Single wheelie bar

Bill Grubbs · 05-28-2009, 06:48 AM

Now, this is my opinion only .

Safety...Have you ever seen a double wheel wheelie bar break or bend just one tube? It gets ugly real fast. At the Memphis Nat. in 2007 A. Bertozzi "lost" one side of his wheelie bars, and crossed the centerline between the tree and the 60' cone. He almost landed on the car in the other lane.

Now, when a single wheel wheelie bar is designed correctly and a tube breaks you just come up higher (depending on the car it could be significantly higher). When the integrity of one of the three tubes is compromised the other tubes just fold up (if you are using heim joints).

There are some other minor benifits, but safety is the biggest on for me. I love my wife, and want to keep her around as long as I can.

Bill

05-28-2009, 06:48 AM	#1
Bill Grubbs Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Magnolia, Texas Posts: 416 Likes: 3 Liked 564 Times in 66 Posts	Re: Single wheelie bar Now, this is my opinion only . Safety...Have you ever seen a double wheel wheelie bar break or bend just one tube? It gets ugly real fast. At the Memphis Nat. in 2007 A. Bertozzi "lost" one side of his wheelie bars, and crossed the centerline between the tree and the 60' cone. He almost landed on the car in the other lane. Now, when a single wheel wheelie bar is designed correctly and a tube breaks you just come up higher (depending on the car it could be significantly higher). When the integrity of one of the three tubes is compromised the other tubes just fold up (if you are using heim joints). There are some other minor benifits, but safety is the biggest on for me. I love my wife, and want to keep her around as long as I can. Bill Last edited by Bill Grubbs; 05-28-2009 at 01:26 PM.