Skyway Mags

are you trying to make an old school build? if not, spoked wheels are of much better quality

No, I was think of putting them on my current bike. That is what a lot of what I was reading said, and one person made a review and claimed that they were near the strength of Alex triple walls, lol. Thanks, I will just keep keep my current wheel set, and continue with normal wheels.

Happybliss wrote:

No, I was think of putting them on my current bike. That is what a lot of what I was reading said, and one person made a review and claimed that they were near the strength of Alex triple walls, lol. Thanks, I will just keep keep my current wheel set, and continue with normal wheels.

they really aren't that good, especially compared to anything on the market today

Bad idea, If you bend them you can't true them straight again (as most people do regularly with spokes) and If you crack a spoke that's it, time for new wheels. If plastic wheels were good they would have grown to be successful and metal would have been pretty much dropped

Very true Joe. Thank you both for the replies and insight. One more thought, would they hold up to flatland, I'm starting to get into it, and it wouldn't see that much of impact.

Happybliss wrote:

Very true Joe. Thank you both for the replies and insight. One more thought, would they hold up to flatland, I'm starting to get into it, and it wouldn't see that much of impact.

its a waste of money
get a decent wheelset

worth every dollar.... if you bend them your one bad ass dude? Down side they do have a 3/8 axle. They are heavy, if you want old school and spoke rim look up Z rims

If you bend them you can put them in the freezer to straiten them out!

Seriously. As someone who grew up riding mags/z-rims, I can attest to why they aren't used by any hardcore riders.

Save your money.

Odyssey Hazard Lite rim laced to anything=bombproof

dkTechEthan wrote:

Odyssey Hazard Lite rim laced to anything=bombproof

compared to gsport and the 7ka they are shit

dkTechEthan wrote:

Odyssey Hazard Lite rim laced to anything=bombproof

bmxsteve99 wrote:

compared to gsport and the 7ka they are shit

the 7ka Yes. but more expensive. Dont know about gsports.

Anyways. weren't we where comparing theses against plastic mag wheels?

Now, if only there was a delete thread button.

sky mag for lyfe

you dont want to run skyways. about 45psi is all you gonna get in those. no strength at all in fact you can twist them around with your hands. and yes they crack very easy.

Man if I rode skyway mags if pump that shit up to 110 , higher pressure has always made my metal wheels last long

they're fun and cool, a novelty.

truth: you cant run over 40psi, they're heavy as fuck, and flex.

eskimojay wrote:

Man if I rode skyway mags if pump that shit up to 110 , higher pressure has always made my metal wheels last long

you can try... nothing wrong with that. about 70-80 psi that tire is coming off of that mag or the mag simply is gonna break. the only mags that ever held up were called spins and they sucked ass too.

i had awesome skyway mags on my first bmx way back when...i also probably weighed 85 lbs.

But can you fit that sky mags on the rear. The axle states 3/8 and rear is 14mm on a frame

Dirt Ron rides one in the front on occasion. Actually they made a couple of appearances in the new Bone Deth video which was pretty funny.

Wow last comment before this necrobump was from me. Get the 14mm-3/8" peg adapters?

ironmaiden666 wrote:

Wow last comment before this necrobump was from me. Get the 14mm-3/8" peg adapters?

I see there's 14mm axle ones. Can I change out the hub or axle on them ?

Super-Pawl wrote:

Dirt Ron rides one in the front on occasion. Actually they made a couple of appearances in the new Bone Deth video which was pretty funny.

I've seen some videos of him on His IG page. Sounds rear hub sounds good. Wonder if he MOD it

They're just bad. Always were. The freezer thing to straighten them is a myth. I've seen one snap and it wasn't pretty (that was in the mid 90's when a front skyway was cool for a little while)

I just ordered Skyway Tuff wheel 2 24-inch from planet BMX with vee tires and they hold 100 psi. Here they are in their neon glory with 100psi. Rides like a dream.

Psst.. this post is well over a year old.

Scott_Mccracken wrote:

I just ordered Skyway Tuff wheel 2 24-inch from planet BMX with vee tires and they hold 100 psi. Here they are in their neon glory with 100psi. Rides like a dream.

That's cool and all... but this thread is from 2014.
A bike check would be a better alternative.

Yeah I didn't notice the date but I never check anyway because old threads still help. Sidenote: where do I post a bike check? Video or still pics? Thanks man

Scott_Mccracken wrote:

Yeah I didn't notice the date but I never check anyway because old threads still help. Sidenote: where do I post a bike check? Video or still pics? Thanks man

Before you get to general bmx talk, below it there is a section called bike checks and you post it in there.