Did anybody race with Skyways on BITD?

[factory pilot]

Okay so don't laugh but I know say Tim March and Andy Patterson both raced with graphite skyways ( as shown ) but did anybody actually race with the heavier normal tuff 2s either here on Rad or anybody that they can remember?
Cheers Ant

[Devilock]

Baruch Spinoza.

[factory pilot]

I'm sure that they were only using motomags and tuff 1s in 17th century Netherlands Rich .....

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

I'm sure that they were only using motomags and tuff 1s in 17th century Netherlands Rich .....

Steel hubbed tuff II's were being developed at this time too 

[RATTY]

I raced with Tuff 2s for a bit when I rode for Hotshot.

[Retrodan72]

Google images show that Andy Patterson used them. 

[dinglem]

My lasting memory of being at Brum WHEELS as a kid was when one of the guys there let me take his WHEELS out on the track - the only time I ever rode one back then. It had red Skyways on it, and mainly red components also. Considering they mainly ran skinnies it would have been quite a change. I still don't know who the owner was, but I'd still love to recreate that bike that i have had pictured in my head for all these years.

I think if i ever eventually locate a Pro frame i'll go for it and recreate that build... maybe with a set of spokes for 'best' 

I think if you look at some period race pics you will see the odd rider with Skyways in there.

[Munnyella]

I did, for a bit, then changed to a set of 7x, I was shit on both!!!

MM

[factory pilot]

Thanks for sharing lads ... I searched my massive pile of old school mags but struggled to find pictures of racers using tuffs ...

Was this around 80-2 or did you ride them in 83 or 84 ? Just asking out of curiosity ... Had all riders seen the lightness of the wire wheel by then and switched?

[stidds]

I raced with Tuff 2s for a bit when I rode for Hotshot.

What the hell was it about Hotshot and Tuffs Tony?  When I started riding for them, they wanted me to run Skyways, I was racing on 1 3/8" skinnies at the time 

[dinglem]

Pat Robinson just posted this, showing a couple of WHEELS riders on Skyways. Never seen this before, but he says it was in '82 (the newer International track being built in '83).

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[MartyC]

My early races at Buckmore Park and Earls Court were on Tuffs, pretty sure lots of others did too. 

[factory pilot]

Love that Brum Wheels photo.. Top skyway action!

[Mikku]

+1 on the photo! I once ran Skyway Tuff 2s on my Trident at Bournemouth in the mid-80s! Got elbowed off at the first jump!