One suggestion I would make whether you carry a spare or not. On a
long trip take along an extra inner tube. You may damage one beyond repair
and these tubes are not easy to find. In a major city I was only able to
find two places that carry them. NAPA was one of them. If you ever repair
the tires yourself keep in mind that it is possible to put the tube in
backwards! If this happens the stem will keep falling inside the tire
every time you try to inflate it.
...Art
On Wed, 17 Sep 1997, Larry Macy wrote:
> >I'd like to thank Doug, Ed, Bruce and Andy for their advice, as well as
> >anyone else
> >who's sending me info...I'd eventually like to drive my car from PA to NC,
> >and even
> >though steel wheels would make the trip without a problem, I'd rather do
> >it in
> >style...Right now, I'm seriously considering sending one of my better sets
> >out to
> >British Wire Wheel to have them rebuilt. If I do, I'll let y'all kow how
> >they come
> >out. Once again, thanks for the reassurance!
> >--
> >Michael S. Lishego
> >St. Andrews Presbyterian College
> >Elementary Education Major,
> >English Minor, Class of 1999
> >R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
> Mike,
> I am not sure where in PA you are but if you read the Midget on Skyline
> story of August you'll know that is what I did, Drove the Midget from PA
> to NC and back. All on Wires, with no spare in the boot. No room I had to
> carry the camping stuff. I added air once, shortly after we took off,
> because of the load. Other than that no problems with the tires or wheels
> on the whole trip - 1900 miles. If you go make sure you do Skyline and
> the Blue Ridge you'll never forget it, or forgive yourself if you miss it.
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget (4 wires - no spare, 19K and still no extra air)
>
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