Author Topic: Gentlemen.. may i introduce...... The Skyway Ace Rim (Read 21649 times)

Andy68 · « **Reply #50 on:** November 16, 2012, 01:07 PM »

I've a feelin a new job title will soon have to be thought of................

SaMAlex · « **Reply #51 on:** November 16, 2012, 01:23 PM »

Cool Idea and nicely done. I like it.

But I do have 2 questions ...

1- what is going on with the spoke pattern? How come you have 2 spokes from the same side of the flange next to each other on the rim?

2- I do like what you have done, but .... why? We all like the look of a skyway tuff but yours just looks like a spoked wheel. And it will still flex like a tuff, and the tire might pop off, and the brake wont work. It seems like a whole ton of effort for a novelty wheel. Wouldn't it have been much easier (and more functional) to paint a metal rim yellow and put a skyway sticker on it, like you did with the hubs? Or even just put a skyway sticker on a Zrim??

gib66 · « **Reply #52 on:** November 16, 2012, 01:33 PM »

less fun doing that than destroying a tuff alex

region11 · « **Reply #53 on:** November 16, 2012, 01:43 PM »

Looking through some old mags, Skyway seemed to have plans to bring out a spoked wheel, maybe thats how it would have look had it happened...cool

oldschoolace · « **Reply #54 on:** November 16, 2012, 04:01 PM »

The spoke holes took a bit of working out but in the end i just used two precisely cut peaces of oak. One i lay a 2h pencil on and ran round the rim whilst lay of a flat table then flipped for a mirror image on the other side of the rim. The hole spacing consisted of marking either side of the second block and moving along hole by hole. Once i got the width of the wood exactly right it was pretty easy

The spoke pattern is just something i made up last night as the spokes i had were a touch too short. They will be laced in a 3x pattern when the spokes arrive but i wanted to try, albeit with an odd lacing pattern to see if the rims could take the tension.

Painting a metal rim yellow and putting a Skyway sticker on it is in the realms of the pop tribute dude on ebay.

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #55 on:** November 16, 2012, 04:14 PM »

what frame is that ??

oldschoolace · « **Reply #56 on:** November 16, 2012, 04:26 PM »

Its a Batavus, will be built up in a deep blue for the budget build off

brass monkey! · « **Reply #57 on:** November 16, 2012, 04:33 PM »

That is ace work pal

Very innovative indeed. Like that frame also, not sure on the tyres though......

kungfunky · « **Reply #58 on:** November 16, 2012, 04:48 PM »

This thread a sticky yet ?

J4CK · « **Reply #59 on:** November 16, 2012, 04:57 PM »

that's class.
love it

BMX1973 · « **Reply #60 on:** November 16, 2012, 09:45 PM »

So Cool

N13L VV · « **Reply #61 on:** November 16, 2012, 11:25 PM »

I chuffin love those dude . top work , How much would you need to do a set ?

ED209 · « **Reply #62 on:** November 16, 2012, 11:45 PM »

I'll have an OGK set in white please

oldschoolace · « **Reply #63 on:** November 16, 2012, 11:48 PM »

Its finding suitable donors that's the tricky bit. Cant go chopping up perfectly good wheels

Devilock · « **Reply #64 on:** November 17, 2012, 12:00 AM »

Thats mad Clint... Interesting to see whats possible. Nice work

factory pilot · « **Reply #65 on:** November 17, 2012, 07:58 AM »

Wow

I remember someone asking for cracked/broken skyways before MK12..I'm presuming it was you

Mad as a box of frogs

..... but I love them dude

I loved the reply..."paint a metal rim yellow and add a skyway decal..far easier"

Far easier ..yes but nowhere near as fookin mental!!!!

Keep up the mad scientist stuff Radsters

oldschoolace · « **Reply #66 on:** November 17, 2012, 09:19 AM »

Quote from: Factory Pilot on November 17, 2012, 07:58 AM

I remember someone asking for cracked/broken skyways before MK12..I'm presuming it was you

Yeah that was me

I didn't think it would be so hard to find a set but i guess people just strip the hubs out and bin them if they are knackered

Droid · « **Reply #67 on:** November 17, 2012, 09:37 AM »

top job!

punkdSICO · « **Reply #68 on:** November 17, 2012, 09:59 AM »

Wow!! They look lovely...

fantastic!

Paul

skyway67 · « **Reply #69 on:** November 17, 2012, 12:58 PM »

Fantastic job great craftsmenship nice to see something different

hunterdubber · « **Reply #70 on:** November 17, 2012, 02:07 PM »

MENTAL

Top work Clint

that's the easy project out of the way

Now I' ve a set of Araya Aero rims you can fix the ten leftover Skyway mag spoke/arms back into ,,, now we are talkin

Gary72 · « **Reply #71 on:** November 17, 2012, 02:21 PM »

Top job

I've wondered if it is possible to machine a recess in the rim and bond a aluminum braking surface onto a tuff.

griff · « **Reply #72 on:** November 17, 2012, 02:48 PM »

Quote from: Gary72 on November 17, 2012, 02:21 PM

Top job
I've wondered if it is possible to machine a recess in the rim and bond a aluminum braking surface onto a tuff.

wouldn't they flex and buckle the ally?

oldschoolace · « **Reply #73 on:** November 17, 2012, 02:52 PM »

Should be pretty easy. You could get a ring waterjet cut and machining a slot for it shouldn't be too difficult. Just need the right glue

Gizmo · « **Reply #74 on:** November 17, 2012, 04:26 PM »

Whatever the pros & cons they look ace

What sort of man hours we talking about start to finish ?
Presume pretty time consuming

Author Topic: Gentlemen.. may i introduce...... The Skyway Ace Rim (Read 21649 times)

SaMAlex

gib66

J4CK

N13L VV

Droid

punkdSICO

skyway67

griff