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.
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
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.”
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?
So Thursday I did a ride and just barely made it back, with zero battery to spare after I had to hike the board up the last hill.
I chalked it up to the new Nova tires, but the next day I was riding and it just didn’t seem right how fast the battery level was going down. Then the light came on and I checked and 2 of the tires were flat. The funny thing is the board rode just fine, so props to the Novas for being such good runners with no air.
I pumped both of them back up, but only 1 held air.
What I’ve come to find is that the quality of tubes for these tires is just abysmal, so I went ahead and ordered the same inserts that @eks8jonboy used above and my plan is every time I get a flat I just swap in this stuff.
Then because the 2 halves of the rim don’t come together completely you’ll need to squeeze them together to get the screws in. This is what I had within 5 feet.
