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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: jon foz on June 23, 2007, 08:13 PM

Title: Who built skyways in the U.K.????
Post by: jon foz on June 23, 2007, 08:13 PM

Ive recently seen somewhere that you could get U.K. manufactured skyways,I was under the impression they were all made in the states,anyone know anything about this,when?where etc

Jon

Title: Re: Who built skyways in the U.K.????
Post by: Tefore on June 23, 2007, 08:22 PM

tis true. they was distributed not far from here in wellsbourne. it was th elater plastic hubbed type only though i think

Title: Re: Who built skyways in the U.K.????
Post by: SaMAlex on June 23, 2007, 08:24 PM

I think they were made somewhere near high wycombe. I met a bloke a few years ago in the plastic injection moulding industry who told me he used to make them.

Title: Re: Who built skyways in the U.K.????
Post by: CD17 on June 23, 2007, 09:27 PM

Quote from: S&MAlex on June 23, 2007, 08:24 PM

I think they were made somewhere near high wycombe. I met a bloke a few years ago in the plastic injection moulding industry who told me he used to make them.

Yes they were made in the Uk & I also heard they were made in High Wycombe.

Title: Re: Who built skyways in the U.K.????
Post by: retrorider.u.k on June 24, 2007, 11:44 AM

i had to go to wellsbourne when i snapped my first white rear coaster wheel.it was only an office in a big house in wellsbourne, but they gave me a new rear foc as goodwill.that one snapped too though about 6 months later so i moved to arayas aeros instead... ;)