I must have been thinking of the inner tube I bought when I chopped the
first one full of holes the first time I joined the two halves of the nose
wheel. When I found out that a Goodyear TUBE would have cost me almost as
much as a new Michelin TIRE for my car, I bought the cheap stuff.
Fortunately I learned how to mount the wheel without damaging the tube.
Best regards,
Rob Housman
Europa XS Tri-Gear A070
Airframe complete
Irvine, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Ami McFadyean
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Trike Nose Wheel Tyre and tube.
<ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
These ones have 'Made in Taiwan' molded in. Or am I missing your point?
Duncan McF.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Housman" <RobH@hyperion-ef.com>
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Trike Nose Wheel Tyre and tube.
>
> Don't malign the Taiwanese. Those el-cheapos come from the Peoples
Republic
> of China.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob Housman
> Europa XS Tri-Gear A070
> Airframe complete
> Irvine, CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Ami McFadyean
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Trike Nose Wheel Tyre and tube.
>
> <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
>
> I've had that problem (three times in a 500x5 wheels), but it wasn't a
fold
> in the tube nor obvious fretting. Probable cause was cheap, thin-walled
> Taiwanese tubes made of a not-very-recognisable type of rubber. Does
rubber
> fatigue-fail? I was also running at nominally 25 psi, but down to 20 psi.
>
>
> Duncan McF.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R.C.Harrison" <ptag.dev@ukonline.co.uk>
> To: "Europa Matronic Circuit" <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Europa-List: Trike Nose Wheel Tyre and tube.
>
>
> <ptag.dev@ukonline.co.uk>
> >
> > Hi! All.
> > Would all concerned advise me of any incidents of nose wheel puncture
that
> > didn't show damage within the tyre wall? ie:- if an item had penetrated
> the
> > rolling diameter or wall I don't want to know. But if the tube showed
> signs
> > of self fretting on a fold or pinch let me know because I'm looking at
> > statistics of the fact.
> >
> > Regards
> > Bob Harrison G-PTAG
> >
> >
>
>
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