Haro Handle Brake Levers

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Available in red, yellow, black and blue.

Timeline

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Featured in BMX Action from October 1979.

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Cycle Pro MX Forks

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Cycle Pro MX forks made by Tange.

Timeline

  • January 1979 - Reviewed in the BMX Action article; The Fork Chronicles. This articled provided a Fork Comparison Chart reviewing all of the available forks in January 1979.
  • June 1981 - Cycle Pro "One Jump Ahead Of The Pack" full page advertisement displays the Cycle Pro MX Forks. This is featured BMX Plus.

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Superbyke Tuf-Neck (Engraved Square Corner) Stem

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The 1979 / 1980 version of the Superbyke Tuf-Neck stem has a square corner aluminium block with "Tuf-Neck Patent Pending" engraved on top cap.

Timeline

  • May 1980 to July 1980 - Superbyke Tuf-Neck 2000 advertisement features the the Engraved Square Corner Stem as a current Superbyke product. This advertisement is featured in BMX Plus!

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Skyway Tuff Forks

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The Skyway Tuff Fork is a durable lightweight (1.7 lbs.) racing fork. The entire unit is made of 4130 Chrome Moly Steel. The stem has a 1" O.D., uses a .083" wall and is flared (rather than welded) to reduce weight. It has a 1 X 24 thread and is designed to accept Schwinn #56752 and #56754 cone set and standard 4" head tube. The legs are mandril-bent uniformly for low tube stress and wall thinning. With the use of ⅞" O.D. tubing and a .065 wall these forks have strong lightweight legs with a thin racy look. The .100" thick die stamped tabs extend below the fork leg to minimise weight without sacrificing strength.

The Tuff Fork is available either unpainted or with a white enamel finish.

Production

Shortly after the release of the Skyway Tuff Fork in 1979, Skyway decided that it wanted to remain just "a wheel company" and decided to halt production of the fork just 6 months later.

Timeline

  • January 1979 - Reviewed in the BMX Action article; The Fork Chronicles. This article provided a Fork Comparison Chart reviewing all of the available forks in January 1979.

Factory Fitted

  • The Skyway Tuff forks were the very first SE used forks. They were painted SE colors with BMX Innovations stickers on them, pre Cycle Pro and Landing Gear.

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Found in BMX Plus in May, 1979.

From the 1979 Skyway Catalog.

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Dia-Compe Brake Cable

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Dia Compe brake cables were produced with a date stamp on the cable housing from 1979 until 1992. Collectors like to match the date stamp of the brake cable, calliper and lever to the year that the BMX was manufactured.

Dia Compe brake cables are still produced to this day, however they are only stamped with "DIA-COMPE" and do not contain a date.

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Scott Mathauser Block Brake Pads

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Timeline

  • March 1979 - The Scott Mathauser Brake Block Pads are reviewed in the New Product section of BMX Action. 
  • March 1979 to August 1979 - The Stop Better advertisement from Scott Mathauser Brake Pads is featured in BMX Action.

Product Reviews

Reviewed in BMX Action in March 1978

Advertisements

Featured in BMX Action from March 1979 to August 1979.

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Skyway TUFF Pads

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"Skyway began working with Kool Stop Manufacturing to develop a caliper brake pad which would "bite" on the low friction nylon surface of the TUFF WHEEL. After 9 months of development and testing, TUFF PADS were born. These pads, made of an exclusive proprietary composition, have been found to meet all Consumer Product Safety Commission requirements and are available in the standard red, yellow, blue and black TUFF WHEEL® II colors" ~ http://www.23mag.com/com/skyway/skyway.htm

Timeline

  • 1979 - Featured in the Skyway catalog

Reviews

TBD

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Skyway TUFF Wheel II Wheels

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There were different versions of the Skyway TUFF Wheel II. They were available at the following dates.
  • 1979 - Tuff Wheel II with a riveted flange and only the Patent Number stamped on the brake area. These were a very limited run.
  • 1979 to 1982 - Tuff Wheel II with a riveted flange and full stamp on the brake area.
  • 1984 to 1988 - Tuff Wheel II with a riveted flange and stamp on the spoke area.
The following colours were available:
  • Black - 1979 to 1989
  • Blue - 1979 to 1989
  • Red - 1979 to 1989
  • White - 1979 to 1989
  • Yellow - 1979 to 1989
  • Orange - 1985 to 1989
  • Lavender - 1985 to 1989
  • Green - 1985 to 1989
  • Baby Blue - 1986 to 1989
  • Grey - 1986 to 1989
  • Pink - 1986 to 1989
There were also "Mongoose" and "Andy Patterson" stamped Skyway TUFF Wheel II wheels. From 1986 Skyway TUFF wheel II wheels were also produced in England. These had bolted flanges as the rivet machine was too expensive to ship.

Catalogues

1979 Skyway Catalogue.

1982 Skyway Catalogue.

Advertisements

Featured in BMX Action from August 1979.

Featured in BMX Action from November 1979.

Featured in BMX Plus! from August 1980.

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Taihei BMX Seat

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Taihei was a factory that produced a full range of bicycle seats and also bags and other consumer products produced from vinyls. Founded by Katsuhiko `KATCHAN` Kitaguchi, the company flourished because of Katchan`s terrific personality, his never tiring hard work, and the ability of his employees to produce high quality products in a timely manner.

Taihei was famous in the BMX segment for the Elina Seats.

Timeline

  • March 1979 - BMX Action releases news that the Taihei Saddle Co., the company that manufactured the Suzuki/Maytex Seat, would be releasing the same seat minus the padding.
    Everything Bicycles Advertisement, BMX Trick Stuff - We Can Handle It!, that runs in BMX Action features the Taihei BMX Seat as part of the current product line.
  • June 1979 to August 1979 - Featured as a current product in the Everything Bicycles full page advertisement, Mr. Dealer - Your One Stop BMX Supplier. This advertisement is printed in BMX Action.
  • September 1979 - Featured as a current product in the Everything Bicycles double page advertisement printed in BMX Action.

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