Author Topic: 1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd (Read 7978 times)

Mattdub · « **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 ! .

Matt

kusam · « **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.

jon016847 · « **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 !!!

jT Racing · « **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.

daz bmx it! · « **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

Flying_fox · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2006, 07:05 PM »

Me! Check the skinny's @ Coxmore National (number 4).

stidds · « **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.

Bren Gunn · « **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

Bren

sanderson · « **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

stidds ive got a pic of me on the same gate at ukbmx national
was it hounslow?cant remember

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

fiola at the pipeline 10ft out

stidds · « **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).

sanderson · « **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

power · « **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"

sanderson · « **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.

moomin · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:30 PM »

Only just seen this thread

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

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:39 PM »

Nope, I was always big and heavy

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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...

glenboy · « **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

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

glenboy · « **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

steve69 · « **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 $:-\$

AKGOFF · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2012, 07:36 AM »

Steve, you don't look any different!

Julian347 · « **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.

animal · « **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

bit of a rep 4 trashing rims

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

Six years !!

Author Topic: 1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd (Read 7978 times)

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