Date:	Fri, 10 Nov 1995 11:28:53 -1000
From:	pamlim@uclink3.berkeley.edu (McAlister/Lim)
Message-Id: <480g6l$a4k@agate.berkeley.edu>
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Subject: Best Wheels for Lake Bed?


Given fat wheels, what type of tires give the best all-around 
performance on a dry lake or other hard pack surface?

I've gone through a number of ribbed wheelbarrow tires and am considering 
a tire with a flat profile (bigger contact patch) and a knobby or street 
tread.

Thanks,

Tom McAlister

See ya a Ivanpauh on the 11-25 & 11-26
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Date:	Sat, 11 Nov 1995 10:17:00 -1000
From:	mgraves@leadingedg.win.net (Michael Graves)
Message-Id: <2558@leadingedg.win.net>
Subject: Re: Best Wheels for Lake Bed?

 
In article <480g6l$a4k@agate.berkeley.edu>, McAlister/Lim (pamlim@uclink3.berkeley.edu) writes:
>
>Given fat wheels, what type of tires give the best all-around 
>performance on a dry lake or other hard pack surface?
>
>I've gone through a number of ribbed wheelbarrow tires and am considering 
>a tire with a flat profile (bigger contact patch) and a knobby or street 
>tread.

Tom,

One of our local TKF members, the inimitable John Compton, had
knobby tires on his buggy for ice and snow buggying. There was very
high rolling resistance. 

Futher, John amazed everyone in Erie, PA last year when he showed up
with hundreds of small screws installed through the knobbies like
little metal studs. He painstakingly puched each knob and tighted
and bolt, washers, and a nut on each. He then locked the whoe thing
in place with a lock-tight product. It was absurb to see.

He did, however, do some pretty decent buggying on the ice. The
tires look, and probably were, quite dangerous to use. It was also
very load. As he passed be you'd have sworn there was a machine gun
letting go beside you. 

As I recall, Lee and Sue were not at all impressed.

Michael Graves

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