Re: inside of wheel spinning

[Jonathan Hodgson]

On 3 Apr 2004 12:54:27 -0800, Paul K wrote:

> Probably a stupid question, but my searches turned up nothing.

No such thing; we're here to help! :-)

> What is the best way to stop the inner part of the wheel spinning
> inside the tyre.

Racers glue their tyres on, using superglue (cyano-acrylate). For
ways to get them off again, do a Google search on this newsgroup...

If your tyres are only spinning on the rim, not actually falling off,
then another trick is to put a wide, flat elastic band in one or both
of the grooves ('beads') in the rim where the tyre sits.

HTH!
Jonny

[Paul K]

Chris

Like the rubber band idea, will try that. I didn't want to glue as
replacing the tyres whould be a pain.

Thanks

> it is a common problem for the Blackfoot and Pumpkin, the quickest and
> easiest solution (also the cheapest as you don't run the risk of destroying
> wheels) is to fit elastic/rubber bands to the wheels where the tyre beads
> sit, it takes up the slack between the whell and tyre. Just follow along
> behind tomorrows postman and collect his as they do their round for a free
> supply!
>
> Chris
>
>
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[Chris Dugan]

Paul,
How old is your Blackfoot? The last time I remember seeing one was in '91
When I worked in a hobby shop whilst at uni.

But rubber bands are a good solution as the tyre slipping problem is down to
just a smidgen too small wheels/too large tyres the main reason for glueing
tyres on these days is the softness of the compounds means they have to be
glued or they will come off the rims as soon as you go round any corner!

Chris
"Paul K" <paul@kirk123.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Chris
>
> Like the rubber band idea, will try that. I didn't want to glue as
> replacing the tyres whould be a pain.
>
> Thanks
>


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[Dane83]

Sweet, I just tried that and it worked a treat