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Offline Mattdub

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1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd
« on: January 19, 2006, 04:37 PM »
Influenced by Ku Sam's post about her Laserlite with skinny's , did anyone else run them bitd ?.

Couple of pics of me at Peterborough in 83/84.



I know that Simon (Hayes) also ran them , Jon Western also ?. Skinny's were good until you got bigger ! .

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Re: 1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2006, 04:43 PM »
cool pics...as you know...I did...still got a spare one in the shed :)




why big docking pictures again!!  grr.

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Re: 1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2006, 05:50 PM »
Yep I had a set of 1 3/8th's and a set of 1.5's and swapped them depending on conditions,

I am convinced now I I have built all sizes of bikes, I could have run 1 1/8ths bitd I was only little , I am sure that owuld have worked

I loved racing on skinnys !!!

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Re: 1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2006, 06:09 PM »
got silver 1 3/8 arayas on my laserlite build. It's a squeeze with the brakes but looks nice.
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Re: 1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2006, 06:18 PM »
Yep i ran them,again depending on conditions :) I was just as slow on them too ;)

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Re: 1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2006, 07:05 PM »
Me! Check the skinny's @ Coxmore National (number 4).


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« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2006, 07:25 PM »
I always used 1 3/8" wheels as I was small for my age, wasn't until I was 1/2 way through the season in the 14 age group that I changed to full size rims.

Here are some pics.


Me in 1st.


Me in 2nd.


Me in lane 2.

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« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2006, 09:02 PM »
I bought a Redline PL24 a few years back from a guy who used to race in the late 80s in Germany, it came set up as he used to race it...  24 x 1 3/8 rims  with skinny 24" knobbies and a brake from an old racer. Got pics on my other PC, I'll dig 'em out at the weekend ;)

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Re: 1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2006, 09:17 PM »
ye i used to run them till i was about 14 dont think i ever bent them.
ill have a look for some pics ;D
stidds ive got a pic of me on the same gate at ukbmx national
was it hounslow?cant remember

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« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2006, 09:38 PM »



fiola at the pipeline 10ft out

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« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2006, 12:28 AM »
Sanderson, you are right mate, start gate of Hounslow.  The other race tracks are:  Southampton (top pic), Frome (middle pic).
« Last Edit: January 20, 2006, 12:30 AM by stidds »

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« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2006, 01:00 PM »
found some pics
threesisters about 1983 over the wigan whoops, me 3509 on me torker 280
dont look as big as i remember them

some pics in the woods.no trails then skyway TA 1.3/8 wheels 1 bike for everything ;D

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« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2006, 09:29 PM »
cool pics karl is that john bentley leading,
 them whoops look tiny i remember the first time i jumped them i thought they where huge :)
 i always wanted one of them stickers "ive jumped the wigan whoops" :2funny:

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« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2006, 12:49 PM »
hi pete , ye is john Bentley in the lead,saw him in Alans
about 2 years ago picking up an old skool Haro.but not
seen him since. john darbyshire behind.
i think every one at threesisters had one of those stickers
in the back of there dads car.

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Re: 1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd
« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2012, 08:30 PM »
Only just seen this thread  :LolLolLolLol:

I ran 1 1/8ths and 1 3/8th right up until i went Supergirls, then went onto 1.5's

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« Reply #15 on: June 07, 2012, 08:39 PM »
Nope, I was always big and heavy  :daumenhoch: .
My younger bro ran 1 1/8 then 1 3/8 until he finished racing.
Funnily enough I've never bothered with 1 1/8 for my eldest lad as he's been a jumpy little fooker from Day 1, too much time spent riding with Diggler I reckon ;) , he bashes his 1 3/8 wheels regular and they're plenty strong enough to stand it.
God knows what my 5 year old will do to his 1" rims when he starts getting airborn...

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« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2012, 08:40 PM »
gossa off here raced on them on a robinson pro



and a pic you put on one of my threads in 2010 :shocked: with bubba hayes on



and heres jt racings lovely kuwi on skinnies




Eddie fiola as well did the bowls on a bike on skinnies so not as fragile as you'd think
« Last Edit: June 07, 2012, 08:43 PM by glenboy »

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« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2012, 08:44 PM »
bloomin eck just looked back talk about revitalising a thread someones been waiting 6 years for an answer  :LolLolLolLol:

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« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2012, 11:42 PM »
I ran them on my VDC Changa Long back in the day, fast as fook.

I was thinking of recreating that build but i'm not sure i'll ever find a set of VDC o-bars  :-\

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« Reply #19 on: June 08, 2012, 07:36 AM »
 :LolLolLolLol:

Steve, you don't look any different!  :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2012, 08:40 AM »
Ran them at one race and didn't like them. Changed back to 1.75 after 2 motos.

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« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2012, 06:40 PM »
Si had some on his GT bitd  ;) Dead slick  ::) wouldn't let me ride it tho  :LolLolLolLol: bit of a rep 4 trashing rims  :2funny:

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« Reply #22 on: June 14, 2012, 03:00 PM »

Six years !!  :shocked: :2funny:

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