Thread: tough as oldnails!

I'm surprised at the total collapse of two wheels......

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I'm surprised at the total collapse of two wheels......

I'm not.
They are designed to take vertical loads, not that sort of force/weight pivoting in that direction as it goes over. Cornering forces wouldn't come anywhere near what they copped in that rollover.
Something's gotta give.

Shouldn't this go in TerryO's "which is better off-road" thread?😀

Originally Posted by rick130

I'm not.
They are designed to take vertical loads, not that sort of force/weight pivoting in that direction as it goes over. Cornering forces wouldn't come anywhere near what they copped in that rollover.
Something's gotta give.

Certainly not as strong as the rims that where on my 80 series when it went over on its lid. Ours went over 4 1/2 times when doing 110km/h - outside rims dug into the bitumen hard enough to rip the tyre from the bead, dig nice big potholes in the tarmac and implant the bitumen and roadbase into the rim lip. Still they didn't buckle, crack or break. They where only 16" rims so there would be less leverage force on the rim centre than larger rims, but still that was a "soft" roll compared to what I went through

Originally Posted by strangy

Shouldn't this go in TerryO's "which is better off-road" thread?😀

ha !

I was thinking that last night but wasn't game to suggest it.

Originally Posted by shanegtr

Certainly not as strong as the rims that where on my 80 series when it went over on its lid. Ours went over 4 1/2 times when doing 110km/h - outside rims dug into the bitumen hard enough to rip the tyre from the bead, dig nice big potholes in the tarmac and implant the bitumen and roadbase into the rim lip. Still they didn't buckle, crack or break. They where only 16" rims so there would be less leverage force on the rim centre than larger rims, but still that was a "soft" roll compared to what I went through

Steel or aluminium ?

I'd expect 130 HD rims to be unmarked after an incident like that, the centres are ridiculously heavy gauge plate.
I'd reckon the Mach V rims I have on ATM would do pretty well too seeing as Matt Lee originally built them for Dakar Landy's.

Originally Posted by strangy

Shouldn't this go in TerryO's "which is better off-road" thread?😀

I guess so. After all, driving on a narrow suburban street is off road for a D4 driver, isn't it?

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I guess so. After all, driving on a narrow suburban street is off road for a D4 driver, isn't it?

down to the cafe for latte is off road for a D4