ARAYA AERO S

[WARDY]

what year were these first made ?

[sweetbeats]

http://martinbike.jalbum.net/Parts/Rims%20&%20Wheels/index6.html

84.

[WARDY]

cheers monsieur sweet of beats

[sweetbeats]

Your welcome lord ward

[aditup 2234]

I have no proof of this, but I would say earlier.
The reason being, I was running these when I was kid and I am sure I had left the sport by the time I was 14, to persue my interest in trial riding. I was born 1969.
So, I guess, either I am mistaken, maybe I was 15, but difinately before I was 16, as I was on my moped by then. Bearing in mind , I was riding them, not just bought them, if you get my meaning.

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[DIRTBIKER250F]

cheers monsieur sweet of beats

Gimp 

[spesh]

I have no proof of this, but I would say earlier.
The reason being, I was running these when I was kid and I am sure I had left the sport by the time I was 14, to persue my interest in trial riding. I was born 1969.
So, I guess, either I am mistaken, maybe I was 15, but difinately before I was 16, as I was on my moped by then. Bearing in mind , I was riding them, not just bought them, if you get my meaning.

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thet were on raleugh ultras burners before then too
i remember them when i was riding in 82

[jackel]

I have no proof of this, but I would say earlier.
The reason being, I was running these when I was kid and I am sure I had left the sport by the time I was 14, to persue my interest in trial riding. I was born 1969.
So, I guess, either I am mistaken, maybe I was 15, but difinately before I was 16, as I was on my moped by then. Bearing in mind , I was riding them, not just bought them, if you get my meaning.

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thet were on raleugh ultras burners before then too
i remember them when i was riding in 82

the early ultras had 7x,s on the first aeros i remember seeing was on an aero pro think it was 84

[funkyfresh]

Indeed, my Mk1 Ultra (with front gusset) had 7x's..
But the Aero Burner at the same did have Araya Aeros. I'm pretty sure I had my burner around 83, so Im putting fwd 83 at least...

[sweetbeats]

I had 7x on my mark 1 pro and had araya aeros on my pro burner which was 84 so i am right 

[bof]

I remember huffy pro thunders had 32 hole araya aero's on and that bike was tested in bmx weekly the newspaper one. thats got to be pre 84. 

[sweetbeats]

Only photograpgic evidence accepted here Bof..

[MartyC]

I'm sure they were around early 83, will have a root through some mags to see what I can find 

[sweetbeats]

On this site (more racer bikes) they reckon araya done aero rims as early as the 70's and reissued a modified version in 84
http://www.yellowjersey.org/adx.html

Early model 1978 ADX-1 used a small aluminum insert at the nipple, (a lot like Mavic CXP-30). Araya redesigned the ADX in 1984 with a thicker center extrusion. . The improved model with thicker apex and nipple seat milled in obviated the inserts and gained legendary durability.

So maybe the araya aero was made in 20" earlier than the 80's but perfected 83-84 ish.

[bof]

I was wrong it was a bmx bi-weekly  but when you read the text it does say that they developed the aero in 1980 I dont know if you can read this but its available for download off moleys website. 
 

[moley]

Right click on the link below and save it to your PC :-

http://www.bmx-recollection.com/Downloads/Archive%20-%20Knowledge%20Base/Bike%20%26%20Product%20Tests/Huffy%20Pro-Lightning%20Test%20-%20Bi-WeeklyVol3Issue05.pdf

You will need adobe Reader to view the file!! 

[bof]

Right click on the link below and save it to your PC :-

http://www.bmx-recollection.com/Downloads/Archive%20-%20Knowledge%20Base/Bike%20%26%20Product%20Tests/Huffy%20Pro-Lightning%20Test%20-%20Bi-WeeklyVol3Issue05.pdf

You will need adobe Reader to view the file!! 

Moley whats the date of the magazine do you know.

[moley]

1983 I think!

[sweetbeats]

Could be much before 83-84 if they made em for racers in the 70's too...cool bi weekly..I used to stuff mine with bmx plus and action bikes at our local shop

[moley]

Moley whats the date of the magazine do you know.

February 1983 for Vol3 Issue 5.   It was BMX Weekly upto Vol 3 Issue 7 and then Bi Weekly from Vol 8 onwards.

[sweetbeats]

So we all agreeing on 83?

[MartyC]

So we all agreeing on 83?

Maybe   

[sweetbeats]

pleeeeeeeeeeeeze marty


I think they must have done them earlier now though thinkin about 70's araya racer rims...hmmmmmmm I am confused and need a cofffee

[MartyC]

pleeeeeeeeeeeeze marty


I think they must have done them earlier now though thinkin about 70's araya racer rims...hmmmmmmm I am confused and need a cofffee

I'm pretty sure for BMX the Aero or 7W rim was made available early 83 

[sweetbeats]

 
phew.