[NSRCA-discussion] Wheels

[Troy A. Newman]

tettra 55mm plastic hubs.

I don't like the Ally rims as the tires wear out faster...but they look good. The plastic hub versions are more durable than the Dave Brown wheels and the foam is a little more dense. They will flat spot a little but they come back to shape quickly. Usually after a takeoff and landing you don't see the flat spot anymore. 

I fly almost exclusively off pavement and these wheels wear the best of any I have used.

I think they are around 22g for a pair...its been a  while since I weighed them. There are lighter choices out there but not by much and the lighter choices don't wear well at all on pavement.

Troy Newman
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Verne Koester 
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  Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:04 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wheels


  I found that the Dubro lite wheels also resist flat-spotting better than most, but any foam tire will flat spot to some degree.

  Verne
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Stuart Chale 
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    Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:22 PM
    Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wheels


    I bought and weighed a bunch of different wheels and found the Dubro lite wheels to be the lightest of the ones I bought or had.  16.6 gms for a pair of 2 ¼" wheels.  They hold up fairly well and I fly off of asphalt.  I do store my planes hanging from the tail though.  I replaced one set last season.

    Stuart

     


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    From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of rcmaster199 at aol.com
    Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 4:56 PM
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    Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wheels

     

    You should take the load off the wheels when storing the model....for any brand, foam type tread. Stands work fine or you can stand the model on its nose with wheels against the wall. Or hang it from thetail with wheels against the wall. Either way, you're taking the load off the wheels.

     

    I wrote about the wheel technique I use before....I use the lightest foam treaded wheels I can find (something around 8-10 grams for a 2 3/4") and ca a ring of bike inner tube on the foam. The wheels last much much longer even when flying off pavement.

     

    MattK

     

     

     

     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: plachance at cox.net
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    Sent: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 4:25 pm
    Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Wheels

Hello all,    What wheels are everyone having the best luck with on our 2 meter planes?  Will   I need to make stands to keep the planes on for storage to keep the tires from   flat spottong badly?  Thanks in advance.    Paul  _______________________________________________  NSRCA-discussion mailing list  NSRCA-discussion at lists.nsrca.org  http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion  
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