Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.5 $; site uiucdcsb Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcsb!seefromline From: winters@uiucdcsb.Uiuc.ARPA Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: regarding aerodynamic wheels Message-ID: <16200115@uiucdcsb> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 02:21:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucdcsb.16200115 Posted: Tue Jul 9 02:21:00 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 04:55:12 EDT References: <2934@decwrl.UUCP> Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:decwrl.UUCP:-293400:uiucdcsb:16200115:000:1360 Nf-From: uiucdcsb.Uiuc.ARPA!winters Jul 9 01:21:00 1985 To Jeff Shore @..!druri!jhs regarding disc wheels several types of disc wheels are presently commercially available but they are all very expensive at this time. some of these wheels that are presently available are constructed of stretched kevlar or spun aluminum(very heavy). my suggestion to you is a method that I have recently perfected. go to the nearest Sears and buy a box of storm window shrink plastic. take the tire off from your rim and cut a piece of plastic about 4 in. larger dia. than the rim. next cut a hole out for the hub but watch for excessive cuts because they will propogate once the shrinking process begins. use the provided double backed tape to tape around the rim and the hub making sure they are clean(use alcohol). you are now ready to lay the plastic over the spokes paying close attention to minimize any ripples. repeat this process on the opposite side and then heat both sides with a hair dryer on high heat. only one side of the valve area has to be cut away, but put a complete hole thru to eliminate a low frequecy hum. this is a very inexpensive method($5 to $10) but very effective. note that the USCF will frown upon you and pull you from a race if you show up on your Gios with this Fairing!!!!!!! Brad Wagner Champaign, IL