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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #25 on: May 19, 2011, 10:20 AM »
Price is all in delivered to ya door including customs charges :- £201.00  :-\
Feck!!  Last night, I had the order completed and was hesitant at pressing go for some £125 Skyways.  Luckily, at that stage I could not find shipping costs.  I then started to think "what about import duty"?!  Unfortunately, at £200, it’s a definite "no" for me. Sure, they are incredible but just cant justify them over at pair of £60 standard Skyways.  Im very glad I had not been drinking last night as my beer finger would have pressed the Submit button :(

Shame there is not UK company importing them cause I would spend £125..

Still - they are fab.  Very much looking forward to seeing your pics!!

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #26 on: May 19, 2011, 10:46 AM »
Here they are guys  :daumenhoch: QUOTE "ALL of the retro wheels for the most part have rear hubs stamped "Graphite".  During the last year of production on the alloy flange Tuff Wheels in the 80's, the wheels came like this".




NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :coolsmiley:
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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #27 on: May 19, 2011, 04:55 PM »
Very nice. That red still looks a bit wishy washy to me or is that just my computer dude  ???

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #28 on: May 19, 2011, 05:28 PM »
they are nice,  :daumenhoch:    is the "Retro 1982" part of the moulding or is it etched in the rim? 

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #29 on: May 19, 2011, 05:37 PM »
they are nice,  :daumenhoch:    is the "Retro 1982" part of the moulding or is it etched in the rim? 

i think its just the stamps mate that you can see on the second to last picture .these stamps can be very easy to make disapear with a bit of fine grade wet and dry paper so i fear that some unfortunate people will be getting stung on theif bay in the next 18 months or so with so called nos sets of these that will probasbly sell for £250+

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #30 on: May 19, 2011, 05:56 PM »
they are nice,  :daumenhoch:    is the "Retro 1982" part of the moulding or is it etched in the rim? 

i think its just the stamps mate that you can see on the second to last picture .these stamps can be very easy to make disapear with a bit of fine grade wet and dry paper so i fear that some unfortunate people will be getting stung on theif bay in the next 18 months or so with so called nos sets of these that will probasbly sell for £250+

I seriously doubt that especially given the alloy hubs have "Grahpite" stamped in them and if you do some research (on Maurice Meyers site for example) they NEVER released them bitd with plain alloy, "Graphite" stamped hubs  :daumenhoch:


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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #31 on: May 19, 2011, 06:00 PM »
they are nice,  :daumenhoch:    is the "Retro 1982" part of the moulding or is it etched in the rim? 

i think its just the stamps mate that you can see on the second to last picture .these stamps can be very easy to make disapear with a bit of fine grade wet and dry paper so i fear that some unfortunate people will be getting stung on theif bay in the next 18 months or so with so called nos sets of these that will probasbly sell for £250+

I seriously doubt that especially given the alloy hubs have "Grahpite" stamped in them and if you do some research (on Maurice Meyers site for example) they NEVER released them bitd with plain alloy, "Graphite" stamped hubs  :daumenhoch:



Seen skyways from bitd with graphite on the flanges,i had a black set a couple of years ago and the rear had them, their isnt many but they do exist.

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #32 on: May 19, 2011, 07:14 PM »
they are nice,  :daumenhoch:    is the "Retro 1982" part of the moulding or is it etched in the rim? 

i think its just the stamps mate that you can see on the second to last picture .these stamps can be very easy to make disapear with a bit of fine grade wet and dry paper so i fear that some unfortunate people will be getting stung on theif bay in the next 18 months or so with so called nos sets of these that will probasbly sell for £250+

I seriously doubt that especially given the alloy hubs have "Grahpite" stamped in them and if you do some research (on Maurice Meyers site for example) they NEVER released them bitd with plain alloy, "Graphite" stamped hubs  :daumenhoch:


The info on Maurice's site is wrong then, as I have seen other Skyway Tuff Wheels with "Graphite" marked rear flanges on them.  I personally owned a set of white 24" Tuff Wheels marked like that as well.

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #33 on: May 19, 2011, 07:17 PM »
they are nice,  :daumenhoch:    is the "Retro 1982" part of the moulding or is it etched in the rim? 

i think its just the stamps mate that you can see on the second to last picture .these stamps can be very easy to make disapear with a bit of fine grade wet and dry paper so i fear that some unfortunate people will be getting stung on theif bay in the next 18 months or so with so called nos sets of these that will probasbly sell for £250+

If someone took sandpaper to this and filed down both stamps on each wheel,  it would be noticable. 

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #34 on: May 19, 2011, 07:19 PM »
Very nice. That red still looks a bit wishy washy to me or is that just my computer dude  ???

The red looks GREAT!  After years of being out of red pigment, we were finally able to get the correct pigment needed to make these again.

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #35 on: May 19, 2011, 07:24 PM »
they are nice,  :daumenhoch:    is the "Retro 1982" part of the moulding or is it etched in the rim?  
Resto 1982 is just hand written on the inner rim so you will never see it  :daumenhoch: Will do a piccy later and add it to the others  :coolsmiley:
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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #36 on: May 19, 2011, 07:27 PM »
Very nice. That red still looks a bit wishy washy to me or is that just my computer dude  ???
The red is nice deep Skyway red  :daumenhoch: Its prob my shite photography  :buck2: but they are defo very very close if not the same as the originals  :daumenhoch: Good job to Skyway and to Planetbmx  :coolsmiley:

Shame they cost so damn much to get them here  :(
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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #37 on: May 19, 2011, 07:40 PM »
I like um  :daumenhoch:

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #39 on: May 19, 2011, 10:33 PM »
they are nice,  :daumenhoch:    is the "Retro 1982" part of the moulding or is it etched in the rim? 

i think its just the stamps mate that you can see on the second to last picture .these stamps can be very easy to make disapear with a bit of fine grade wet and dry paper so i fear that some unfortunate people will be getting stung on theif bay in the next 18 months or so with so called nos sets of these that will probasbly sell for £250+

There is also serial numbers on the originals where the brake pads go - these don't have them.

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #40 on: May 19, 2011, 10:39 PM »

16 sets of 20's/24's now being offered with OG Gen2 graphite flanges  :shocked:

Very nice they are too, but at $550 a pair plus postage plus Customs rape....I'm out
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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #41 on: May 19, 2011, 10:46 PM »

16 sets of 20's/24's now being offered with OG Gen2 graphite flanges  :shocked:

Very nice they are too, but at $550 a pair plus postage plus Customs rape....I'm out
They are $288.00 a pair posted + £30.00 customs charge  :daumenhoch: Totals £201.00  :shocked:  :2funny:
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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #42 on: May 19, 2011, 10:52 PM »

16 sets of 20's/24's now being offered with OG Gen2 graphite flanges  :shocked:

Very nice they are too, but at $550 a pair plus postage plus Customs rape....I'm out
They are $288.00 a pair posted + £30.00 customs charge  :daumenhoch: Totals £201.00  :shocked:  :2funny:

Had to check what I thought I'd seen last night to make sure...

http://www.planetbmx.com/shop/skyway-tuff-wheels/skyway-20-or-24-2nd-gen-graphite-tuff-wheels-set/prod_1107.html    :shocked:
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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #43 on: May 20, 2011, 01:05 PM »

16 sets of 20's/24's now being offered with OG Gen2 graphite flanges  :shocked:

Very nice they are too, but at $550 a pair plus postage plus Customs rape....I'm out
They are $288.00 a pair posted + £30.00 customs charge  :daumenhoch: Totals £201.00  :shocked:  :2funny:

Had to check what I thought I'd seen last night to make sure...

http://www.planetbmx.com/shop/skyway-tuff-wheels/skyway-20-or-24-2nd-gen-graphite-tuff-wheels-set/prod_1107.html    :shocked:
They are graphite Skyways  :daumenhoch: I have just normal Red alloy hubbed Skyways  :coolsmiley:
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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #44 on: May 20, 2011, 01:06 PM »
***PIC of 1982 RETRO ADDED***
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« Reply #45 on: May 20, 2011, 02:07 PM »
They look sweet to me, well worth the dosh, considering a decent blue set goes for about £250, getting some of these for around £200 all in is a bargain really in that condition  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #46 on: May 20, 2011, 02:37 PM »
They look sweet to me, well worth the dosh, considering a decent blue set goes for about £250, getting some of these for around £200 all in is a bargain really in that condition  :daumenhoch:
Cheers bro  :daumenhoch: I thought so too so just had to buy them  :2funny: Shame on all the postage costs though  :knuppel2:
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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #47 on: May 20, 2011, 03:01 PM »
Im sure i saw a set of wheels for sale on ebay where the seller put that they were nos and fitted with the graphite flanges  >:(  :-\
So looks like someone is already trying there look  :-\
Ill see if i have still got it saved on me ebay items

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Re: NEW blue and red Alloy Tuffs
« Reply #48 on: May 20, 2011, 03:19 PM »

16 sets of 20's/24's now being offered with OG Gen2 graphite flanges  :shocked:

Very nice they are too, but at $550 a pair plus postage plus Customs rape....I'm out
They are $288.00 a pair posted + £30.00 customs charge  :daumenhoch: Totals £201.00  :shocked:  :2funny:

Had to check what I thought I'd seen last night to make sure...

http://www.planetbmx.com/shop/skyway-tuff-wheels/skyway-20-or-24-2nd-gen-graphite-tuff-wheels-set/prod_1107.html    :shocked:
They are graphite Skyways  :daumenhoch: I have just normal Red alloy hubbed Skyways  :coolsmiley:

Hence my post LHB  , OG Gen2 flanges but standard wheel material   ;)
« Last Edit: May 20, 2011, 03:22 PM by Mattdub »

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« Reply #49 on: May 20, 2011, 11:56 PM »
pretty good news. i don't really understand why skyway wouldn't want to start (re)producing metal flanges in regular production though , considering the prices os tuffs go for at times ....?

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