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1. [TR] Wire Wheels--Safety (score: 1): Author: P Caffrey <pcaffrey@ymail.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:13:31 -0700 (PDT); Hi List, Any opinions on the reliability of original wire wheels that have never received maintenance (e.g., tuned, spokes replaced)? What are the chances of a wire wheel collapsing? The wheels on my; /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00278.html (11,959 bytes)
2. Re: [TR] Wire Wheels--Safety (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:20:40 -0700; FWIW, I once read a comment from Kas Kastner that he liked wire wheels because they fail gradually. Steel wheels are more of an "all or nothing" proposition. At the very least though, I'd either tune; /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00283.html (11,276 bytes)
3. Re: [TR] Wire Wheels--Safety (score: 1): Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:25:21 -0500; In my experience (and I drove on some pretty bad ones over the years) they tend to break a spoke or two, or once a little loose the lack of tension leads to further and faster deterioration, but I do; /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00284.html (11,287 bytes)
4. Re: [TR] Wire Wheels--Safety (score: 1): Author: "Wbeech" <wbeech@flash.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:08:30 -0500; The only catastrophic failure I had was spinning my 3 across a median curb, bent one and busted a lot of spokes on the other so it drove sort of egg-shaped, but it got me the next 5 miles to the hous; /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00285.html (13,912 bytes)
5. Re: [TR] Wire Wheels--Safety (score: 1): Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:24:25 -0500; Similar story, I whacked a curb pretty good when the crappy tires on my old TR4a hydroplaned (or maybe it was a crappy driver). Bent the heck out of the wheel, but it didn't fail completely, limped h; /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00286.html (11,305 bytes)
6. Re: [TR] Wire Wheels--Safety (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:49:49 -0700; Keep an eye on the splines, though. I had just backed out of the driveway when mine failed, so no real drama; but it could have been a lot worse on the freeway. And make sure the special nuts that h; /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00288.html (11,581 bytes)
7. Re: [TR] Wire Wheels--Safety (score: 1): Author: "Mitch R. Meisler" <mrm@clking.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:59:54 -0400; Related question. Who have you guys used to true your wire wheels? I've had my chrome wires about 15 yrs, never had them serviced, and I'm getting a wobble at speed that tells me it's time. An yone u; /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00291.html (16,170 bytes)
8. Re: [TR] Wire Wheels--Safety (score: 1): Author: Keith Stewart <keithstewart@execulink.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:38:54 -0400; had Seriously? A four line query and a 41 line signature/advertisement? I have heard good things about Hendrix and believe they have been around for some time. ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Donate: h; /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00298.html (11,258 bytes)
9. Re: [TR] Wire Wheels--Safety (score: 1): Author: "Mitch R. Meisler" <mrm@clking.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:48:17 -0400; Sorry for the 41 lines!! Forgot to delete my work propoganda Related question. Who have you guys used to true your wire wheels? I've had my chrome wires about 15 yrs, never had them serviced, and I'm; /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00299.html (12,478 bytes)

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