Since it’s freaking cold in Minnesota (who knew??), epoxy takes a long time to cure. While it is, I decided to mount the tires onto the rims.
Like a lot of other things on this plane, I decided to go aftermarket with the wheels and brakes. I ended up ordering a full wheel and brake system from Matco, who recently came out with a kit for the RV10. This system has a lot more braking force and is supposed to resist brake fade much better than the stock setup.
So tonight I got the tubes and tires mounted on the rims. It’s pretty straight forward, but having never mounted a split rim before, I just had to start figuring it out when I had the parts in front of me.
Two things to watch for: First, the rims have a little arrow on the inside of one rim half that is supposed to point to the valve stem opening. I believed that they are balanced with this opening in mind.
Second, when bolting the main rims together, you need to make sure the head of the bolts are on the side that the brake disc is on. If you try to put the nut on this side of the rim, it sits too high, and can catch the brake caliper.
Other than that, no big deal!
