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Title: What year did ACS Z-Mags come out ??
Post by: bobafett on January 08, 2009, 11:10 PM

I think the ACS Z-Rims came out around 1980 ? But what about the Z-Mags ? Similar time ? Anyone got any info or adverts from a dated magazine ???

Cheers  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What year did ACS Z-Mags come out ??
Post by: meticulous on January 09, 2009, 07:09 AM

i could be wrong but thought zeds came out about 1982, there is a web site somewhere that puts a date on everything...

Title: Re: What year did ACS Z-Mags come out ??
Post by: bobafett on January 09, 2009, 01:09 PM

If its the martinbike website your talking about mate I already checked there - he hasn't got any Z-Mags up there but he has the Z-Rims and he has listed them as 1980 - not that that's the be all and end all of it but he looks to be fairly acurate on most things  :-\
Anyone else any thoughts on a date of first manufacture for the mags ?

Here's a link to the Z-Rims :

http://martinbike.jalbum.net/Parts/Rims%20&%20Wheels/slides/5J194B.html (http://martinbike.jalbum.net/Parts/Rims%20&%20Wheels/slides/5J194B.html)  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What year did ACS Z-Mags come out ??
Post by: woody allen bars on January 09, 2009, 01:47 PM

ACS was making six spoke zytel (plastic) wheels at the end of the 70s but they were known as Stoker mags. The first issue of BMXA I got hold of in May '80 had a Powerlite Thrasher test using those wheels, here's the ACS ad from the same issue


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v227/CraigS/bmx/Stoker.jpg)

~ Craig

Title: Re: What year did ACS Z-Mags come out ??
Post by: bobafett on January 09, 2009, 02:31 PM

So I guess the Z-Mags must have come after this time then ? Late 1980 maybe or 81 ?

Title: Re: What year did ACS Z-Mags come out ??
Post by: JAY on January 09, 2009, 06:22 PM

ACS Z-MAGS came on the market in 1984.I'll find the article in Freestylin Mag when i get time and scan it for you if needed.

Title: Re: What year did ACS Z-Mags come out ??
Post by: bobafett on January 09, 2009, 06:56 PM

Quote from: JAY on January 09, 2009, 06:22 PM

ACS Z-MAGS came on the market in 1984.I'll find the article in Freestylin Mag when i get time and scan it for you if needed.

That would be ace  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What year did ACS Z-Mags come out ??
Post by: JAY on January 09, 2009, 07:20 PM

Taken from Freestylin Fall 1984...........
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q66/harogenone/P1090164.jpg)

Title: Re: What year did ACS Z-Mags come out ??
Post by: bobafett on January 09, 2009, 07:26 PM

Nice one  :daumenhoch: