skyway thread advice needed please !

[factory pilot]

on a uk made mid 80's split pair of skyways( one alloy hubbed and one not )what were the threads 24 or 26 ? were they both the same or was the alloy rear 24 and the front 26 ?
Just a guess.....

...can anyone please help ?
 

regards Antony
 

[not johndub71]

24 tpi, coaster I believe was 26. New skyways still 24 tip too as I found out.

[factory pilot]

cheers mate..thanks...have just bought a pair and am now convinced my axle extenders will fit 

[Jaan]

Skyways are 24/26tpi - rear/front 

[factory pilot]

Jaan now you are really confusing me 

on my 85 master they are 24tpi front and 26tpi rear suntiur coaster
on my repops with a coaster... they are 26tpi front and 24tpi rear with coaster....

..have just bought a set half and half which I'm told were 3/8( ie 24tpi) but not sure if fronts and rears were the same ?

bloody hell......has anyone else got a scooby doo ? PLEASE..just getting increasingly confused now...  

[deeman]

I have a pair of 85 50/50's with a freewheel and they are both 24tpi.you should be o.k

[factory pilot]

phew...can stop frettin' now....I think that should clear it up now....thanks everyone

[Jaan]

Jaan now you are really confusing me 

on my 85 master they are 24tpi front and 26tpi rear suntiur coaster
on my repops with a coaster... they are 26tpi front and 24tpi rear with coaster....

..have just bought a set half and half which I'm told were 3/8( ie 24tpi) but not sure if fronts and rears were the same ?

bloody hell......has anyone else got a scooby doo ? PLEASE..just getting increasingly confused now...  

Seems like its a bit of a lottery as I have 4 sets of all alloy hubs and they're 24/26, only one set of 50/50 but they're the same.

Heres a quote from Ed - the owner of coloured tuffs?

"95% of all Tuff Wheels out there, including all of my colored Tuff Wheels that I've had made since 2004 are a 26tpi / 24tpi combo.  The front is a 26tpi, and the rear is a 24tpi.  I'd like to get them all in the 26tpi size, but Skyway bought axles by the millions years ago, and that's what they use...!

-Ed"

Just for info, 3/8 is the axel size as in 10mm not an indication of thread count, so 3/8 24tpi and 3/8 26tpi etc etc

[Gnarlyscoots]

phew...can stop frettin' now....I think that should clear it up now....thanks everyone

I guess there is one thing you can be sure of though. 1 wheel will be 24T, the other 26T or, both 24T or 26T   

[kalex]

i thought front and rear were different tpi's as well

[factory pilot]

bloody hells belles...fookin 'ell what a lottery eh..... I'll let you all know what tpi they are when they arrive...... I just hope those bleedin skyway axle extenders fit 

[Devilock]

I'll let you all know what tpi they are when they arrive......

We're not interested Antony...!!

[factory pilot]

 

You were unusually slow in adding your vile touch to this thread Rich...

....I expect more speed with your witty banter next time so you only get 5/10 this time

[Devilock]

You were unusually slow in adding your vile touch to this thread Rich...

....I expect more speed with your witty banter next time so you only get 5/10 this time

Damn...! Note to self: must try harder...!

[Jaan]

Think that should be Rich's next username 'Vile' hit the nail right on the head.

You know you should just skip his comments but you're strangely compelled to read his "contribution" 

[Devilock]

Think that should be Rich's next username 'Vile' hit the nail right on the head.

You know you should just skip his comments but you're strangely compelled to read his "contribution" 

I am no-one.

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

Don't know if you're fitting skyway axle extenders, or if you already have some, but 24tpi ones seemed easier to find when I was looking. I needed 26tpi. I got lucky and bought a set of WINI for £12 ish, but paid £40 incl postage to get a NOS set form the USA.

[not johndub71]

I drilled a set of 26 tpi ones with a 9mm drill and made them fit on my new skyways.

[factory pilot]

have spoken to my engineer mate Dave  and he reckons he could make me a pair ( even with skyway written on them ) easier than converting them...

..so what did you do ?.....9mm drill then what for a new thread ?


...I may get him to make me a copy pair if all else fails cos they are for a rider.

have seen some 26TPI on Oz Ebay but the post means they'll be too expensive me reckons