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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: bobafett on October 13, 2008, 02:07 PM

Title: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: bobafett on October 13, 2008, 02:07 PM: I was having a browse on bmxmuseum and spotted this supergoose -

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/mongoose/9845

noticed the tuff's had a mongoose logo on them - i don't remember seeing these back in the day - are they legit or has he done this himself ??
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: motomagII on October 13, 2008, 02:11 PM: im pretty sure they were andy patterson mongoose tuffs legit as
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: kdw712 on October 13, 2008, 02:12 PM: i don't remb them either

but seen a fair few about so most likely the real deal :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: bobafett on October 13, 2008, 02:43 PM: Any one seen a set go for sale then - do they demand much of a premium ?
Is there anything stamped into the wheel because i'm sure someone could fake that fairly easily ?
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: magna13 on October 13, 2008, 03:31 PM: yeh, there legit alright, as memory serves me right, when you went to buy an early goose (gusset) you had a choice of 3 wheelsets. alloy's, motomag's or tuff II's. when you had tuff 2's they came with the goose logo :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: bobafett on October 13, 2008, 03:39 PM: I think we need del to make a rub on decal here :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: magna13 on October 13, 2008, 03:41 PM: Quote from: bobafett on October 13, 2008, 03:39 PM
I think we need del to make a rub on decal here :LolLolLolLol:
that would look mint on a set of tuff 2's on a goose :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:, some get the decal master!! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: kdw712 on October 13, 2008, 03:47 PM: To quote ED (colortuffs.com) from 2006 over on VBMX

In the sorta-early 80's, Mongoose had both Motomags AND Skyway Tuffs spec'd on their complete bikes that you could buy at your local bike shop. For a couple of years, if you bought a Mongoose with the Tuff Wheel option, you got what was called the "Mongoose Approved Skyway Tuff Wheel", with the Maurice the Mongoose stamp on the wheel.
There were quite a few of these made, but I'm sure that not too many are in the condition that you have. I don't think that the Mongoose stamp increases the value of the wheel, but the fact that you have alloyed hubbed Tuff Wheel has become sort of a rarity in itself.
Enjoy them!
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: magna13 on October 13, 2008, 03:49 PM: Quote from: kdw712 on October 13, 2008, 03:47 PM
To quote ED (colortuffs.com) from 2006 over on VBMX

In the sorta-early 80's, Mongoose had both Motomags AND Skyway Tuffs spec'd on their complete bikes that you could buy at your local bike shop. For a couple of years, if you bought a Mongoose with the Tuff Wheel option, you got what was called the "Mongoose Approved Skyway Tuff Wheel", with the Maurice the Mongoose stamp on the wheel.
There were quite a few of these made, but I'm sure that not too many are in the condition that you have. I don't think that the Mongoose stamp increases the value of the wheel, but the fact that you have alloyed hubbed Tuff Wheel has become sort of a rarity in itself.
Enjoy them!
:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: bobafett on October 13, 2008, 03:57 PM: Kev - You are the Collins Gem on Mongoose mate :daumenhoch:

Right then how about them rub on decals del :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Skyway Tuff's With Mongoose Logo ?
Post by: kdw712 on October 13, 2008, 04:00 PM: Not sure about that

just know where to look ;D