Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Earl Myers
Subject: Pietenpol-List: wheel of fortune>Just a thought::: While blazing through the TV channels with the remote>yesterday, I stopped on a channel showing some dragsters (rails). Some of>them were using wire spoked wheels. Talk about side loads! The front end>of those things go way up when they start out, and they BANG down on the>pavement quite a distance later, and not always in a straightconfiguration.>The wheels are probably really BIG $$$, but it's another source to look>into. Oh, and another plus, you could land your Piet/GN at 300 mph without>worrying about the bearings.>>Robert Hensarling GN-1 N83887>>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Earl Myers
Subject: Pietenpol-List: wheel of fortune>Just a thought::: While blazing through the TV channels with the remote>yesterday, I stopped on a channel showing some dragsters (rails). Some of>them were using wire spoked wheels. Talk about side loads! The front end>of those things go way up when they start out, and they BANG down on the>pavement quite a distance later, and not always in a straightconfiguration.>The wheels are probably really BIG $$$, but it's another source to look>into. Oh, and another plus, you could land your Piet/GN at 300 mph without>worrying about the bearings.>>Robert Hensarling GN-1 N83887>>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: pschultz(at)uplogon.com (Paul Schultz)
Just a thought::: While blazing through the TV channels with the remoteyesterday, I stopped on a channel showing some dragsters (rails). Some ofthem were using wire spoked wheels. Talk about side loads! The front endof those things go way up when they start out, and they BANG down on thepavement quite a distance later, and not always in a straight configuration.The wheels are probably really BIG $$$, but it's another source to lookinto. Oh, and another plus, you could land your Piet/GN at 300 mph withoutworrying about the bearings.Robert Hensarling GN-1 N83887________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: robert hensarling
Just got my "tyres" mounted to my fancy rims....was told "never bring themback here for work". I guess they were a #$% to get on as they were 2.5 by2.5 (inches) with a tube, liner and nut secured nozzel. If I had it to doover again, I would just do what Will Graf did, front dirt bike wheels withhub machined for Piet axle and be done with it, brakes an option. I couldproduce a melodrama on the story of getting these wheels/tyres done........Earl Myers-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: robert hensarling
Robert; This was one of my original thoughts way back but was told these dragsterrims weren't very strong due to their light weight...........however, Iagree that these things take a pounding and keep on ticking on race bikesand dragsters...............-----Original Message-----