Skyway Retrofit Hubs

[animal]

Has anybody come across a set, if so where, would love to get my hands on a pair, had a rear bitd when my hub did the collapsing trick. Miles from home iI might add lol.

[ORB]

they are getting hard to get.

i have a few, but I need them, and the rears are super rare.

[animal]

they are getting hard to get.

i have a few, but I need them, and the rears are super rare.

These hubs are not made by Skyway, they were made in the Midlands as a replacement hub assembly with sealed hubs. Are we both singing from the same song sheet as I have no pics.

[Rombloke]

yeah there was an ozzy company also knocking these sealed replacment hubs out.....but in my opinion, they make skyways look like aero zytecs.

lol

Dave

[Coastvl]

You mean these? These are harder to find than proper Skyway hubs.

[brass monkey!]

i agree with Rom Bloke, makes em look ugly, like Zytec hubs !

i think the bloke from Skyway (coloredtuffs) has some proper replacement jobbies, would look much nicer.....imo  

[pickle]

Just an idea (if it's purely a rider) could you not use Zytecs hubs?  they have the same 5 bolt system??  not sure if anyones tried it?? i agree wouldn't look as nice but smoother to ride

[animal]

Not like the ones in the pic. but similar, used to be advertised in BMX Action Bike bitd. Maybe there was only a sprinkling in the Midlands? I don't know. Know they were made in Rugeley. Will try and find the addy. Would really like to find a pair though.

[Rombloke]

zytecs im pretty sure are four bolts


Dave

[ORB]

indeed they are


i did not mean those by the way, i meant the actuall skyway replacement hub kits

[monkeybat]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-ACORN-BMX-MAG-WHEEL-HUBS-NEW-OLD-STOCK-BRITISH-MADE-IN-80s-CAST-ALLOY-NOS-/391671040768?hash=item5b3169cb00:g:zvkAAMXQVT9SzsI1

These have five bolts could anyone measure to see if they would fit in a skyway please?

[MartyC]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-ACORN-BMX-MAG-WHEEL-HUBS-NEW-OLD-STOCK-BRITISH-MADE-IN-80s-CAST-ALLOY-NOS-/391671040768?hash=item5b3169cb00:g:zvkAAMXQVT9SzsI1

These have five bolts could anyone measure to see if they would fit in a skyway please?

They should fit, there's a pic of one on a red Tuff one further up the thread.

[brimfull]

They look like they are for Skyways as I thought Acorns had a 4 bolt fixing

[MartyC]

They look like they are for Skyways as I thought Acorns had a 4 bolt fixing

Acorn had 5 bolt, Aero Zytec had 4 bolts iirc.

[brimfull]

They look like they are for Skyways as I thought Acorns had a 4 bolt fixing

Acorn had 5 bolt, Aero Zytec had 4 bolts iirc.

Spot on Marty, I was mixing them up in my foggy memory   

[brimfull]

I think the Acorn ones look different to the Skyway ones up earlier, not sure if the bolt pattern would be the same

[MartyC]

I'm pretty sure they are the same bolt pattern and diameter

[animal]

[rodriguez]

I think the Acorn ones look different to the Skyway ones up earlier, not sure if the bolt pattern would be the same

I tried the the Acorn hubs and they are the same bolt pattern but they make the hubs too wide to fit into the drops.

[brimfull]

Very cool, don't think I've seen them before   

[brimfull]

I think the Acorn ones look different to the Skyway ones up earlier, not sure if the bolt pattern would be the same

I tried the the Acorn hubs and they are the same bolt pattern but they make the hubs too wide to fit into the drops.

Thanks for that mate as I was just thinking of buying the pair of wheels on eBay to rob the hubs - especially the coaster rear hub 

[animal]

Took years but I found them in the end . Front was NOS off the the bay and the rear came from Phil Sawzall 

[brimfull]

Took years but I found them in the end . Front was NOS off the the bay and the rear came from Phil Sawzall 

They're very cool mate