the same dye, then they are the original colour :daumenhoch: :coolsmiley:

I guess I will see in 30 years bro :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: oldschoolace on August 18, 2011, 09:49 PM: :Great_Britain: ^"^

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-80s-ACORN-COASTER-MAG-WHEELS-RED-/280725024794?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item415c83f01a

:-[
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 18, 2011, 10:31 PM: Quote from: oldschoolace on August 18, 2011, 09:49 PM
:Great_Britain: ^"^

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-80s-ACORN-COASTER-MAG-WHEELS-RED-/280725024794?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item415c83f01a

:-[
"THESE ARE NOT BASIC SKYWAY TYPE WHEELS, THEY ARE MUCH HIGHER QUALITY" and "NOTE; THESE WHEELS ARE NEVER PERFECTLY TRUE THEY NEVER WERE SO PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU EXPECT THEM TO BE" as stated on advert :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Shiner on August 19, 2011, 07:43 AM: I an't got 30 years to wait for them to fade :LolLolLolLol:

Do you know who's selling the re-issue alloy hub ones in the UK?
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 19, 2011, 10:21 PM: Nah, sorry dude :(

I think the re-issue alloy hubbed are all sold as they only done 35 sets of them :-\

I got mine from coloured tuffs and paid the customs fee as I wanted them badly :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Red Skyways sealed (New ones)
Post by: ozone on August 20, 2011, 07:51 AM: Quote from: Robbo on August 18, 2011, 09:00 PM
Quote from: Shiner on August 18, 2011, 08:58 PM
is it me :uglystupid2: or do the new red skyways look a different colour, they look alot darker

Yes they look much darker, dont think its the pic???

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250868663082?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l2736%26_nkw%3D250868663082%2B%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

I'm sure they couldn't get their hands on the original red pigment they used BITD so they are more of a blood red. They obviously got hold of the correct pigment when they knocked out the ally hubbed ones as they look bang-on...