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06-08-2004, 08:19 PM
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06-08-2004, 08:43 PM
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That hubless looks t!ts! I think the design IS flawed though...your putting a lot of strain on the link to the wheel just to keep it upright...the distance from the point of contact is doubling (from the center of the wheel to the complete other side) and you have a less solid connection. I wouldn't want to go ridin in the whoops! Smaller front tire would work but that would look stupid.
06-09-2004, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Eric Happy Meal' date='Jun 8 2004, 10:31 PM
american chopper is lame. i dont like watching it at all. but american muscle car....well, thats a different story.
its sad that they are the ones building $100,000+ cars
and they are not really entertaining to watch at all
06-09-2004, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 1gendreemer' date='Jun 8 2004, 08:43 PM
That hubless looks t!ts! I think the design IS flawed though...your putting a lot of strain on the link to the wheel just to keep it upright...the distance from the point of contact is doubling (from the center of the wheel to the complete other side) and you have a less solid connection. I wouldn't want to go ridin in the whoops! Smaller front tire would work but that would look stupid.
Whilst they look pretty - very striking actually - they suffer from the slight draw back that they fail in every engineering principle you can apply to a wheel.
The rollerbearing and seal speeds are almost as high as the road speed.
The wheel is no longer a entire "structure" - relying on the bearings to prevent distortion.
rotating interia is much higher - bearing / seals / drive being almost at tyre diameter.
The rollerbearing and seal speeds are almost as high as the road speed.
The wheel is no longer a entire "structure" - relying on the bearings to prevent distortion.
rotating interia is much higher - bearing / seals / drive being almost at tyre diameter.
