SKYWAY TUFF II question

[BMXed]

   
     I picked up a 1985 SKYWAY Street Beat and the damned thing has coaster brake. Can I convert the rear wheel to free wheel? The guy at the bike shop said I would need a whole new wheel but I feel he was talking out of his ass......or is he right?
    Bear with me...I am trying to get back upto speed with these bikes


    Steve

[pickle]

coaster brakes are cool!  stick with it and you'll love it     what colour are the tuffs by the way?

[BMXed]

  They are black TUFFS and i had coaster brake as a youngster and always wanted the free wheel
         As far as the hub to convert it, are there any vendors you could recommend to find one? Preferably in a dressed up anodized look?


   Thanks!


   Steve

[2020mad]

To me the coaster anchor on the frame is a clue, ride a freestyle bike with a coaster, way more fun.

[CD17]

Im sure Iv got a coaster to freewheel converter at home, let me look tonight.

I would have thought there would be a few on here who would swap with you though 

[MartyC]

If you have no luck finding the adaptor, Alans sells them for about 12 quid plus you'll need a freewheel to screw on to it    Vert-ego have the freecoaster conversions not sure about the freewheel adapters though  .

[Triple T]

Hi, I might be interested in swapping my freewheel Black Tuff 2 if your interested. It's alloy hubbed and in good condition. What condition is your wheel in?

Cheers, Tim

[emerbmx]

Or you can simply take the brake pads out of the coaster hub.
(there should be three grooved metal internal brake pads).
and take off the anchor.

taking these out simply converts it straight to a freecoaster (so you can do rollbacks without the pedals moving).
we used to do this to convert them to flatland wheels.

(you can insert washers between the drum to decrease the the crank movement before the wheel rotates)
and it'll ride just like a freecoaster

hope that makes sense.
cheers

[MartyC]

Or you can simply take the brake pads out of the coaster hub.
(there should be three grooved metal internal brake pads).
and take off the anchor.

taking these out simply converts it straight to a freecoaster (so you can do rollbacks without the pedals moving).
we used to do this to convert them to flatland wheels.

(you can insert washers between the drum to decrease the the crank movement before the wheel rotates)
and it'll ride just like a freecoaster

hope that makes sense.
cheers

BUT you have to be careful doing that as the tensioned springs inside the coaster assembly will break after a while as too much pressure is put on them; I went through two sets of them doing just that back in 1979/80  .

[meticulous]

coaster brakes are cool!  stick with it and you'll love it     what colour are the tuffs by the way?

gotta agree! had a go with a coaster on a gen 1 the other week and was used to it straight away, easier kick turns as well

[adam68]

Hi mate i might be interested in the coaster wheel if it is for sale?
What condition is it in?