Who produced the Motomag Wheels for BMX Products, Inc.?Ĭragar was the only foundry for these permanent mold castings. The small beauty spokes were to provide safety for hands and/or feet. My extensive car wheel designs led to the Motomag design. What were your inspirations for the designs? I then proceeded to manufacture Motomags on my own, which initiated my company. I solicited the design to my car wheel customers, but they were not in the bicycle trade and were no interested in it. I believed that a cast aluminum bicycle wheel would be stronger and more reliable than a conventional spoked wheel. Boys in my neighborhood were riding and jumping bikes and I was rebuilding bike wheels regularly. I provided cast aluminum wheel designs, mold design drawings and machining drawings. Where did you work when you came up with the idea for the firstĪt the time I was a design consultant, working at home, for many, many car wheel companies. Companies like, Huffy, Murray, Schwinn, Raleigh, Jag Bicycles and many others.īelow are excerpts of interviews done with Skip Hess. Motomag II wheels continued up until sometime in 1984, when lighter spoked wheels and optional "mongoose stamped" Skyway Tuff wheel II were offered as an option.Īccording to Skip “Motomag Wheels were sold to bicycle wholesale distributors world wide. Motomag II wheels were first available in the "classic" ball burnished finish, then became available in colors starting with pinapple gold / Root beer brown (on JAG) in 1978 and gold in 1981 (on mongoose), then other colors were added onwards which included Black, White, Yellow, Red, Candy Red, Blue, Candy Blue, Gold, Candy Gold (pineapple gold) and Root Beer Brown. These wheels were manufactured with high production rates and little rejects. High pressure die cast, tumble polished, rim edges and tire beads CNC machined, center bore CNC machined for either front or rear wheel specifications, front axle cartridges press fit for front wheels, coaster brakes press fit for rear wheels. Motomag II -are made out of 380 aluminum alloy. These wheels were slow and difficult to cast. They are of a gravity, centrifugal, permanent mold cast, heat treated to T-6 condition, shot peened for the rough finish, rim edges and tire beads machined, center bore machined for either front or rear wheel specifications, front axle cups installed for front wheels, coaster brakes press fit for rear wheels. Motomag I- are made out of 356 aluminum alloy. Lighter, stronger with new polished finished. The original, largest selling, best looking aluminum “Mag” type wheels on the market. Products > Accessories > Motomag Wheels Motomag Wheels
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