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Title: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: midschooljon on December 11, 2012, 05:13 PM
Has anyone else been following this? http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=475473&p=1 (http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=475473&p=1)

I wasnt paying much attention to the thread at first but it seems that Bullseye shot its self in the foot here. Long story short Bullseye have been making new hubs for years and selling them as NOS.... Pretty sad really. I wonder how many people have paid top dollar for these thinking they were originals.  ::)

(Apologies if this is a repost)
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: crazycraig on December 11, 2012, 05:24 PM
I blame anyone daft enough for believing they had all that stock left over for all those years . Also is colours they never made bitd
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: Devilock on December 11, 2012, 05:40 PM
Cant be arsed to read it all but when did Bullseye first start producing these hubs?
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: Peter J on December 11, 2012, 06:14 PM
lol NOS  :idiot2:

I always asumed they were still making them  :-\

As no one would have that sort of stock pile  :idiot2:
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: midschooljon on December 11, 2012, 06:32 PM
Cant be arsed to read it all...

In a nut shell the owner of the company sent out an email saying certain people were selling "fake" bullseye hubs and asked people not to buy them. After much fuss it turns out that Bullseye have fallen out with their manufacturer so were trying to make out like the manufacturer was making and selling fakes. The manufacturer just chimed in and said he had been making the hubs for bullseye right up until this year and basically spilled the beans on what Bullseye for making new hubs and selling them as originals.
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: stevesredvxr on December 11, 2012, 06:43 PM
Bollocks, thought this thread was about Jim Bowen..... :D
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: Devilock on December 11, 2012, 06:46 PM
Cant be arsed to read it all...

In a nut shell the owner of the company sent out an email saying certain people were selling "fake" bullseye hubs and asked people not to buy them. After much fuss it turns out that Bullseye have fallen out with their manufacturer so were trying to make out like the manufacturer was making and selling fakes. The manufacturer just chimed in and said he had been making the hubs for bullseye right up until this year and basically spilled the beans on what Bullseye for making new hubs and selling them as originals.

I see...thanks for the summary Jon.  :daumenhoch:

How can these contemporary hubs be distinguished from OS?
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: Dannywhac on December 11, 2012, 06:54 PM
Been having a read, been a known fact for a while about the 'NOS' Bullseye stuff. When did the manufacturer pipe in on the thread though? Thought I'd read all of - must have missed that bit :)
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: Devilock on December 11, 2012, 06:56 PM
Bollocks, thought this thread was about Jim Bowen..... :D

"You've got the time it takes the board to revolve to kiss me"
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: hunterdubber on December 11, 2012, 06:59 PM
I blame anyone daft enough for believing they had all that stock left over for all those years . Also is colours they never made bitd

Exactly  :daumenhoch:

That's why I 've never had a build with Bullseye hubs

Haven't  the originals got brown bearings and an offset step on the rear

But alot of people are happy to have repop ,look at all the restored bikes with  Hutch Skyway and Haro stuff  :-\

Must be a pig finding out ,,if you thought what you bought was OS though  :-\
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: midschooljon on December 11, 2012, 07:02 PM
Been having a read, been a known fact for a while about the 'NOS' Bullseye stuff. When did the manufacturer pipe in on the thread though? Thought I'd read all of - must have missed that bit :)

I will go through and see if I can find it again. It was a rather ambiguous comment and then later on another person chimes in saying that person was involved with the manufacturer. Ill skim through and see if I can find it.
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: Dannywhac on December 11, 2012, 07:04 PM
Been having a read, been a known fact for a while about the 'NOS' Bullseye stuff. When did the manufacturer pipe in on the thread though? Thought I'd read all of - must have missed that bit :)

I will go through and see if I can find it again. It was a rather ambiguous comment and then later on another person chimes in saying that person was involved with the manufacturer. Ill skim through and see if I can find it.

Ta muchly (spend an hour the other day reading the thread, lost the will to go back through it  :D )
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: chubby on December 11, 2012, 07:25 PM
Bollocks, thought this thread was about Jim Bowen..... :D

:LolLolLolLol: look at what you could have won.........
a pair of nos hubs made last week  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: meticulous on December 11, 2012, 07:27 PM
i thought everyone knew they were still in production ??? ???,   but hard to tell the differance between old ones and new ones...
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: ron burgundy on December 11, 2012, 07:36 PM
I understand they are going to be re-branded in the New Year...

#Bullsh!tHubs


Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: Devilock on December 11, 2012, 08:05 PM
I got sets ages ago from very reliable sources...but after seeing this a tiny part of me is slightly depressed & concerned!  :(
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: Pooch on December 11, 2012, 09:10 PM
Think I'll have a look at mine tomorrow  :-\  think I was told a while ago about these still being made, but never thought they passed them off as NOS hubs.
Title: Re: Anyone been reading the Bullseye thread on the museum?
Post by: Devilock on December 11, 2012, 09:15 PM
Think I'll have a look at mine tomorrow  :-\  think I was told a while ago about these still being made, but never thought they passed them off as NOS hubs.

Let me know your findings John...
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