Looking for some info regarding tires for my 235. I've been using the Chen
(or is it Chin?) tires and tubes purchased from Lancair since '93 and in the
last couple of years, have had a spate of flats (may be as many as 5 in the
last two or three years). My LNC2 uses the original small size tires which,
I believe, are also used by most 235's and 320's.

My question is, is there another brand of tire/tube available out there that
is the same size (no wheel well interference, etc.) but from a better
manufacturer?

I'm can't figure out what causes the problem (other than perhaps a quality
issue) - it's not always the same wheel, it's not always the oldest
tire/tube, in every case but one it happened during taxi and it has happened
in the winter and in the summer. I have VERY carefully inspected the inside
of the hub halves, the inside of new tires and always use tire talcum to
prevent tube abrasion and haven't found a thing wrong.

Any suggestions from the Listers would be VERY  welcome as sooner or later,
one's going to blow on takeoff or landing and I'm going to go for a real
nasty ride.

Thanks in advance,

Dan Schaefer