Riot shield wheel covers

I'm more interested in the screen printing than anything else! :)

Also would you do single covers instead of pairs? Poly carb on one side of front wheel, corex on the other side.

thought you polo boys only ran them on 1 side ??

have you had a look at how drilling will affect weight and strength ???
id imagine there to be alot of material you could remove and get the weight low as hell

The bonus of corex is that it soaks up the force of the ball from the spokes. Having the polycarb will spread the load but nipples will still snap.
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Hey max, aren't we using corrugated plastic? I thought corex had less corrugate to it? rather than 10mm sections its more like 50mm sections innit?

correx is a brand name for corrugated plastic.

The bonus of corex is that it soaks up the force of the ball from the spokes. Having the polycarb will spread the load but nipples will still snap.

Oh really? How do you figure this? I ran 1.5mm fibreglass on my wheel for nearly a year, never snapped any nipples. Nipples snaps if you have badly built wheels and the spokes are too short.

i think i'm gonna stick with the lighter, free, corex

I'm more interested in the screen printing than anything else! :)

Correx is generally pretty good. A correx cover will last for over a year. But they are relatively high maintenance, as they get little tears and the like all over, so you end up having to tape them and keep adding more zip ties if you want to keep it for a year. If you paid a lot to get a print on it, then you do this. If not, then you just change out the correx.

Weight is critical.

So: If you could get polycarb that is as light as correx, then I think there would be a fair bit of interest, but only in this case. If you can't get them that light, I would still be interested in screen printing too.

if you could get it lighter than correx, then it would be interesting
i wouldn't pay to make my bike more sluggish

I would be interested in printing onto corex.

Talk to Otters, im pretty sure he said he still has the details for the people that did the Malice wheel covers.

if you could get it lighter than correx, then it would be interesting

Talk to Otters, im pretty sure he said he still has the details for the people that did the Malice wheel covers.

I sourced these. It was around £100 for 6 wheel covers (plastic + printing). (Paid for by our sponsor, Swrve.)

If you're looking for input from someone who's done it, 2mm is WAY overkill .
I'm using thinner and taking as much as possible out of the centre-section for the sake of low weight - low weight is good.

I've done some unscientific testing which has involved smashing-'em-with-a-golfclub - it ended in small dinks in the polycarb and a truable wheel which in my eyes isn't too bad. Still a ton tougher than the estate agent alternative.
The scuffs visible in the photo are actually just dirt and muck picked up from our winter pickup court not scratches.

Been letting the wheel-covers ride onto the rim so that it will spread the force through more of the spokes than if it was sat flush to 'said' spokes. I'm sure this helps quite a bit, but is reliant on having either deep rims or no rim-brake on your covered wheel.
Colin

Cheers for your input Colin. I may be able to get 0.75mm polycarbonate, which would bring the weight to equal, maybe even slightly lighter, than correx. In your opinion would this stand up to the abuse?

Suggestion: Make some prototypes and give them to some people/a team for testing. It will cost you a bit initially but people will be a lot more willing to buy them if they can see them work/feel the weight/have a go using them. You'll also be able to find out how thin you can make them.

im too lazy to make my own so if you make them ill take 2 black for 26 preferably with the centers cut?

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Hi Stu,
If you can make tried-and-tested, light wheelcovers including custom screenprinting and heatformed for £10 - both sides of one wheel like you say - you will have people queuing up to get them.

I'm only afraid you may have made a mistake in your sums - my own covers are costing £15-20 in materials alone; not including time to make, a workspace and consumables like paint, drillbits and sawblades.

If you want to email me off-list you can contact me at ColinDOTWoofAThotmail.co.uk

My own Polycarb covers are 450g per side, but have been erring on the side of caution and can easily bring that down to around 335g by using thinner guage material and even lighter by drilling holes in the playing surface.

For reference I've just had my old corruplast cover on the kitchen scales and it comes out at 350g (full coverage, sits on rim sidewall, 26" wheel)

I love hammering at sunset.

I have some corex I bought from a model shop. moving away....who wants to take it off my hands for nothing?

4 x yellow - 600 x 660mm

come and get it.

I'll come get them tomorrow morning, Brian... Will redistribute amongst the faithful*...

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~220g for one side.

For reference I've just had my old corruplast cover on the kitchen scales and it comes out at 350g (full coverage, sits on rim sidewall, 26" wheel)

That is quite a difference.

Chris, can you confirm 220g? Large cutout in the center?

Only on my kitchen balance, but it's pretty good to within 5g or so.

Weight given was for one 700c cover, corex, covered in sticky-backed vinyl, 60mm-ish hole in the middle for the hub.

I have some corex I bought from a model shop. moving away....who wants to take it off my hands for nothing?

4 x yellow - 600 x 660mm

come and get it.

dont give it to this southie scum, let me have it for my sweet new wheel covers, can come get it tommorow evening!

dont give it to this southie scum, let me have it for my sweet new wheel covers, can come get it tommorow evening!

gazumped!

dont give it to this southie scum, let me have it for my sweet new wheel covers, can come get it tommorow evening!

The deal is done, Maximillian... 11am pub beers will be drunk... Mrak, you in?

come on mark, you tit.