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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/9/17 7:51 p.m.

By the way, I meant to link to here.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/9/17 7:55 p.m.

And it's super, super rare, but Kappa made a tribute.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:26 p.m.

So, some updates on the Skyway as it's been five years since I last posted in this thread. (Where does the time go?)

In the spring of 2018 (I know, going way back), I took the Skyway to the Spring Fling in St. Augustine. It's basically a big old-school BMX get-together. 

We stopped by the track the first evening up there. Someone asked if we planned to race. No, not really.

Then my friend Chelsea, who did much of the heavy lifting on the build, asked if she gave me that look. How could I say no?

I remember her running in three classes that night–might have been something like open, women's and retro. 

Anyway, she won every moto, every main.

I basically carried her to the truck, and then we went to dinner. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:26 p.m.

At the next day's show, one of the owners (now former owner) of Skyway gave the build his approval. :)

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:28 p.m.

Time to head home, so the Skyway went back into the truck. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:30 p.m.

In the summer of 2018, I published my first zine. The wheel on the cover might look familiar. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:34 p.m.

In December 2018, I took the bike to an old-school BMX event down in South Florida. 

Somehow I won the best retro trophy.

 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:35 p.m.

Published my second zine that winter, but my S&M made that cover. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:36 p.m.

January 2019: another set of Graphite Tuff Wheels. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:48 p.m.

May of 2019, another old-school BMX event, this one out past St. Pete. 

I forget the reason, but the Skyway was on those second Tuffs and with Comp II-type tires. 

 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:51 p.m.

And now today–well, last week, technically–where the bike went to Radwood atop our Porsche 911. (I went back to the Graphite Tuffs with the blue tires.) 

You can read about the outing here: Rad car, rad bike, Radwood | Project Porsche 911 Carrera

 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:52 p.m.

The bike went to Amelia Island and back in the car, though, since we had just fit the rack the night before.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/22 11:52 p.m.

And then the bike went back together. That's where we are today, and thanks for following along. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/4/24 3:01 p.m.

The Skyway got out this weekend as I again had it on display atop the Porsche 911 at the Hilton Head Island Concours. 

Jesse Ransom
Jesse Ransom GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/4/24 8:58 p.m.

It's a weird testament to the imprinting of my youth that the Skyway gets a different and maybe even stronger visceral reaction from me than the 911. It's insane.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/4/24 10:07 p.m.

In reply to Jesse Ransom :

You weren’t the only one. Lots of foot traffic this weekend. I was parked next to a McLaren. People walked right past it. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/9/24 11:00 a.m.

Small update: still need to get the bike out of the 911 and back together....

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