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CMcBain
4/28/2018 7:25pm
4/28/2018 7:25pm
Edited Date/Time
4/30/2018 1:50pm
I'm just going to go ahead and start this topic, I haven't changed a wheel on WP forks or factory Lugs, but that was pretty ridiculous. If anyone has any closeups of the axle/lug setup on Andersons wheel that'd be cool. ML512? I also found it humorous that the mechanic was wearing goggles while doing the wheel change... Do they get sponsored too? All I could think of was "For a f*&*N Tickle"?? You can bet that team Husky will be practicing wheel changes this week!
As for the goggles, guess you didn't notice how dusty the track was? I'd probably have been wearing them, too.
The Shop
This will be Husky's first big bike SX Championship right? If so, glad it's Anderson that will deliver it to them. Husky/Hewitt stuck by Anderson all those years and it will finally pay off for them. Great to see the white bikes have success as well.
Hey Anderson, stop lurking and post under an alias.
ISDE guys do a tire change in like 3mins.
Everyone was in a panic. I get it, not ideal situation by any means. He’ll lock it up in Vegas, just a little suspense.
EDIT: May not have been him that yelled out either?
Any of you insiders have that info yet lol.
Pit Row
We practiced a lot of wheel changes for Baja races. The absolute fastest a rear wheel can be changed during a race is 30 seconds- and that’s with all the tools laid out ahead of time. A front wheel takes around 60 seconds.
Piss off the hand tools. Have a cordless impact gun with a 10mm for the axle pinch bolts ready. Same thing have the front axle nut socket ready.
Spread the pads once the wheel is out. You can see the husky guys trying to put the new wheel in and then have to remove it and spread the pads open.
Im sure they will be practicing these in the future.
tapering the back edge of the brake pad so the disk slides in easier, too, right? So under the circumstances; not too bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VCYBtx6h4g
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