Does anyone have any experiences switching over to a solid tire from a tubed tire. After my 2nd rear flat on the mantis and my 5th overall across 2 different scooters, I anticipated my next flat was only a matter of time so i ordered a solid tire on Amazon for the Mantis. My prediction was correct, and after a 50 mile day of riding - near the end i could feel the now familiar feel and sound of a flat rear tire. I was sort of happy in a way because i had purchased the solid tire and was looking forward to testing it out, with the hope it would be my last flat for a while.
So I quickly disassembled everything, and cleaned up the tire slime sealer (Kind of also wondering if Tire slime sealant really does anything at all?) which flings everywhere when it fails to seal the tire and pulled out my new solid tire which…. does nor seem to easily fit on the hub… 😅 Also the tire is not fully a circle, it seems to have become 0 shaped sitting in the box… So today I have contacted the seller on Amazon and wait for some advice. Not sure if there is a way to soften the tire and honeycomb interior prior to mounting but so far i am not too impressed with my tire…
Just wanted to hear other people experiences with this ?
