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Offline monkeybat

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If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« 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 ?

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2011, 10:53 AM »
bob haro rode em

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2011, 11:51 AM »
I bet they would have rode them if they had been given them.

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« 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.

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2011, 04:34 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 ;)


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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2011, 05:42 PM »
i think were a little lighter too?  :-\     

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« 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 :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2011, 06:25 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 :daumenhoch:

Black only.
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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2011, 06:25 PM »
Skyway Grapites only ever available in 1 colour...... errrr graphite colour ;)

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2011, 06:40 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  ???

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2011, 06:46 PM »
they were a race wheel not freestyle, they would snap if given too much abuse

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2011, 08:01 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

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2011, 08:20 PM »


cos they was cr4p ?

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2011, 08:21 PM »
They did'nt weigh hardly any diffrent if I remember rightly  ???

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2011, 09:46 PM »
Tim March used to race with them on :daumenhoch:

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2011, 10:00 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 :daumenhoch:

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.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2011, 10:06 PM by brettypeeps »

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2011, 10:04 PM »
or are they just graff hubs ?.
like the blue un's  8)
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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« 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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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2011, 10:33 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 :daumenhoch:

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) :daumenhoch:

Still, that's a very cool photo.
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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2011, 11:04 PM »
Those Blue 'Graphites' are fooking tasty :smitten:
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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2011, 11:21 PM »
Those Blue 'Graphites' are fooking tasty :smitten:

agreed luvvly jubbly

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« 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....


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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2011, 11:45 PM »
That pic of Vander is just plain RAD... one of my all time fave BMX pics for sure  :4_17_5:

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2011, 11:50 PM »
Not wrong  :daumenhoch:

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Re: If Skyway graphites are so good ?
« Reply #24 on: June 16, 2011, 12:02 AM »
That pic of Vander is just plain RAD... one of my all time fave BMX pics for sure  :4_17_5:


I remember the first time I saw it ,, I couldn't believe it was a bunny hop  :shocked:  :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:

Flat as ,,too   8)

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