Wheel pant mod

With the fixed gear Twister it is impossible to pump up the main gear tyres while the wheel spats are in place. You even have to remove the wheel pants just to check the tyre pressures, which is quite impractical.

So I decided to mod the pants by making a small panel which is easily removable.

This panel allows enough access room to both check pressures and pump up the tyre if necessary.

I used 3 layers of carbon for the flange with small patches to make 4 layers where the riv-nuts were to be located.

The panel is flush and the two small M4 dome head Allen screws don't make much drag.

Size and location of the panel. Tape was left on till I painted the flock (which was used to fill the cut gap).

View of the flange and riv-nuts.

Once finished it is hardly noticeable and adds very little drag.