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The Lüftdruck & Roll Pneumatic
Bass Wheel is a top quality product.
You are half correct. The actual pneumatic
tyre, rim and valve have been manufactured in Germany, the aluminium
bracket and pin have been made completely by hand here in the UK.
Well - we all know just how well made
and reliable German engineering is - and this Lüftdruck & Roll Pneumatic Bass Wheel is a sure winner too.
As soon as you pick the Lüftdruck & Roll Pneumatic Bass Wheel up in your hand - it feels good.
It feels strong and well made. You just know that it feels right
for the job in mind.
Quality roller bearings at the centre
of the wheel hub reduce wear and friction and allow the wheel to
turn smoothly even under high loads.
Yes indeed. I'm quite sure that you
are familiar with the German phrase "Vorsprung durch Technik" which translates to "Advancement
through Technology" - well if you have - then you are well
on your way to understand just how good this product really is.
The good think about buying a quality
product - is that it makes everything easier to use and to maintain.
The fact that the Lüftdruck & Roll Pneumatic Bass Wheel has a quality rubber tyre, hub and
valve means that the actual tyre will hold its pressure for a much
longer time than the many inferior products that have found their
way onto the market from such places as China and Indonesia.
Lets put it this way - we bought a
batch of these wheels from our supplier at the beginning of June
and four months later at the beginning of September - the air pressure
had hardly dropped.
Yes indeed. The brass valve tube is
longer and more accessible that most other wheels on the market.
In short this means that that you can get the head of your bicycle
pump or your car foot pump onto the valve head much quicker and
easier than on other makes of pneumatic wheel.
The steel cap is a precision fitting
that has been designed specifically to protect and prevent air
loss from the valve. Once again it points to a top quality product.
The beauty of a pneumatic wheel is
that it allows you to vary the amount of tyre pressure which in
turn will influence the quality of the "ride". In general
the lower the tyre pressure the smoother the ride.
Yes indeed. For pushing a bass along
smoothly you really don't want the tyre pumped up too much. We
certainly think that you should be easily able to squeeze the wall
of the tyre in a bit.
The bracket is made from 3.3mm gauge
aluminium.
Yes - that's right.
We've calculated that on average
it weighs 730gms. For a wheel with a diameter of 200mm that is
a most impressive stat.
The function of the flats on the pin
are to ensure that whenever the retaining screw of the endpin unit
is tightened the wheel doesn't slip out from the endpin hole or
twist around out of line with the direction of travel.
It means that the Lüftdruck & Roll Pneumatic Bass Wheel is completely versatile in the way that
you use the wheel. The first flat will allow you to push your instrument
straight in front of you. Rotate the wheel anticlockwise through
90% to the second flat and you'll be able - should you prefer -
to push your instrument along sideways.
The Lüftdruck & Roll Pneumatic Bass Wheel is an extremely
versatile wheel. It can be used with confidence on the rougher
types of pavements and streets. On smooth surfaces such as those
found at college or university campuses, hotel lobbies, station
concourses and of course airport lounges you'll find yourself with
bass simply "flying" along quite literally on air.
If you use a pin with a diameter of
10mm (generally regarded as the industry-standard) then the Lüftdruck & Roll Pneumatic Bass Wheel will definitely fit.
The actual diameter of the Lüftdruck & Roll Pneumatic Bass Wheel pin or shank has been made just a
tad (slang for a little) under the 10mm.
Yes - the average diameter is 9.2mm.
Good guess, good guess. Yes - made
by a professional bass player for other bass players.
Firstly always make sure that you can
take the existing pin right out from the unit and secondly always
check the diameter of the existing pin.
Please, please, please use some common
sense on which surfaces you use your wheel.
Without question one of the best made
and smoothest pneumatic wheels on the market.
Bracket
construction: Aluminium bracket
and pin.
Wheel construction: Pneumatic rubber wheel on plastic hub with
roller bearings.
Weight: 730.0gms (ave)
Diameter of wheel: 200mm (ave)
Width of tyre: 50mm (ave)
Max width of bracket inc axle bolt: 85mm (ave)
Pin diameter: 9.2mm (ave)
Length of pin: 85mm (ave)
Total length: 310mm (ave)
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