Hi Dave(s),
What is it that is different about the bead of tubeless and tube-type
tires? Did Detroit provide a different wheel when tubeless tires became
standard? Is the rim of an MGB wire wheel different from that for the
disk wheel where the tire bead contacts?
Carol, in Texas, runs tubeless tires on her wires, albeit with some
silicone on the nipples, and she cheerfully admits it.
If you can find out the name of this outfit in CA, I would be
interested to learn what it is that they do.
TIA
Bob
On Tue, 14 Oct 1997 07:46:52 -0400 Dave Ahrendt <ahrendt@atla3.agfa.com>
writes:
>
>Hi Dave,
>
>I believe that running tubeless tires on a TD is an automatic fail on
>the
>NEMGTR Safety Fast check. The rim definitely does not provide
>enough of a lip to hold a tubeless tire. You can probably go for a
>long
>time though without a problem but just let the pressure fall a bit,
>hit a
>curve a little fast and off comes the tire.
>
>Another NEMGTR member, Steve Neal (1950 YA), was telling me Saturday
>night that
>there is a place in CA. (not British Wire Wheel) that will "modify" a
>wheel
>to allow use of tubeless tires. He is planning on doing that for his
>TF.
>
>Let me know and I'll try to find out from him the name of the company,
>etc.
>
>I would think that a TD wheel being just a standard wheel, not wire,
>should
>be easily balanced by any tire place.
>
>Regards,
>
>Dave Ahrendt
>'46 MG-TC 0524
>
>
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