Sort of OT, Wheelchair tyres/tubes

Russ

"Günther Schwarz" <strap@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> Russ wrote:
>
>> No VAT or Duty payable on wheelchair parts or spares.
>
> Might be an interesting bit of information for trike riders.
>
> Guenther

You'd have to sign (falsely?) a declaration that the parts were for the use
of a disabled person.

I got my (Hand)trike in from the states vat and duty free

Russ

m-gineering

Paul - xxx wrote:
>

>
> Ride quality is not really our main aim, we're after resistance to glass
> punctures, everything else comes below.
>

If it's only glass Schwalbe Marathon Plus or Dutch-Perfect (both tyres
with a 1/4" thick rubber layer able to handle glass, nails and
hedgecuttings) should be fine, but with a much better ride than the
solid horrors. Easier to fit too!
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Marten Gerritsen

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www.m-gineering.nl

Richard Bates

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:51:32 +0000, Al C-F
<aloysius_cholmondeley_featherstonehawe@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 22:14:18 -0000, "Paul - xxx"
><notcheckedever@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>If anyone knows of a manufacturer or can point me to a supplier I'd be
>>grateful.
>
>
>http://www.greentyre.co.uk/
>
>Green Tyre Co plc, Riverside Park Road, Riverside Park Industrial
>Estate, Middlesbrough, TS2 1UU, 01642 223322
>
>
>No idea whether they're any good, but there's a page of wheelchair
>tyres for you to go at.

My exgirlfriend used greentyres for a while but found the lack of
shock-absorption in them quite uncomfortabe on any surface other than
a smooth shopping centre floor. She soon went back to normal
pneumatics.


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Paul - xxx

m-gineering composed the following;:
> Paul - xxx wrote:
>>
>
>>
>> Ride quality is not really our main aim, we're after resistance to
>> glass punctures, everything else comes below.
>>
>
> If it's only glass Schwalbe Marathon Plus or Dutch-Perfect (both tyres
> with a 1/4" thick rubber layer able to handle glass, nails and
> hedgecuttings) should be fine, but with a much better ride than the
> solid horrors. Easier to fit too!

We've just put some Schwalbe tyres on, but they're a light grey colour
and not the Marathons. We bought what we thought was the best of those
available at the time ...

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Paul - xxx

Richard Bates composed the following;:
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:51:32 +0000, Al C-F
> <aloysius_cholmondeley_featherstonehawe@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 22:14:18 -0000, "Paul - xxx"
>> <notcheckedever@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> If anyone knows of a manufacturer or can point me to a supplier I'd
>>> be grateful.
>>
>>
>> http://www.greentyre.co.uk/
>>
>> Green Tyre Co plc, Riverside Park Road, Riverside Park Industrial
>> Estate, Middlesbrough, TS2 1UU, 01642 223322
>>
>>
>> No idea whether they're any good, but there's a page of wheelchair
>> tyres for you to go at.
>
> My exgirlfriend used greentyres for a while but found the lack of
> shock-absorption in them quite uncomfortabe on any surface other than
> a smooth shopping centre floor. She soon went back to normal
> pneumatics.

We're going to try them anyway. Even if it's only for mums peace of
mind.

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Paul ...
http://www.4x4prejudice.org/index.php
(8(!) Homer Rules ...
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

m-gineering

Paul - xxx wrote:
>
> m-gineering composed the following;:
> > Paul - xxx wrote:
> >>
> >
> >>
> >> Ride quality is not really our main aim, we're after resistance to
> >> glass punctures, everything else comes below.
> >>
> >
> > If it's only glass Schwalbe Marathon Plus or Dutch-Perfect (both tyres
> > with a 1/4" thick rubber layer able to handle glass, nails and
> > hedgecuttings) should be fine, but with a much better ride than the
> > solid horrors. Easier to fit too!
>
> We've just put some Schwalbe tyres on, but they're a light grey colour
> and not the Marathons. We bought what we thought was the best of those
> available at the time ...
>
If they are grey i expect them to be proper wheelchair tyres, optimized
not to leave marks on polished floors

Schwalbe has many different tyres named marathon, the sting is in the
tail! Marathon PLUS is a unique tyre unlike the XR, M. Slick. Have a
look at www.Dutch-Perfect.NL (in english, with dealer locator) for an
explanation of the technology involved

Tyre construction can make a huge difference: my sisters bike was fitted
with two different tyres: When i replaced both I counted zero patches in
the front tube, 16 in the back! Front tyre was much older too!

Solid tyres have to be experienced to know how bad they are.


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Marten Gerritsen

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www.m-gineering.nl

Helen Deborah Vecht

"Paul - xxx" <notcheckedever@hotmail.com>typed


> Russ composed the following;:
> > "Pete Biggs" <pwrinkledgrape{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote in message
> > news:350khnF4g7at8U1@individual.net...

> >> If it's worth paying the duty & VAT :
> >>
> >> url:http://www.airfreetires.com/Bicycle/Legacy/26x138.html

> > No VAT or Duty payable on wheelchair parts or spares.

> That's something we didn't know, many thanks.

He's right, of course.

I CBA to claim this exemption when I bought my walking stick but the
wheelchair was another matter...

Mobility aids and their parts are VAT exempt when purchased for the
personal use of a disabled person.

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Edgware.

Helen Deborah Vecht

Tony Raven <junk@raven-family.com>typed


> Russ wrote:
> >
> >
> > No VAT or Duty payable on wheelchair parts or spares.
> >
> > Russ
> >
> >

> Wonder how they know whether its going on a wheelchair or a bicycle?

> Tony

Supplier should give you a form to fill where you declare item is for
disabled person.

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Edgware.

Alan Braggins

In article <41ECC4EE.7A20AF54@m-gineeringpunt.ennel.nl>, m-gineering wrote:
>
>Tyre construction can make a huge difference: my sisters bike was fitted
>with two different tyres: When i replaced both I counted zero patches in
>the front tube, 16 in the back! Front tyre was much older too!

That's not just the different tyre. Back wheel has more weight on, and
the front wheel can disturb stuff that is flat on the ground so it
is pointing upwards for the back. The front wheel is easier to change,
and the puncture fairy likes making more work for you.


>Solid tyres have to be experienced to know how bad they are.

I've used solid (well, closed cell foam) tyres when I was getting a couple
of punctures a month or more on one particular commute. Went back to standard
tyres after breaking a rim, by which time I had changed jobs.
(I never understood _why_ that journey had more punctures. There wasn't
lots of glass visible on the road, and I stopped using the cycle path
underpass.)

Alan Braggins

In article <41ECC4EE.7A20AF54@m-gineeringpunt.ennel.nl>, m-gineering wrote:
>
>Tyre construction can make a huge difference: my sisters bike was fitted
>with two different tyres: When i replaced both I counted zero patches in
>the front tube, 16 in the back! Front tyre was much older too!

That's not just the different tyre. Back wheel has more weight on, and
the front wheel can disturb stuff that is flat on the ground so it
is pointing upwards for the back. The front wheel is easier to change,
and the puncture fairy likes making more work for you.


>Solid tyres have to be experienced to know how bad they are.

I've used solid (well, closed cell foam) tyres when I was getting a couple
of punctures a month or more on one particular commute. Went back to standard
tyres after breaking a rim, by which time I had changed jobs.
(I never understood _why_ that journey had more punctures. There wasn't
lots of glass visible on the road, and I stopped using the cycle path
underpass.)

Alan Braggins

In article <41ECC4EE.7A20AF54@m-gineeringpunt.ennel.nl>, m-gineering wrote:
>
>Tyre construction can make a huge difference: my sisters bike was fitted
>with two different tyres: When i replaced both I counted zero patches in
>the front tube, 16 in the back! Front tyre was much older too!

That's not just the different tyre. Back wheel has more weight on, and
the front wheel can disturb stuff that is flat on the ground so it
is pointing upwards for the back. The front wheel is easier to change,
and the puncture fairy likes making more work for you.


>Solid tyres have to be experienced to know how bad they are.

I've used solid (well, closed cell foam) tyres when I was getting a couple
of punctures a month or more on one particular commute. Went back to standard
tyres after breaking a rim, by which time I had changed jobs.
(I never understood _why_ that journey had more punctures. There wasn't
lots of glass visible on the road, and I stopped using the cycle path
underpass.)