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Re: Flat Wheels in Sydney

Subject: Re: Flat Wheels in Sydney
From: chris@icos.net.nz ("chris 'fufas' grace")
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 05:33:26 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail, misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
Organization: ICOS Limited
References: <oiCe3.17$e61.406119@news0.optus.net.au> <377B2D9F.1B04BE22@fastlink.com.au> <keithm.78.377B3708@commslab.gov.au> <7lha3b$f49$1@metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au>




Matthew Geier wrote in message <7lha3b$f49$1@metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au>...
>In article <keithm.78.377B3708@commslab.gov.au>,
>Dave Malcolm <keithm@commslab.gov.au> wrote:
>>
>>Cast iron shoes work as well on minor flats.
>>
> Not on Tangaras. They have disk brakes :-). This is the reason they appear
>to have more flats....
>
I was wondering about this. Could the cause be fallen leaves as it is in the
UK? The other problem is that tread brakes 'condition' the wheel tyre while
disk brakes do not...

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