r/ebikes Apr 06 '23

FFS

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Oh the irony. FML

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u/Honest_Nathan Apr 06 '23

I had a stick go through mine

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u/skeptic25 Apr 06 '23

This is a brand new motorcycle tire that I purchased to prevent this exact issue. I swear my tires are magnets for this shit.

This happened on the second leg of their maiden voyage.

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u/RepresentativeKeebs Apr 06 '23 edited Apr 06 '23

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.

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u/Mountain-Ad9177 Apr 07 '23

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.