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Re: tire size - TR3 spare

To: "George Hahn" <geohahn@azstarnet.com>, "TR" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: tire size - TR3 spare
From: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@cruzers.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 99 10:47:11 -0700

>FWIW: I have a 590 x 15 in my spare compartment and can only get it in
>by having the pressure down to about 18 psi.
>
>What solutions have others come up with for a TR3 spare?  Running around
>with a 30+ year-old spare that is not fully inflated isn't so good.  Is
>there a modern tire available that will fit in the compartment?

I run a 650/15 on a 40 spoke wheel fully inflated in the spare tyre 
compartment.  I have found the tyre mounted on a 60 spoke wheel will not 
properly fit.

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