---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith701801-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 11/20/14: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:11 AM - Re: CH 701 tires (John Marzulli) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:11:29 AM PST US From: John Marzulli Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: CH 701 tires My experience is that the Carlise tires need a tube, which sucks when you pinch a tube in the middle of North Dakota. The Airstreaks hold their air and provide a better landing experience, but cost about 3-4MPH in cruise speed. On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:35 PM Dan Wilde wrote : > On 11/19/2014 10:01 AM, Les Goldner wrote: > > Deiterich, > > The Carlisle turf glides I used (before switching to better tires) tended > to be out of round or badly balanced and prone to thorns (they are only > 2-ply rated). When I purchased them I would visit the supplier and roll > them to find those that were not too bad. > > > *From:* owner-zenith701801-list-server@matronics.com [ > mailto:owner-zenith701801-list-server@matronics.com > ] *On Behalf Of *Charles > Deiterich > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:46 AM > *To:* zenith701801-list@matronics.com > *Subject:* Zenith701801-List: CH 701 tires > > > ------------------------------ > > When I got my CH 701 kit in 2000, they supplied Titan Turf Glide tires an d > tubes. Titan quit making these. I found that Carlisle (Summit Racing > supplier) makes a Turf Glide tire with tread exactly like the Titan =99s. > Titans weighed about 6 pounds while the Carlisle weigh 8 pound 11 oz. Th e > Carlisle side walls are much stiffer. I recently changed out my main gea r > tires. After a sitting couple of days, the new tires get a flat spot on > the bottom and take a lot of taxiing to get them round enough to takeoff. > I increased the pressure to 20 psi but no luck. Has anyone else had this > problem? > > Chuck D. N701TX > > > *I have the Carlisle tires from Summit Racing and the only problem I had > was with them sealing to the rim. I put a tube in the one tire that woul d > not seal correctly and have had no further problems. The tubes are as > expensive as the tires tho. I was raised in northern Minnesota and in th e > really cold weather I remember the car tires would have a flat spot until > you drove a ways. * > > > * Dan * > > * > =========== m> ldersbooks.com> .com> com> om/contribution> =========== www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith701801-List> =========== =========== > > * > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith701801-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith701801-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith701801-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith701801-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.