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Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..
Posted by 'Liam' on 16 Aug 2010 @ 23:58


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Liam
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Interesting, I'm possibly at a point of being educated here!

The reason I am going (was going to go) for Mag rims was that I was told that tyre temperatures remain more consistent over a race distance. I've been struggling with tyres getting a bit too hot by the end of a race, or very hot by the end of a final. The fact that they come with bead retainers already fitted was a bonus, as I'm already down to 8 psi, and I's like to try 7. I also know that I want to try slightly wider rims anyway.

I'd heard that the low volume tyres come up to temperature a bit quicker, but I don't want that at the expense of tyres getting very hot towards the end.

I'm not sure I buy any of the ideas that installation stiffness makes a huge difference to tyre temperature, but I'm willing to be swayed by a convincing argument either way.

Finally, I'm about to try hubs at the front, so it's a good time to be buying wheels. I know I need to test, but an educated starting point is likely to save me money in the long run. I've tried a few widths in aluminium alloy, and I've decided as wide as the regs will allow is probably what I want for the current TKM tyres, especially at the front.

Give me a good reason not to try Mag and I'll buy (yet another) set of alloy wheels!

Thanks for all the input so far!

Liam

Message Thread:

TKM wheels  by 'Liam'   (15 Aug 2010 @ 21:34)
Re: TKM wheels  by 'UrbanTiger'   (15 Aug 2010 @ 21:50)
Re: TKM wheels  by 'Liam'   (16 Aug 2010 @ 0:14)
Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed...  by 'UrbanTiger'   (16 Aug 2010 @ 19:55)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Traxtar'   (16 Aug 2010 @ 20:29)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'BanzaiBoy'   (16 Aug 2010 @ 21:33)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'davidmc'   (16 Aug 2010 @ 21:43)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'BanzaiBoy'   (16 Aug 2010 @ 21:53)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'davidmc'   (16 Aug 2010 @ 23:02)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'BanzaiBoy'   (16 Aug 2010 @ 23:40)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'davidmc'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 0:28)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'itpro'   (16 Aug 2010 @ 21:44)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Liam'  << You are here!
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'davidmc'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 0:24)
David,,,,,  by 'itpro'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 0:33)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'itpro'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 0:31)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'AlfieMoon'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 12:14)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'itpro'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 13:56)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Liam'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 17:02)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Traxtar'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 19:32)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'pccsystems'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 19:36)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Liam'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 20:50)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'pccsystems'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 23:30)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'itpro'   (17 Aug 2010 @ 19:50)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'raceinstructor'   (18 Aug 2010 @ 8:38)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Liam'   (18 Aug 2010 @ 9:24)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'raceinstructor'   (18 Aug 2010 @ 23:24)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Liam'   (19 Aug 2010 @ 0:11)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Liam'   (19 Aug 2010 @ 20:36)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'BanzaiBoy'   (19 Aug 2010 @ 22:28)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Liam'   (20 Aug 2010 @ 0:22)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Traxtar'   (20 Aug 2010 @ 0:28)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Liam'   (20 Aug 2010 @ 0:45)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Traxtar'   (20 Aug 2010 @ 0:55)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Liam'   (20 Aug 2010 @ 1:55)
Re: Views on low volume rims & Douglas SE needed..  by 'Traxtar'   (20 Aug 2010 @ 2:27)
Liam  by 'BanzaiBoy'   (20 Aug 2010 @ 10:03)
Banzai Boy  by 'Liam'   (21 Aug 2010 @ 1:30)
Re: Banzai Boy  by 'PaulGarnerTKM'   (22 Aug 2010 @ 22:55)
Re: Banzai Boy  by 'Ballhatchet'   (03 Sep 2010 @ 12:43)
Re: Banzai Boy  by 'Traxtar'   (03 Sep 2010 @ 15:49)

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