Gary -
Any indication if the "Permatrue" process Dayton uses is a new development?
When did they start using it? Your statement implies that all wheels with
"Permatrue" are sealed. Is that correct?
My Dayton chrome wheels with stainless spokes are 1990 vintage, and I would
be interested in knowing whether Dayton would consider them permanently
trued. I do remember being told by Bruce at British Wire Wheel when I
bought them that they never needed to be trued, but I'm not sure I believe
that completely. They certainly ran better after Allen Hendrix balanced and
trued them.
Thanks,
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC
>On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 01:09:46 -0400 (EDT) Editorgary@aol.com wrote.
>While working on an article for Sports Car Market Magazine on wire wheels
for
>British cars, I had occasion to talk to Alan Hendrix (Hendrix Wire Wheel),
>Kelvin Dodds (Moss), Jim Judd (BWW), and Derek Caldwell of Dayton Wire
Wheel.
>One conclusion I came to was that there seems to be some confusion about
>Dayton Wire Wheels and whether they should be run tubeless with tubeless
tires.
>There were several statements made regarding how dependable they would be,
which
>were to some extent contradictory of one another.
>Here's the info I got directly from Dayton Wire Wheel: Dayton wheels are
>engineered to be run without tubes using tubeless tires. The spokes are
unchromed
>polished stainless, and are trued using a process they have developed,
called
>PermaTrue, which they guarantee won't lose its trueness unless the wheel is
>damaged, so that the spokes never need to be trued again. The spokes are
then
>sealed so that the wheel will retain air. The flanges on the rim are
designed to
>properly mate with the tires to keep a tight seal.
>The process is DOT certified, as well as being certified to meet Euro
>standards on the wheels that are sold in Europe. Because of the safety
liability
>involved, I'm inclined to believe their rep's claims, since he knew he was
>speaking on the record to a journalist.
>Since I wasn't able to speak to any representatives of the English company
>that owns the rights to Dunlop's patterns and brand, and has their wheels
>manufactured in India, I can't verify or contradict claims that their
wheels are
>equally reliable, though I'm told by Kelvin that they haven't had any
complaints
>of broken spokes on their Dunlop chrome wheels, nor is there any problem in
>running them without tubes. (It should be noted that the Dunlop painted
wheels
>are not sealed for tubeless use, and I don't believe they're recommended
for
>that use.
>And that's what I have been told.
>Cheers
>Gary
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