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Title: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: animal on February 23, 2014, 08:27 AM
Found this ad last night routing through my stash of mags etc from bitd . This was a flyer from a big show I went 2 in Walsall. At Alumwell School.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/retrofithubadd_zpsc19ecfba.jpg) (http://s134.photobucket.com/user/animalmrd/media/retrofithubadd_zpsc19ecfba.jpg.html)

These were made in Penkridge Staffs bitd about 8 miles from me  :Great_Britain:  :daumenhoch: I had one of these on my rear black Tuff bitd as mine collapsed like they do .

I have since managed 2 collect a pair , thanks 2 Phil a couple of years back and Ebay. Fitted 2 my restored white Tuffs on my MRD Pro  :Great_Britain:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_3067_zps3840ab79.jpg) (http://s134.photobucket.com/user/animalmrd/media/IMG_3067_zps3840ab79.jpg.html)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/IMG_3066_zps6a611fd2.jpg) (http://s134.photobucket.com/user/animalmrd/media/IMG_3066_zps6a611fd2.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: Jaymz on February 23, 2014, 09:42 AM
Good old british engineering, they look like they've got more longevity in them than og ones
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on February 23, 2014, 02:03 PM
I remember these Steve  :daumenhoch:

I had to have them fitted to both my white Tuff's as the hubs collapsed, crushed in. They were £10 fitted each I think in the Raleigh shop in Bognor Regis.

I never had an issue with them again after that and went on to trade them for a set of Blue speedlines at Shoreham-by-sea track  :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: Taipan on February 23, 2014, 03:50 PM
The Machined hubs with sealed bearings from acorn freestyle mags are also a direct replacement for Skyways if you didn't know  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: MartyC on February 24, 2014, 01:55 PM
Nice, I had a set of those or similar bitd on a set of blue Tuff's which where then replaced by a white set with og hubs!
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: Rabdul06 on March 01, 2014, 09:56 PM

   I always remembered seeing Tuffs BITD with these type of hubs but as I hadn't seen anything like them for thirty odd years just though it was the beer clouding my memory and that I was making it up...now I know....

 
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: oldschoolace on March 01, 2014, 11:10 PM
Very cool :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: Glynnyboy on March 03, 2014, 12:02 AM
Nice little touch on that bike Steve .
Really enjoyed soaking this up at mk.
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: griff on March 03, 2014, 12:30 AM
Great stuff  :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: animal on March 03, 2014, 10:24 AM
Had a ride out on Sat in the car 2 find the shop . But its long gone and demolished and no new shop . Address on net now leads 2 a garage which now sells cars . Oh well it was a long shot but nice all the same .
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: Jaan on March 03, 2014, 11:44 AM
I'm sure I have one of these on a skyway gathering dust in my garage, I need to check but its of no use to me. I'll happily send it somewhere if the recipient wants to cover postage...
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: animal on March 03, 2014, 11:57 AM
I'm sure I have one of these on a skyway gathering dust in my garage, I need to check but its of no use to me. I'll happily send it somewhere if the recipient wants to cover postage...
;)
Title: Re: Retrofit skyway hubs from bitd
Post by: Jaan on March 03, 2014, 12:03 PM
I'm sure I have one of these on a skyway gathering dust in my garage, I need to check but its of no use to me. I'll happily send it somewhere if the recipient wants to cover postage...
;)

Let me check later in the week  :daumenhoch:
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