ernst van dyk's wheels.

[Tumbleweed]

just been looking at a pic, in an ad, of ernst van dyk's wheelchair. can anyone tell me more about those corima wheels? are they made spefically for a wheelchair, or are the adapted for him?  holy roller2008-09-10 02:27:39

[EugeneP]

you get 650c wheels specifically for wheelchairs instead of 700c

[Dirtbreath]

If you want a blast from the past check out the Skyway site. They are stil around making wheelchair wheels and the like.

[Tumbleweed]

eugenep, i know the size of wheels they make for wheelchairs. we sell a lot of tubes and tyres to the local old age homes. but i want to know about ernst's carbon disc wheels.

[Wannabe]

HR, dunno if Corima makes wheels specifically for wheelchairs, but I imagine they would, as there is a limited market for it.

Check the chainreaction website, noticed the other day that they advertise spares for wheelchair wheels. Mebbe you can pick up a link from there to where you need to go.

[Tumbleweed]

thanks wannabe, will do. i think the local agent also posts on the hub, but i can't remember who it is.

[Wannabe]

Always a pleasure.

[Barend de Arend]

 

just been looking at a pic' date=' in an ad, of ernst van dyk's wheelchair. can anyone tell me more about those corima wheels? are they made spefically for a wheelchair, or are the adapted for him? [/quote']

 

Corima definitely make racing wheelchair wheels.  They're a bit smaller, and the tyre track is slanted, so if you mount the wheels slanted (as is usual in competitive wheelchairs) the tyre still hits the ground ok.

 

Get a hold of Swift on the hub.

 

[Tumbleweed]

just been looking at a pic' date=' in an ad, of ernst van dyk's wheelchair. can anyone tell me more about those corima wheels? are they made spefically for a wheelchair, or are the adapted for him? [/quote']

Corima definitely make racing wheelchair wheels.  They're a bit smaller, and the tyre track is slanted, so if you mount the wheels slanted (as is usual in competitive wheelchairs) the tyre still hits the ground ok.

Get a hold of Swift on the hub.

 

thanks, barend, i couldn't remember which hubber it was!

and the bit about my the slant answered my next question!

 

i also noticed that the deep-section front wheel is small - perhaps 20" wheels?

 

btw, i think that dude is awesome!

 

here's the ad:

 

[brianj]

Apparently SAA like these very much!

[XTC OKE]

aint swift the distrubutor

[Tumbleweed]

just read that ernst narroly missed out - two seconds - on bronze in the hand cycling time trial over 15km this morning, but he's still odds-on to win the 50km endurance race.

[Dirtbreath]

Apparently SAA like these very much!

 

 Check the bottom of that ad. SAA sponsors the dude.

[Red Zone]

Apparently SAA like these very much!

 

 Check the bottom of that ad. SAA sponsors the dude.

 

Oh the irony!

[Joss]

just been looking at a pic' date=' in an ad, of ernst van dyk's wheelchair. can anyone tell me more about those corima wheels? are they made spefically for a wheelchair, or are the adapted for him?? [/quote']

 

 

 

PM Swift. He is the importer and agent for Corima. He should be able to answer your question.

[Tumbleweed]

just sent him a pm.