[Spridgets] Bugeye/Frogeye Club..... Wire Wheels and Tires

[David Ambrose]

PVC Plumber's tape works much better than duct tape. It adheres better, 
and lasts a very long time. I always bring a roll when I need something 
done to my wire wheels.


On 9/6/2016 5:57 PM, Lester via Spridgets wrote:
> And one of the top Jag shops just uses a bunch of duct tape as a spoke 
> protector.  Lots of it.
>
> No problems after hundreds of miles.
>
> Lester
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>> On Sep 6, 2016, at 2:06 PM, 'Vincent M. King' kingvm at king-designs.com 
>> <mailto:kingvm at king-designs.com> [bugeye] <bugeye at yahoogroups.com 
>> <mailto:bugeye at yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hey Harley,
>>
>> Thanks for the input!  I was running 35 psi, but good point.  
>> Hopefully I will learn more tomorrow when I am with the shop mgr when 
>> he removes the tires from the rims.  I have also received some good 
>> input Steven Christiansen that I will follow up on. If it is 
>> something definite, I will make sure to let the group know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Vince King
>>
>> 142 Springdale Drive
>>
>> Leesburg, Georgia 31763
>>
>> (229) 347-0007 (voice)
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>> (678) 609-4775 (fax)
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>> www.king-designs.com <http://www.king-designs.com/>
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>> *From:*Harley Welch [mailto:rudgeman at earthlink.net]
>> *Sent:*Tuesday, September 06, 2016 02:40 PM
>> *To:*bugeye at yahoogroups.com 
>> <mailto:bugeye at yahoogroups.com>;kingvm at king-designs.com 
>> <mailto:kingvm at king-designs.com>
>> *Subject:*Re: Bugeye/Frogeye Club..... Wire Wheels and Tires
>>
>> I got new tires a few years back and had a similar experience. An 
>> employee at the tire shop  had failed to remove a foil sticker in the 
>> INSIDE of the tire and after some tire/tube movement under driving 
>> conditions a corner of the sticker would poke up and start working 
>> it's way through the tube. I got a fair bit more mileage before the 
>> flats occurred, but I run my tire pressures at 32 psi. If you're 
>> running lower pressures (i.e. what's spec'd in the owner's manual...) 
>> it could occur much sooner.
>>
>> Regards-HW
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
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>>> *From:*kingvm at king-designs.com [bugeye] 
>>> <mailto:kingvm at king-designs.com%20[bugeye]>
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>>> *To:*bugeye at yahoogroups.com <mailto:bugeye at yahoogroups.com>
>>>
>>> *Sent:*Monday, September 05, 2016 7:14 PM
>>>
>>> *Subject:*Bugeye/Frogeye Club..... Wire Wheels and Tires
>>>
>>> I need the voice of experience.  I have wire wheels on my BE.  But I 
>>> have been having a very bad time with flat tires.  I have 5 new 
>>> tires on 5 wire wheel rims purchased from Moss.  Out of the 5 tires 
>>> 4 of them have gone flat at some point.  This past weekend you may 
>>> remember that I was going on the covered bridge tour here in Ga.  On 
>>> Saturday, I had 3 flat tires within 45 miles.  My rear driver side 
>>> went flat.  I put the spare on and went 30 miles and the spare went 
>>> flat.  I called emergency road side service and the tow operator 
>>> inflated the spare and we headed down the road to a shop.  5 miles 
>>> down the road the spare went flat again, to be expected, but when I 
>>> pulled over the passenger side rear tire was flat too.  3 flat tires.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I am going to meet with the shop here in town who has been 
>>> fixing my tires.  In all cases we put in new tubes except for 1 and 
>>> they patched it (I think).  I do not know what they did when 
>>> installing the tubes but the manager is going to let me be there on 
>>> Wed to see if we can figure out what it happening.
>>>
>>> I am sure that some of you have experience with the wire wheels. 
>>>  What should I look for?  Is there a list of 'watchouts' that you 
>>> can give me to work from?
>>>
>>> Here is some info about my setup.
>>>
>>> Wire Wheels from Moss part# 454-685
>>>
>>> Tires: Michelin Defender Radial 1757013
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Not sure if they are using the rubber liner over the spokes but will 
>>> find out on Wed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Vince King
>>>
>>> Leesburg, Ga
>>>
>>> 59 Bugeye (13137)
>>>
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