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Re: Re: wire wheels

To: "Laura Gharazeddine" <Laura.G@141.com>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Re: wire wheels
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 10:56:05 -0400
Hello,

In my wire wheels, all the spokes attach to the rim at the outside edge,
where the inner part of the tire bead seats.  Is it possible to have these
wheels de-tubed?  If too much stuff were to be applied over the
spoke nipples, the tire wouldn't go on...

Doug Braun
'72 Spit

At 12:09 AM 6/8/00 -0700, Jeff McNeal wrote:

>Yes, I've heard of them but I don't own them.  Hence, I need to use tubes
>with my "non" tubeless wire wheels.
>
>:-)
>
>Jeff
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Laura Gharazeddine <Laura.G@141.com>
>To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Cc: Dave Simpson <dsimpson@ncweb.com>; Spit Listers
><spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 11:09 AM
>Subject: Re: Re: wire wheels
>
>
> >
> > Haven't any of you guys heard of tubeless wire wheels?
> >
> > A couple of months ago, I was considering going wire (as I am wont to do
>every few months) and the only way I would do this would be with the
>tubeless ones. Dave uses them all the time on his restorations and concours
>cars-they're great!
> >
> > Just my two cents worth,
> >
> > Laura G.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >Back in the 60's I had Pirelli radials on my TR4 and they made a special
> > >radial tube to go with them when used with wire wheels. ISTR that the
>radial
> > >tube was a bit more expensive than regular tubes. Hope that helps.
> > >Cheers
> > >Keith
> > >
> > >    _       _
> > >   | \     / |        Keith R. Stewart
> > >   |  \   /  |        75 Camden Road
> > >   |   \_/   |        London, Ontario
> > >   | 62 | TR4|        N5X 2K2
> > >   | 67 |TR4A|        Canada
> > >   | 70 |Spit|        Home:    (519)660-1916
> > > __|    |Mk3 |__      E-Mail:  kstewart@wwdc.com
> > >|  |    |    |  |
> > > \T \___|___/ H/      (and a 68 Triumph Trophy 250)
> > >  \ R I U M P /
> > >   -----------
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Dave Simpson <dsimpson@ncweb.com>
> > >To: Spit Listers <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 6:58 PM
> > >Subject: wire wheels
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Hi
> > >> I have question regarding  radial tires & wire wheels.  I just picked a
> > >> replacement wire wheel for one that was bent for my TR3 and tried to
>have
> > >> the tire swaped.  The one shop I took it to said that they can not put
>a
> > >> tube inside of a radial tire.  Are there special radial tube?  Any
>input
> > >> before would I start calling around to other shops would be
>appreciated.
> > >>
> > >> TIA
> > >> Dave Simpson
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >


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