Wilsons Sandbox

>From: "Robert Morgan" >To: "Conall O'Brien" >Subject: Re: Tire queston for Elden >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:47:25 -0700 > >It depends on tire selection if the 20 inch wheel will be good for the dual >sport. If they can give us the outside diameter of a 90/90 21 we'd have >more rim protection. On the KLR, for one, I like a Bridgestone supertube >which is almost rim pinch proof and ads weight, making the bike steer a >little less twitchy in soft stuff. As long as dirt bikes are going to >steer >as quick as they do nowadays I want a little bit more weight to the outside >diameter of the front wheel. >As of right now, with 21 inch front wheels I will stay with tubes. A >tubeless rear would be great if feasible. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Conall O'Brien >To: >Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 8:45 PM >Subject: Tire queston for Elden > > > > > > > > I read in a MX magazine Dunlop is developing a top secret 20 inch front >tire > > for the MX racers. Good idea for dualsporters, or just a marketing >decision? > > Also would you ever want to convert your KLR from tubed tires to a >tubeless > > setup if possible? Somebody on the list spoke of a gentleman in La. who >had > > done such a thing wth a spoked wheel and some type of sealant around the > > spoke holes. Not a foam mouse but tubeless tires on a sealed spoked >wheel. > > > > Conall > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com > > > > >