for anyone bored of being stranded/ fixing punctures…
Worked better than expected. Squish equivalent to around 35psi. Much flatter profile means larger contact patch and better grip (in theory). Feels almost exactly the same as tubes with no loss of range. i was expecting some loss of range/ tyre roll while carving hard or vibration but its spot on.
If you’re heavier/ like to pump upto 50psi of course then you will lose some range.
1x 20"x1.75 JUST exactly does 4 tyres. 26" insert would give some room for error.
Didn’t actually need to trim them down. can JUST get them in without trimming and this would then be slightly rounder profile and firmer.
the ‘stop-a-flat’ are nice dense inserts
Should work on other tyres such as evolve 6" or
6" Electric Skateboard Tyre Full Set of 4 150x50mm – Eskate.shop
I cut 1 end of each insert at an angle so that there was no dead spot on the outside surface. The photo of it inside the tyre shows a gap on the inside. test fit and if it feels softer at the join a small triangle piece can be added.
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Good science bro!
Let us know how the balancing goes.
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I’d love some comparisons between these and just thane when it comes to range. Part of why I am hesitant to go to tires is because of all the debris and glass everywhere near me. To the point where I have to yank it out of my thane way too often. I don’t want to have to carry around stuff if I get a flat
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balancing is fine, I have some sticky weights but didnt need them, certainly no worse than having a metal valve on one side of the wheel.
tyres are always going to be worse range than urethane,
the exway hydro look like a great midway point for more grip and less sketchy in the wet https://www.exwayboard.com/collections/all-accessories-of-the-atlas-series/products/exway-hydro-all-season-tires?spm=..collection_ba37c363-8cfa-41f7-bc1e-4c67b1247235.collection_1.4&spm_prev=..product_ef2dd552-e856-40f6-b8f5-ebd0a4dfd3cb.header_1.1
probably a bit better on range / bit less comfortable than the onsra rubber wheels 115mm Rubber Wheels – rideonsra
I have these and they’re good but wear fast and not as grippy as pneumatics in the wet.
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I started manufacturing my own ESK8 Tire Inserts for my Atlas Carbon nearly a year ago. Just found this ESK8.news site and thread. Thought I should let u all know here…
youtubeDOTcom/watch?v=NJJnT-PG8wA
3dquickyDOTcom/shop
Btw Jonny, your exway link goes to “page not found” so plz update :))
Why is this site so caveman prehistoric to the point where it won’t let me post basic links and media? Direct quote of error…
“Multiple errors occurred: 1) Sorry, you can’t embed media items in a post. 2) Sorry, you can’t include links in your posts.”
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Welcome to the community! There’s a message in your inbox with some bot chores, once you’re done those you’ll have full posting access.
Custom wheels/tires are awesome, I think that might even deserve it’s own thread.
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Hi Matt. Thx 4 the like & speedy reply.
I checked my msgs & didn’t see any bot chores.
Full posting access sure would be nice :))
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Okay. I found the Bookmark bot chore. Now that I’ve bookmarked… do I have full posting access now? And can I / how do I edit my original post to make those links proper?
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It should all be in the message, but if you don’t have it then just spam like and comment on my posts, that should put you in Level 1 at least
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I liked every post on the page lol. Is it possible to edit my original post? Level 1 possible?
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