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From: spgreg@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg Macrae)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Wheelchairs
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Date: 3 Apr 91 04:44:05 GMT
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Index Number: 14604

In article <18433@bunker.isc-br.com>, John.Lynch@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org
(John Lynch) writes...
>Index Number: 14565
>I have had the brake problem of the diamond shaped edges of the break bar
>wearing out form contact with the tire.  Now how can a rubber tire wear
>away metal?  Other then that love the chair.  My rear wheel shifted

It's not the rubber that is wearing down the metal, it's the grit (sand) that
the tires pick up.  

>Other bit problem is spokes breaking all the time.  Have 4 broken now and
>it is off to the bike shop to get fixed(medical supply house no longer
>carries spokes-_).
>Regards, John

Inexpensive wheel/tire/tube source:  
	Mega Bike 1-800-332-mega 1-213-547-1112 (LA area)
	San Pedro CA
In spite of the name, they sell only wheelchair products--Kevlar 
reinforced tires $15-25, tubes $5-15, mag wheels $190/pr (spokeless).
They carry the hard to find 8 x 1.75 and 8 x 2 in tubes and tires.  
They also carry the polyurethane puncture guard I saw described here 
recently.

Keep it rollin'
Greg

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