Author Topic: If Skyway graphites are so good ? (Read 2381 times)

monkeybat · « **on:** June 15, 2011, 08:05 AM »

Can anyone tell me If Skyway graphites are so good why did No one(Cambell, Ruffell,Griggs, Canning) on the mid 80s team ride them ?

SteveD · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2011, 10:53 AM »

bob haro rode em

SaMAlex · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2011, 11:51 AM »

I bet they would have rode them if they had been given them.

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2011, 12:47 PM »

I think they were £600.00 a pair in 85 and they were known to snap with side flex so they were a no go as standard £60.00 skyways worked a treat. Gimmick springs to mind.

MartyC · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2011, 04:34 PM »

Quote from: jeff spicoli on June 15, 2011, 12:47 PM

I think they were £600.00 a pair in 85 and they were known to snap with side flex so they were a no go as standard £60.00 skyways worked a treat. Gimmick springs to mind.

+1 Although were supposed to be aimed at racing rather than Freestyle

oldtired · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2011, 05:42 PM »

i think were a little lighter too? $:-\$

brettypeeps · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2011, 05:43 PM »

Don't think they were £600, £200 is where I recall them being. I recall the skyway riders having them in various colours but to the general public they were black or black. I had a set BITD and swapped them for some Ukai speedlines and much targeted riding them

ron burgundy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2011, 06:25 PM »

Quote from: brettypeeps on June 15, 2011, 05:43 PM

Don't think they were £600, £200 is where I recall them being. I recall the skyway riders having them in various colours but to the general public they were black or black. I had a set BITD and swapped them for some Ukai speedlines and much targeted riding them

Black only.

tosser · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2011, 06:25 PM »

Skyway Grapites only ever available in 1 colour...... errrr graphite colour

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2011, 06:40 PM »

Quote from: yosser on June 15, 2011, 06:25 PM

Skyway Grapites only ever available in 1 colour...... errrr graphite colour

wow, is that your first post in a BMX related section of the site

58 delray · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2011, 06:46 PM »

they were a race wheel not freestyle, they would snap if given too much abuse

tosser · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2011, 08:01 PM »

Quote from: Bob_Acid on June 15, 2011, 06:40 PM

Quote from: yosser on June 15, 2011, 06:25 PM
Skyway Grapites only ever available in 1 colour...... errrr graphite colour

wow, is that your first post in a BMX related section of the site

No I am sure i have posted BMX related stuff before. Have certainly posted about graphites here before

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2011, 08:20 PM »

cos they was cr4p ?

Why isnt this working · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2011, 08:21 PM »

They did'nt weigh hardly any diffrent if I remember rightly

bigfatolly · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2011, 09:46 PM »

Tim March used to race with them on

brettypeeps · « **Reply #15 on:** June 15, 2011, 10:00 PM »

Quote from: Ron '2elliot' Burgundy on June 15, 2011, 06:25 PM

Quote from: brettypeeps on June 15, 2011, 05:43 PM
Don't think they were £600, £200 is where I recall them being. I recall the skyway riders having them in various colours but to the general public they were black or black. I had a set BITD and swapped them for some Ukai speedlines and much targeted riding them

Black only.

Nope multi coloured

http://www.mauricemeyer.net/cgi/mm.pl?datafile=../general/BMX.txt&page=BMX/Colored_Graphite_Tuffs

Colored Skyway wheels showed up occasionally in BMX magazines. From my understanding, these wheels were only made specially for the Skyway riders and never actually produced for sale.

dordymush · « **Reply #16 on:** June 15, 2011, 10:04 PM »

or are they just graff hubs ?.
like the blue un's

brettypeeps · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2011, 10:09 PM »

Those in the photo are just the hub as done on Maurice Meyers website

but in the 80's

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Colored Skyway wheels showed up occasionally in BMX magazines. From my understanding, these wheels were only made specially for the Skyway riders and never actually produced for sale

ron burgundy · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2011, 10:33 PM »

Quote from: brettypeeps on June 15, 2011, 10:00 PM

Quote from: Ron '2elliot' Burgundy on June 15, 2011, 06:25 PM
Quote from: brettypeeps on June 15, 2011, 05:43 PM
Don't think they were £600, £200 is where I recall them being. I recall the skyway riders having them in various colours but to the general public they were black or black. I had a set BITD and swapped them for some Ukai speedlines and much targeted riding them

Black only.

Nope multi coloured

http://www.mauricemeyer.net/cgi/mm.pl?datafile=../general/BMX.txt&page=BMX/Colored_Graphite_Tuffs

Colored Skyway wheels showed up occasionally in BMX magazines. From my understanding, these wheels were only made specially for the Skyway riders and never actually produced for sale.

Sorry mate, that's a photo of standard coloured Tuffs fitted with Campy Hubs. They are not Graphite.

Graphite in black only ( ok, very, very dark grey)

Still, that's a very cool photo.

AKGOFF · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2011, 11:04 PM »

Those Blue 'Graphites' are fooking tasty

glenboy · « **Reply #20 on:** June 15, 2011, 11:21 PM »

Quote from: AKGOFF on June 15, 2011, 11:04 PM

Those Blue 'Graphites' are fooking tasty

agreed luvvly jubbly

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #21 on:** June 15, 2011, 11:41 PM »

I know i've posted a link to maurice's site in the last month or two, if you missed it you have to have a look....

here's the bit on coloured tuffs

http://mauricemeyer.net/cgi/mm.pl?datafile=../general/BMX.txt&page=BMX/Colored_Graphite_Tuffs

Make sure you chek out the Vander page....