Ukai rims

[Swede]

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No worries; hopefully someone will be able to help.

Do we think the Specialized GX26/X26 and the Ukai UM-20/U12 are one and the same? They look pretty similar...

Scratch that X26 & GX26's were made by Saturae; found a pair on eBay (see picture below) :roll: . Although these could be an option as Ukai's don't seem to come up that often.

 

[doctor-bond]

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Not much help, but isn't (wasn't) Saturae just another brand for hoops squeezed out of the Ukai extruder?

My take is that when a man is tired of RM20s, he's tired of life .... however, the Spesh/Saturae/UM20s have a nice smooth profile and good anodizing. Could boxy section rims be a bit old fashioned for the white heat of 1988?

 

[Swede]

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Nothing wrong with RM20's! I've got three bikes using them but I fancy something different...

 

[Retro Spud]

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Nothing wrong with RM20's! I've got three bikes using them but I fancy something different...

In an anorak way, this thread's been quite an education...

I know what you mean, about Araya's I've got two rigs running them ........RM14's and RM400's
but its always nice to have a bit of Retro variety like a Ukai

 

[Swede]

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Not much help, but isn't (wasn't) Saturae just another brand for hoops squeezed out of the Ukai extruder?

You're right Saturn/Saturne/Saturae is a brand name used by Specialised. From what I've read there were copyright issues with the Saturn name which is why you have different names but they all came from Ukai.

 

[Swede]

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Dug out my old '87 Specialized brochure and found some more info on their Saturae rims.

 

[Swede]

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On my 84' Fat as standard, seem very tidy.

These are speedline's and very sought after with a high price in the bmx 20" and cruiser 26" world

Here's a pair for anyone who's interested; link.

Bit early for what I need.

 

[Ferghus]

Resurrecting an old thread. Here's another Ukai rim example from an 87/88 ? "Ritchey" Enduro (lugged frame made by Panasonic Japan)
made for the Canadian Market.