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Poll: Which tire size do you use off-airport?

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Which tire do you use for unimproved landing sites?

5.00x
0
No votes
6.00x
0
No votes
7.00x
2
6%
8.00x
3
9%
8.50x
9
26%
22" Airhawk
1
3%
26" ABW
2
6%
26" Goodyear
4
11%
26" Airstreak
3
9%
29" ABW
1
3%
29" Airhawk
0
No votes
29" Airstreak
4
11%
31" ABW
3
9%
35" ABW
0
No votes
I also have the Baby Bushwheel
3
9%
 
Total votes : 35
Sun May 04, 2014 3:08 pm

Re: Poll: Which tire size do you use off-airport?

soyAnarchisto wrote:poll is missing 29" airstreaks - you got 26 but no 29

I added it.
Seems that has wiped clean all the earlier reponses #-o
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Sun May 04, 2014 3:48 pm

Re: Poll: Which tire size do you use off-airport?

I fitted 29's to the Maule they have been great only regret is that I didn't fit 31's although the regret is only small.
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Sun May 04, 2014 3:58 pm

Re: Poll: Which tire size do you use off-airport?

I put 30" airstreaks on the Avid.. kinda over kill but they work good in the rough stuff!

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Sun May 04, 2014 4:17 pm

Re: Poll: Which tire size do you use off-airport?

"akavidflyer I put 30" airstreaks on the Avid" i thought that the biggest airstreaks made wer 29's
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Sun May 04, 2014 4:23 pm

Re: Poll: Which tire size do you use off-airport?

ExperimentalAviator wrote:"akavidflyer I put 30" airstreaks on the Avid" i thought that the biggest airstreaks made wer 29's


old school airstreaks. They say 30 on them. They were here before AKBW came out.
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Sun May 04, 2014 5:00 pm

Re: Poll: Which tire size do you use off-airport?

I have 31's on the cub, would like 35's but I have other stuff to buy for it.
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