1.3/8" Wheels - Did anyone run them bitd

[Mattdub]

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]

cool pics...as you know...I did...still got a spare one in the shed




why big docking pictures again!!  grr.

[jon016847]

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]

got silver 1 3/8 arayas on my laserlite build. It's a squeeze with the brakes but looks nice.

[daz bmx it!]

Yep i ran them,again depending on conditions I was just as slow on them too

[Flying_fox]

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

[stidds]

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]

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]

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]

fiola at the pipeline 10ft out

[stidds]

Sanderson, you are right mate, start gate of Hounslow.  The other race tracks are:  Southampton (top pic), Frome (middle pic).

[sanderson]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Nope, I was always big and heavy  .
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]

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]

bloomin eck just looked back talk about revitalising a thread someones been waiting 6 years for an answer 

[steve69]

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]

 

Steve, you don't look any different! 

[Julian347]

Ran them at one race and didn't like them. Changed back to 1.75 after 2 motos.

[animal]

Si had some on his GT bitd  Dead slick  wouldn't let me ride it tho  bit of a rep 4 trashing rims 

[Mattdub]

Six years !!