BMX in Super 8 film

[wildon]

The film is supposed to be 1979. I can't really make out the bikes there .. thought there may have been a ripper at first but now i don't think so.  Some red alloy Tuff II's i think .. wouldn't 79 be too early for them?

[Glynnyboy]

  Some red alloy Tuff II's i think .. wouldn't 79 be too early for them?

Was it steel then?
I saw this the other week Terry and couldn't make the bikes out tbh.

[wildon]

I thought Tuff II's came out 80/81 but looks like i was wrong .. was 79

[rad_pitt]

Steel hubbed Tuffs could possibly date back to 79..


It's a well shot film - the plot itself leaves a lot to be desired though. The ending was pretty shit.

[rad_pitt]

Yep, steel hubbed Tuffs date back to 79:

http://mauricemeyer.net/cgi/mm.pl?datafile=../general/BMX.txt&page=BMX/History%20of%20Skyway%20Tuff%20Wheels

[pickle]

my old blue steel hubbed tuffs were dated 79 on the inside of the rim 

but my god you lot are anal   

[wildon]

I'd imagine the makers would have to consult o/s collectors to get things like this correct though

[kungfunky]

I'd say the black bike is a 'Two Wheels Stroker'. Has that look about it IMO.

More cool 70's stuff here 

[WARDY]

Yep, steel hubbed Tuffs date back to 79:

http://mauricemeyer.net/cgi/mm.pl?datafile=../general/BMX.txt&page=BMX/History%20of%20Skyway%20Tuff%20Wheels

i reckon they fluffed it  they look like second gen steelies on that bike ( shame shaped hubs as alloy hubs ) gen 1 hubs where around 79 -81 which are more square where the rivets are , gen 2  are 81 to when they done alloy hubs

gen 1 steelies - 79 -81 ( which should be on that bike)




gen 2 steelies ( which are on that bike)

[WARDY]

film was fooking plop anyhows

[Darren KAP]

film was fooking plop anyhows

                 

[rad_pitt]

film was fooking plop anyhows

 

[Jaymz]

One of them is Schwinn Scrambler I remember reading a thread over on the museum about it, the guy also helped source a couple more and there's something about a kuwi et in the film, toatally non era correct but speilburgs nod to ET or some shit like that

[Bob_Acid]

Yeah there is a kuwie-esq frame with a paint fade in the big blob of metal at the end of the film. I saw it at the cinema and thought it was ok, my kids loved it though.

[Bob_Acid]

Lest face it they did a better job than the retro Pk in Tron 

[webbie]

my old blue steel hubbed tuffs were dated 79 on the inside of the rim 

but my god you lot are anal   

I have a set of red tuffs that have a 79 date written on the inside of the rims which i thought was to early but looks like it could be right 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

I liked the film 

[WARDY]

I liked the film 

plop lover