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RE: Trials Tyres - Steve kay - 31-10-2021
Yes, it's the Sunday morning meeting of Latin O Level Anonymous. " Hallo, my name is Charlie Camshaft, and I got Latin O level in 1966. Or was it 1959? Or maybe 1972, no that was watching Pink Floyd at All Saints Hall." Next week, how often I failed maths O level, which is why I still can't work out Deltic firing order. Yes many of us have been at our keyboards for some time this morning, emails about Sevens were exchanged hours ago.
RE: Trials Tyres - austin - 31-10-2021
Going to bring this back to tyres...
I posted on the VSCC forum in a sort of tongue in cheek comment, but has anyone tried twin wheels on the rear for trialing yet?
Even more extreme after a pub conversation a while ago someone suggested off centre wheels, for a sort of built in bouncer effect.
Quick search seems someone has done this is Russia to a Lada, quite an odd video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc3_EdZuRug
RE: Trials Tyres - Henry Harris - 31-10-2021
I’ve always thought it might be worth trying square or hexagonal wheels.
RE: Trials Tyres - Alan - 31-10-2021
Years ago I had a set of trials wheels filled with water to add weight. A bit tricky on cold days as I remember. In my professional life I did try to persuade wheel manufacturers to make wheels that were slightly eccentric so you could balance out tyre force variations. No takers though.
RE: Trials Tyres - Steve kay - 31-10-2021
Heavens, Alan. Next you'll be suggesting that certain trialists might have their "spares" filled with water for ballast of dubious legality. Not that I have ever tried to get a water filled spare under the bonnet of a Dyane, good lord no.
RE: Trials Tyres - Alan - 31-10-2021
No. What you really need is to fill your tyres with sulphur hexafluoride……