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Title: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: factory pilot on July 07, 2015, 12:54 PM

Okay so don't laugh but I know say Tim March and Andy Patterson both raced with graphite skyways ( as shown ) but did anybody actually race with the heavier normal tuff 2s either here on Rad or anybody that they can remember?
Cheers Ant

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: Devilock on July 07, 2015, 01:51 PM

Baruch Spinoza.

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: factory pilot on July 07, 2015, 03:52 PM

I'm sure that they were only using motomags and tuff 1s in 17th century Netherlands Rich ..... :tickedoff: :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on July 08, 2015, 07:38 AM

Quote from: factory pilot on July 07, 2015, 03:52 PM

I'm sure that they were only using motomags and tuff 1s in 17th century Netherlands Rich ..... :tickedoff: :LolLolLolLol:

Steel hubbed tuff II's were being developed at this time too  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: RATTY on July 08, 2015, 03:15 PM

I raced with Tuff 2s for a bit when I rode for Hotshot.

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: Retrodan72 on July 08, 2015, 04:00 PM

Google images show that Andy Patterson used them.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: dinglem on July 08, 2015, 04:52 PM

My lasting memory of being at Brum WHEELS as a kid was when one of the guys there let me take his WHEELS out on the track - the only time I ever rode one back then. It had red Skyways on it, and mainly red components also. Considering they mainly ran skinnies it would have been quite a change. I still don't know who the owner was, but I'd still love to recreate that bike that i have had pictured in my head for all these years.

I think if i ever eventually locate a Pro frame i'll go for it and recreate that build... maybe with a set of spokes for 'best'  8)

I think if you look at some period race pics you will see the odd rider with Skyways in there.

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: Munnyella on July 08, 2015, 10:37 PM

I did, for a bit, then changed to a set of 7x, I was shit on both!!!

MM

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: factory pilot on July 09, 2015, 07:59 AM

Thanks for sharing lads ... I searched my massive pile of old school mags but struggled to find pictures of racers using tuffs ...

Was this around 80-2 or did you ride them in 83 or 84 ? Just asking out of curiosity ... Had all riders seen the lightness of the wire wheel by then and switched?

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: stidds on July 09, 2015, 09:30 AM

Quote from: RATTY on July 08, 2015, 03:15 PM

I raced with Tuff 2s for a bit when I rode for Hotshot.

What the hell was it about Hotshot and Tuffs Tony?  When I started riding for them, they wanted me to run Skyways, I was racing on 1 3/8" skinnies at the time  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: dinglem on July 09, 2015, 07:00 PM

Pat Robinson just posted this, showing a couple of WHEELS riders on Skyways. Never seen this before, but he says it was in '82 (the newer International track being built in '83).

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Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: MartyC on July 10, 2015, 08:21 AM

My early races at Buckmore Park and Earls Court were on Tuffs, pretty sure lots of others did too. 

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: factory pilot on July 10, 2015, 08:31 AM

Love that Brum Wheels photo.. Top skyway action!

Title: Re: Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?
Post by: Mikku on July 11, 2015, 12:47 AM

+1 on the photo! I once ran Skyway Tuff 2s on my Trident at Bournemouth in the mid-80s! Got elbowed off at the first jump!  Thumbs down