Flex-o-Thane Super Grip: Part 2

Some 9 years ago I posted a pic of a package of Flex-o-Thane wheels, and now it’s time for an update. Surprisingly, since that time I have not managed to add any Sport Fun advertisements to the Skatemag Advert Gallery, but I did find photos of Flex-o-Thane wheels in different packaging. In the original post there was some question about what the extra long bolt was, since it was too long to be a kingpin. It was suggested by a reader that this was for a slip-through axle, and here we have photographic evidence that this is indeed the case with Sport Fun Wide Track trucsk.

– Thanks to Zach Eldredge for this pic.

Notice the loose bearings contained in a race, that suggests these wheels circa 75 or even 76.

Here’s another pic of the white set. [Credit: Andrew Fishleigh]

Looks like they sold these in sets of 2 as well.

This is a somewhat interesting variation, same product number but the raised lettering has not been inked white.

A happy find, because the same auction includes 2 Sport Fun Wide Track trucks, which clearly come without the axle inserted.

Looks like these were purchased for $6.19 from a store called Gambles, a chain of stores headquartered in Minnesota, with locations in Canada as well. In the Sport Fun tradition of inconsistency, they switched riser pad color at some point.

Thats all folks! If by chance I do get a Sport Fun advert scanned I’ll try to remember to add the link here.