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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / February 2004Whatever happened to solid rubber tires
About 3 years ago when I got ot of active RC, therer was a company starting up making solid tires - I believe they were high-durometer PolyUrethane like in rollerblade wheels. Anyone know if they are still around? > About 3 years ago when I got ot of active RC, therer was a company > starting up making solid tires - I believe they were high-durometer > PolyUrethane like in rollerblade wheels. > > Anyone know if they are still around? They are still around, but no more solid urethane tires... here's a link, BK (nice to hear from ya, man!): http://www.rdlogics.com/index.htm They said they had some kind of problems with the supplier or manufacturer or sumpin'. They used to have an explanation at their site, but I guess it's gone now.  SignatureDirk (aka "!bungle") '96 LS650 (aka "Rhino") "Well, you may be a lover but you ain't no d-d-dancer" Odd... millions of rollerblade wheels are turned out every year. I can't imagine there being an issue with RC wheels. Sounds to me like someone got bought off. > > About 3 years ago when I got ot of active RC, therer was a company > > starting up making solid tires - I believe they were high-durometer [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > They used to have an explanation at their site, but I guess it's gone now. >Subject: Re: Whatever happened to solid rubber tires >From: "burntkat IS AT comcast.net" >Odd... millions of rollerblade wheels are turned out every year. I can't >imagine there being an issue with RC wheels. > >Sounds to me like someone got bought off. Maybe so, but...... I think you're ON to something. Back when I was REALLY a kid, and we used to race slot-cars, the best tires were what we called "silicones". I'm not sure if they were made of Silicone or some type of polyurethane, but they held the track like nobody's business. On clean pavement, I can take fast turns with my rollerblades, and anyone watching is amazed the wheels will hold their line, without sliding out from under me. I have been wishing that someone would make silicone or polyurethane tires for the Mini-Z. They would surely grip better than the tires that are out there now. I would imagine that tires like this would really work well for 1/10th scale on-road cars that run on any kind of pavement. Problem is... even the slighest amount of dust or sand will make them slip-n-slide all over. Nice clean surface?? They would hook up like *stink-on-a-monkey*. Go back about 40 years for Silastic slot car tires. Maybe the same as your silicon. Same consistency as cured rtv. Also stuck like crazy. SamB > >Subject: Re: Whatever happened to solid rubber tires > >From: "burntkat IS AT comcast.net" [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Nice clean surface?? > They would hook up like *stink-on-a-monkey*. >Subject: Re: Whatever happened to solid rubber tires >From: "SamB" sbeavin@verizon.ne >Go back about 40 years for Silastic slot car tires. Maybe the same as your >silicon. Same consistency as cured rtv. Also stuck like crazy. Yep... same things. Some folks called 'em "silastics". Why don't they make RC tires like that? I bet they would work great. As dense as that stuff is, it may be to heavy to use when scaled up. As I recall, they would chunk rather badly as well. SamB > >Subject: Re: Whatever happened to solid rubber tires > >From: "SamB" sbeavin@verizon.ne [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Why don't they make RC tires like that? > I bet they would work great. >Subject: Re: Whatever happened to solid rubber tires >From: "SamB" sbeavin@verizon.net >As dense as that stuff is, it may be to heavy to use when scaled up. As I >recall, they would chunk rather badly as well. The weight may be an issue, you're right. As to the chunking, we used to round the outside edges a little... helped a lot. Man, you are conjuring up a lot of memories of those slot car days. Wicked fast cars, with an unlimited amount of race-time. No nitro fuel to run out, no batteries to charge, just all out racing for hours on end. We had a local track with 8 lanes, and a 125 ft. straight, finishing off with a near 90 degree banked hairpin at the end... where you could just FLY-around. Back then the "sanctioned" races were governed with a loose set of rules... that were even more *loosly* enforced. It was "Dog-Eat-Dog" man. At 14 yrs old, somehow I was able to keep up with the big boys with the deep pockets. RC racing is fun, but that was fun too. Sounds like we ran the same track in the mid 60's. You weren't in Indianapolis were you? Place I raced also had a 1/24 scale drag strip. Spent lots of time there. SamB > >Subject: Re: Whatever happened to solid rubber tires > >From: "SamB" sbeavin@verizon.net [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > pockets. > RC racing is fun, but that was fun too. |
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