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1981 Skyway T/A Prototype 
#1 2012-10-12 11:59am
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1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
One of the first! Of a dozen or so original TA protoypes this is one of them that has survived and surfaced in Redding, CA.
Confirmed by Ken Coster, president of Skyway, telltale signs that this is an original prototype are the unstamped bottom bracket, the open ended, unwelded seat stays and chain stays, and the solid, unknurled dropouts front and rear that have insignia shaped stickers showing the where the cut out placement would eventually be. Ken states that none of these early features would have ever made it to the production model frames. This bike was built in the later 80s, using mostly skyway parts. Second generation graphites with 1st gen axles, second gen bars that came on 300 or 280 TAs and a mix of skyway stamped parts normally found on freestyle bikes and later race bikes. 
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#2 2012-10-12 12:22pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
Beautiful bike and a great piece of Skyway history. You must be proud to own it. 
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#3 2012-10-12 12:44pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
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#4 2012-10-12 12:55pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
WOW pure SKYWAY history here.
Just a kid in an old body
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#5 2012-10-12 12:55pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
sweet ride!
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#6 2012-10-12 12:55pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
WTB: * NOS Oakley F1 grips black/yellow * KKT FMX/LMX Pedals * Skyway Tuff Graphite pedals/cages * NOS Oakley 2 red right side only * NOS Oakley 1 red left side only * NOS chrome KKT FMX left side pedal 9/16
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#7 2012-10-12 1:10pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
SIC bike.
Nice story in the other thread....
What a piece of BMX history.
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#8 2012-10-12 1:43pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
boy that was a cool find! 
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#9 2012-10-12 5:20pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
Exactly the kind of bike I want to see in the Museum. Stunner!
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#10 2012-10-12 9:22pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
Been following this story. Great bike, great thread. 
A reall piece of history right there....nice work.
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#11 2012-10-12 9:56pm
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#12 2012-10-13 5:40am
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
andrewbmxjnkie wrote:
SIC bike.
Nice story in the other thread....
What a piece of BMX history.
Is there a link to other thread?
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#13 2012-10-13 5:47am
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
digilante wrote:
andrewbmxjnkie wrote:
SIC bike.
Nice story in the other thread....
What a piece of BMX history.Is there a link to other thread?
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#14 2012-10-13 11:29am
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
I am so glad to see this bike in the right hands, and here on Museum! That is an awesome find! Wow.. the REAL early days of the T/A.... you can see how much it evolved from the beginning design. Congrats, Jeremy!
It's kinda cool that you now have the FIRST Skyway bike posted here.. and I have the LAST bike listed here with the 2013! Wanna trade prototypes....?!! Awesome... just AWESOME!
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#15 2012-10-13 4:30pm
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Sooo awesome. Thank you for submitting such an important piece of bmx history!
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#16 2012-10-13 4:37pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
Simply stunning. Have always loved Skyways flow in their design and that prototype is nothing short of gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
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#17 2012-10-14 6:19am
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
BMX history right there...imagine having this in your stable at home! If only....awesome bike
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#18 2013-07-11 5:12am
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Ultimate cool. Thanks for the story and the history.
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#19 2014-02-07 7:25pm
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Hell yeah! Way awesome T/A!!!
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#20 2015-07-02 4:11am
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
Have just read the other thread on this amazing find! What a great piece of Skyway, not to mention BMX history!
Check out my 1983 VDC-built Trident, 1983 Kuwi Laserlite, 1984 Redline 500a and 2011 Crupi race rig, plus the all things Crupi & old school scene in Japan threads.
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#21 2015-11-05 5:57pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
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#22 2016-01-12 6:04pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
This is Awesome, baby! With a capital A 
Sorry I just came across this now. Great story!!!
If you ever have a lapse in judgement and want to unload this let me know ASAP!
Doubtful, but hey figured I'd mention it. 
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#23 2016-01-12 6:47pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
Damn I want this so bad I'd have this in my display case with many other frame sets
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#24 2016-01-12 6:48pm
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I Love Skyway goods and the history stories!
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#25 2016-01-12 6:54pm
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Re: 1981 Skyway T/A Prototype
Are those forks un-drilled?
Amazing!
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