Author Topic: Skyway hub type introduction /I'D (Read 904 times)

BADDH · « **on:** May 12, 2012, 08:45 PM »

Hi

A pal has bought some skyways off the bay , they are described as 80's and he is a touch concerned they have plastic hubs with loose bearings not the Alloy hubs he thought the 80's Skyways had fixed into them.

Can anyone help us I'D these please ?

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2012, 08:48 PM »

alloy and plastic in the 80s obviously alloy or steel as you thought but also plastic
they make them today .

BADDH · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2012, 08:57 PM »

Thanks

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2012, 10:46 PM »

picture or ebay link will also help to make sure they are not a new set of 2012 plastic hub skyways

MartyC · « **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2012, 03:43 PM »

Around 84 Skyway introduced a loose ball plastic front hubbed wheel with an alloy/coaster rear wheel. Sealed bearing were introduced many years later and are what are widely sold today by Skyway.

animal · « **Reply #5 on:** May 15, 2012, 05:42 PM »

When did they introduce the plastic rear then ?

pickle · « **Reply #6 on:** May 16, 2012, 07:52 AM »

i think it was around 86 Steve

nosher70 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 16, 2012, 09:23 AM »

I always remember a school friend giving me a skyway with an imploded rear. This consisted of a cog and a circlip. Im assuming this was a set of gen 1"s. Probably worth a fortune now???............ It was a POS though