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Old 11-08-2008, 02:31 PM   #38 (permalink)
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bicycle tires

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Originally Posted by wagonman76 View Post
If it is light enough, how about bicycle tires? Theyre made to hold the weight of people, big or small, and take off-road abuse, most of which youll never encounter on-road. And if you really screw one up its super cheap to just scavenge another rim and buy a new tube.
I'm not sure about other states,but if DOT isn't stamped on things,it won't pass muster with state troopers and such.It is possible also,that at some tangential loading (in a curve),that a bicycle wheel would simply "fold",since it can't "bank",something it's bearings are also not designed for.Just a thought.
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