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Title: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: In2bmx on August 29, 2015, 01:52 PM
These came on a 76 Redline Squareback .

They are un stamped .. Were Tuff 1's stamped ?
What else could the be ?

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/in2signs/FFA9D4F5-0A04-4FE4-AFD0-AA96E4F86135.jpg) (http://s580.photobucket.com/user/in2signs/media/FFA9D4F5-0A04-4FE4-AFD0-AA96E4F86135.jpg.html)

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/in2signs/69A0CE2B-65F0-4605-BBCC-5B740CF42368.jpg) (http://s580.photobucket.com/user/in2signs/media/69A0CE2B-65F0-4605-BBCC-5B740CF42368.jpg.html)

Thanks Carl
Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: NORTY40 on August 29, 2015, 10:42 PM
I spoke to Jonnygoose today mate and apparently the very first Tuff 1's were stamped (1974 -these are ultra rare) and then they were unstamped like the ones you have  ;)

Nice wheels mate  8)
Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 29, 2015, 10:52 PM
I thought it was the other way around Joff   ???

I see plenty of the stamped ones come up for sale on the Museum. I don't see many unstamped ones though.

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/154222

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/166030

Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: NORTY40 on August 29, 2015, 11:35 PM
I thought it was the other way around Joff   ???

I see plenty of the stamped ones come up for sale on the Museum. I don't see many unstamped ones though.

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/154222

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/166030

That's exactly what i would have thought tbh Terry but im just relaying what the goose man told me today  ;)
Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: kungfunky on August 29, 2015, 11:41 PM
1975 onwards for unstamped then stamped Tuff 1's. I have 2 sets of nos black unstamped and just have the date wrote inside the rim. 77 and 78.

Not had a read through the whole lot but some bloke called Maurice wrote this, think he might know a thing or 2 about Tuff wheels  :)

http://mauricemeyer.net/cgi/mm.pl?datafile=../general/BMX.txt&page=BMX/History%20of%20Skyway%20Tuff%20Wheels
Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: NORTY40 on August 29, 2015, 11:52 PM


http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/166030

 :LolLolLolLol: '' came off a commercial lawnmower ''   :2funny:


If you come across a complete set Terry give me a shout as Jonnygoose wants a stamped set , he did say the stamp was more like a white graphic as opposed to a mold ( which doesn't really tie in with the Yellow one in your first link - maybe there were 3 generations of them ?? )

Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: NORTY40 on August 29, 2015, 11:53 PM
1975 onwards for unstamped then stamped Tuff 1's. I have 2 sets of nos black unstamped and just have the date wrote inside the rim. 77 and 78.

Not had a read through the whole lot but some bloke called Maurice wrote this, think he might know a thing or 2 about Tuff wheels  :)

http://mauricemeyer.net/cgi/mm.pl?datafile=../general/BMX.txt&page=BMX/History%20of%20Skyway%20Tuff%20Wheels

Nice one Ash , i'll go and take a look  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: NORTY40 on August 30, 2015, 12:02 AM
Just had a read Ash , Jonnygoose is right then .... the first ones were stamped or maybe printed is a better word from 75-77 and then the unstamped version came out in 78-81  . The molded stamp ones came out in 1980 and ran through to 83  :daumenhoch:


Early printed Tuff 1 75-77 

(http://mauricemeyer.net/BMX/tuffs/images/Tuff_1_pat_pend1.jpg)





Unstamped Tuff 1 78-81

(http://mauricemeyer.net/BMX/tuffs/images/1979_catalog_p3.jpg)





Stamped Tuff 1 80 - 83

(http://mauricemeyer.net/BMX/tuffs/images/1981_catalog_p4.jpg)
Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 30, 2015, 12:39 AM
Great info guys  :coolsmiley:

I am surprised they ran the Tuff 1 alongside the Tuff II though. I would have thought the Tuff 1 wouldn't be able to compete with the Tuff II, in kids wanting the Tuff II, and would have withdrawn the Tuff 1  :-\

You learn something new every day in this hobby. BMX forever  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: kungfunky on August 30, 2015, 08:30 AM
That's a misleading advert as Perry is on his NBA winter nationals bike with steel hub Tuffs but the advert is for earlier ones  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: In2bmx on August 30, 2015, 06:29 PM
Great info guys , thanks .  They are in pretty good shape for 40 years old , yet well used.

On closer inspection I did find this name Tom endessa .. I like little things like this ...

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/in2signs/7BCE8C7C-BAFB-4EA1-98BE-0E5E63934BE5.jpg) (http://s580.photobucket.com/user/in2signs/media/7BCE8C7C-BAFB-4EA1-98BE-0E5E63934BE5.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Tuff 1's ?
Post by: pickle on August 31, 2015, 08:29 AM
They're awesome Carl  :daumenhoch:
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