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For what it is worth, if you decide to use a tube, there are rubber =
liners that wrap around the inside of the wheel that protect against =
that coarseness puncturing the tube.
> On Nov 5, 2015, at 10:45 AM, Tom Witt via Tigers =
<tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> A while back I recall looking into using a tube in a modern tire and =
the resounding answer was NO. Apparently the interior tire surfaces are =
coarse and abraid the tube. Which then leaves the question who would =
produce a modern type tire and have the interior constructed to suit a =
very small minority of drivers? Anyway, this is just a =E2=80=9CSafety =
First=E2=80=9D FYI. I=E2=80=99m not saying people haven=E2=80=99t used =
tubes and had no issues. I=E2=80=99m just restating what I read.
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> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 6:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] LAT 9 Wheels
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> That is the issue with both LAT wheels - as I understand it. I think =
there is a description about it on the Sunbeam Specialties catalog. The =
wheels did not have the groove on the inner lip for the tire bead to =
seat - or it was not as deep as more modern wheels. That was one of the =
selling points of Rick's LAT wheels - he added a deeper groove. So it =
sounds like people may put tubes in for that reason.
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> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Richard Bruner via Tigers =
>> Are the LAT 9 wheels supposed to be tubeless? I took the old tires =
off of mine, and they all had tubes in them. I also need to refinish =
the wheels, and I was hoping not to damage the original bare machined =
surfaces with too harsh of an abrasive. I was thinking soda blasting =
might be the best choice? Any suggestions?
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class=3D"">For what it is worth, if you decide to use a tube, there are =
rubber liners that wrap around the inside of the wheel that protect =
against that coarseness puncturing the tube.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Nov 5, 2015, at 10:45 AM, =
Tom Witt via Tigers <<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">
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<div class=3D"">A while back I recall looking into using a tube in a =
modern tire and the=20
resounding answer was NO. Apparently the interior tire surfaces are =
coarse and=20
abraid the tube. Which then leaves the question who would produce a =
modern type=20
tire and have the interior constructed to suit a very small minority of=20=
drivers? Anyway, this is just a =E2=80=9CSafety First=E2=80=9D =
FYI. I=E2=80=99m not saying=20
people haven=E2=80=99t used tubes and had no issues. I=E2=80=99m just =
restating what I=20
read.</div>
<div style=3D"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: =
Calibri; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; display: inline;" =
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<div style=3D"font-color: black" class=3D""><b class=3D"">From:</b> <a =
title=3D"tigers@autox.team.net" href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">Jay Laifman via Tigers</a> </div>
<div class=3D""><b class=3D"">Sent:</b> Thursday, November 05, 2015 6:28 =
AM</div>
<div class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b> <a title=3D"gammaman@mokancomm.net" =
href=3D"mailto:gammaman@mokancomm.net"; class=3D"">Richard Bruner</a> =
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<div class=3D""><b class=3D"">Cc:</b> <a title=3D"tigers@autox.team.net" =
href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">Tiger's Den</a> </div>
<div class=3D""><b class=3D"">Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] LAT 9 =
Wheels</div></div></div>
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<div style=3D"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: =
Calibri; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; display: inline;" =
class=3D"">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">That is the issue with both LAT wheels - as =
I understand it. =20
I think there is a description about it on the Sunbeam Specialties=20
catalog. The wheels did not have the groove on the inner lip for =
the tire=20
bead to seat - or it was not as deep as more modern wheels. That =
was one=20
of the selling points of Rick's LAT wheels - he added a deeper =
groove. So=20
it sounds like people may put tubes in for that reason.</div>
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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Richard =
Bruner via Tigers=20
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0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid" type=3D"cite">Are=20
the LAT 9 wheels supposed to be tubeless? I took the old tires =
off of=20
mine, and they all had tubes in them. I also need to refinish =
the=20
wheels, and I was hoping not to damage the original bare machined =
surfaces=20
with too harsh of an abrasive. I was thinking soda blasting =
might be the=20
best choice? Any suggestions?<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font =
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