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I've visited plenty of these stores (in as much as that is possible in
Switzerland!) but all the new wheels I've found have plastic hubs - I'm looking for rmetal. I found one used metal one - with a hard rubber tyre but no maker's mark - which is doing fine so far. Plastic didn't last a season last year wrote in message oups.com... Or just go to any large sports store, and look in the rollerblade section. They will have a variety of replacement wheels, bearings, axles for sale. I went for the biggest rollerblade wheel I could find, and the hardest (it is designed for street hockey, I think). The ones I got came with nice sealed bearings and screw-in axles, all I had to do was open up the axle bolt holes in my tailskid (just enough to remove the threads) and the new wheel fit perfectly after I cobbled up a couple of small bushings. These wheels lasted several seasons in the desert with little damage - while the previous softer rollerblade wheels I used "chunked" pretty badly after one season. Plus they are a nice orange color that matches the hi-vis trim on my glider! 66 |
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Or you may end up doing what I did.
After two seasons of struggling with that tiny gottverdampten rollerskate wheel at the tail of my LS-4 during which I aborted a number of launches because the wheel got twisted and steered me off the runway, I installed a full-sized tail wheel in a nicely faired cowling. Now my glider tracks and handles beautifully. I'm a happy camper. |
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Where did you get the Fairing and wheel? I have an LS-6 and will be
needing to replace my Rollerblade wheel. Thanks! Jerz |
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Where did you get the Fairing and wheel? I have an LS-6 and will be
needing to replace my Rollerblade wheel. Thanks! Jerz |
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Simon wrote: I've visited plenty of these stores (in as much as that is possible in Switzerland!) but all the new wheels I've found have plastic hubs - I'm looking for rmetal. I found one used metal one - with a hard rubber tyre but no maker's mark - which is doing fine so far. Plastic didn't last a season last year Mine have lasted 4 seasons landing on hard dirt and pavement strips, and I practice low-energy landings (read - tail first). Not sure if the hubs are metal or plastic (don't have a wheel at hand) but I think they are metal, with two press-in sealed bearings and a metal axle. Again, I specifically looked for "hockey" wheels, which are probably stronger than the average rollerblade wheels. I now fly off a grass strip, and the wheel/skid combo is still working great. Anyway, good luck and happy soaring. Kirk 66 |
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