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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Brownie on March 12, 2006, 08:28 PM

Title: Skyway nuts, PK washers
Post by: Brownie on March 12, 2006, 08:28 PM

Are they any different from something I might get in B&Q? Thanks in advance for the help. Cheers, JB :)

Title: Re: Skyway nuts, PK washers
Post by: Brownie on March 13, 2006, 08:08 PM

Apologies for being a thickie but could do with an answer before I order the special stuff from Biagio  ;)

Title: Re: Skyway nuts, PK washers
Post by: sawzall on March 13, 2006, 08:12 PM

i would use the special washers biagio does, saves fecking the frame and forks i got some the other day for my ripper  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Skyway nuts, PK washers
Post by: lazychubs on March 13, 2006, 09:48 PM

i got the helix ones for the rear prtects the whole of the rear drop out

Title: Re: Skyway nuts, PK washers
Post by: ORB on March 13, 2006, 11:00 PM

yip

helix are the bollox

they look cool too

Title: Re: Skyway nuts, PK washers
Post by: Brownie on March 14, 2006, 08:04 AM

Thanks for the Helix steer. Had seen them on bikes in the museum. Should I buy nuts from Biagio or could I find em cheaper at B&Q? Cheers, JB

Title: Re: Skyway nuts, PK washers
Post by: Nosnod on March 14, 2006, 07:36 PM

Be careful with the nuts from B&Q. They are all metric sizes as I bought some 10mm ones and they did not fit 3/8 axles. Stick to ones from the bike shops!
Also be careful with skyway axles as the majority of them have threads with a different number of threads per inch (I think standard is 24 tpi but skyways are 26 tpi or vice versa I can never remember which way round!)

Title: Re: Skyway nuts, PK washers
Post by: Brownie on March 14, 2006, 08:26 PM

OK cheers. Sounds like Biagio is getting my cash after all. Thanks again