4 kg saved by redesigning the wheel and brake? Really? That sounds like a lot to
me.
Kevin
On Sep 10, 2012, at 8:37 AM, Rowland Carson <rowlandcarson@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Did anyone else at the LAA Rally notice the Beringer wheel & brake upgrade kit
for the Europa monowheel? What do you think of it?
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> It promises to save 4kg and allow use of a tubeless tyre while improving
> braking
and saving maintenance costs. It looks very smart in red-anodized aluminium.
The flyer sheet says it uses DOT4 fluid and quotes 1429 euro for the complete
kit including tyre and master cylinder with parking brake.
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> I can't find more than a passing mention of it on their website:
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> http://www.beringer.fr/aero.php
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> The UK distributor for Beringer is Pioneer Aircraft Ltd:
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> http://www.pioneer.aero/
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> but they only have a link to the Beringer website.
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> While it looks very nice, I don't think I want to spend that much just now.
> Still,
it's good to know that despite so many builders converting to trigear, some
third parties think the monowheel is worth supporting.
>
> in friendship
>
> Rowland
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