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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
I've been fantasizing for years about a 4" pneumatic wheel on the market similar in style to what 330/1114 have used, but what 469 uses would also be different. Quite a bit different from what you're making... but hey, if the 8" takes off, might move down to 4"?  |
We've been thinking about this too. Finding a commercially-available 4" pneumatic tire might be the big hurdle to cross. 8" tires (200x50mm) are easily available, but 4" are non-existent.
What about the pneumatic tire do you guys like?
Obviously, there is the "baked in" compliance, as Dr. Joe mentioned. The other feature is a high coefficient of friction.
Do you need this compliance to be variable, as with pneumatic tires (you just change the air pressure, of course)? Or, would you guys accept a compliant wheel that would not have variable compliance?
Andy