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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 11:27 AM
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Has anyone tried Wheeleez?

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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 12:04 PM


no.... but I've tried Whee-lo?



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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 12:22 PM


One of our friends start building buggy with those ...... not sure what happened with this project .....





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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 01:07 PM


wheeleez has been big in my family life....they have made things available to my son that otherwise wouldn't have been... I have thought and seen so many uses for this great product......maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t see being comfortable at speed on them (very soft)and think they mite be a bit too bouncy and exposed to popping under common circumstances you'd see in a bug... that said...great product/company.



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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 02:23 PM


I wondered about side loading. Wheeleez says up to 360 lb load per wheel. TrikeBuggy offers them for the trikebuggy, but it is primarily being built for use as paramotors. I don't think they have the same side loading as kite buggies.
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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 02:40 PM


exactly.........so soft and flexible...I don’t remember the psi #'s.seems like u could just keep putting air in and they'd just get bigger like a baloon.... I just see them ripping right off the rim when put on a hard turn...then again if i only had a super soft riding area i'd try anything



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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 05:21 PM


Here is a set here on this huge land cruiser at WBB in 2010. Jason, the guy who built it said that he liked them but would not really want to use them at speed! Check out the video at the 1:30 mark.

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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 09:02 PM


I've got one of their carts for my sit on top kayak and it works great. The thought about using them for the buggy has crossed my mind but, as stated above, they are very squishy and I think the max tire pressure on mine is only like 8 psi or something. That, and they are quite short compared to bigfoot tires. They do make a very nice product, though.



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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 09:49 PM


I wonder how the solid foam wheels would work on an atb? They can only hold 77 lbs per wheel so that would be 308 lbs total. They are fairly light and at $30 for 4 of them it might be worth a test.



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[*] posted on 14-2-2013 at 10:52 PM


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[*] posted on 15-2-2013 at 06:08 AM


That's a sweet looking ATB set up for beach(Crazyherb pic). Standard wheels always seem not wide enough and designed for hardpack or pavement.


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They are fairly light and at $30 for 4 of them it might be worth a test.
$30 for 4? I see $39/52 PER WHEEL(includes hub)...looks like they're not selling just tires as option.(PVC/Polyurethane)


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[*] posted on 15-2-2013 at 06:47 AM


i need that....that could be a game changer.



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[*] posted on 15-2-2013 at 06:54 AM


Need to see those boards in action!



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[*] posted on 15-2-2013 at 12:56 PM


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$30 for 4? I see $39/52 PER WHEEL(includes hub)...looks like they're not selling just tires as option.(PVC/Polyurethane)


The utility wheels are only $15 for a set of 2. They aren't for soft ground but they look like they would work well in tall ish grass.



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[*] posted on 15-2-2013 at 04:25 PM


I've seen them in person and I don't think so. They would not last anytime on a buggy. If you are just slowly pulling a kayak, they would be fine. Holding an edge and haulin a$$ , POP!.



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