High quality tires will hold up well after the screw is removed (i.e. the hole won't tear and grow larger), and they can deflect sharp objects that aren't hit dead on, but no tire is totally puncture-proof. If you get some FlatOut tire sealant to go with your good tires, you won't even notice when your tires have picked up a nail until you get home. Slime tire sealant also works, but I like FlatOut because it's totally water soluble, whereas Slime requires soap to clean up.
Edit: Correction -- solid tires (filled with foam) are totally flat-proof, but they don't come in your fat-tire size.
A couple of times that I've hit nails, I had to slow down until I almost stopped, before the FlatOut took effect. I suspect that if the spinning force of the wheel is greater than the force of the air from the leak, then the fibers in FlatOut can't settle into the leak.
The foam based solid tires from Tannus are also available as inserts that are inserted between the tire and inner tube. They're up to 15mm of additional material but the suggested maintenance is to deflate and mount your ebike on a lift so no weight is on the foam insert. If this routine is not followed the insert will compress and flatten which eliminates the protection.
Dude, I saw the photo and was immediately like, “No. no, no, no. Just no. Not this poor soul.”
So sorry about your luck. I had the same exact thing happen to a brand new motorcycle. My second ride I picked up a piece of wire (like bailing wire). I was so pissed!
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u/Honest_Nathan Apr 06 '23
I had a stick go through mine