02
May
Another flat
So the EZ-Seal made the tire last twice, at four weeks, as any previous tire. The presious tires lasted two weeks and one week, respectively.
I came back from OSH and after realizing I needed more hardware, hopeed back on the scooter to realize that the tire was low. I saw some EZ-Seal bubbling a little and decided to see if it would take airing it back up. While I was fillin git I noticed a bulge in the tire wall. I guess since the tire can’t really take the load of me + scooter + bumps and the sealant is fixing holes, it put extra pressure on the side wall. Anyway, I aired it back up and decided to take it around the block (0.9 miles) since it wouldn’t be that far to walk it home if I needed to. It made it two-thirds of the way around before it died fully.
I went to We All Ride because I saw that they had the 3.5×10 tire that I wanted to try next. It has a rated capacity of 430lbs vs. the 330lbs for the 3.0×10 that is the standard.
Last night I pulled off the wheel and I’ll take it to Volks Cafe to have them put the new tire on. I’m getting better and it only took 20-25 minutes to take off the wheel.
I don’t think I’ll ever understand the reasoning behind using a tire rated at or near the limit of vehicle plus cargo (in this case, operator). I mean, didn’t an engineer figure someone was going to be *riding* the silly thing?
May 2nd, 2005 at 8:58 amI think the problem is that the average person is smaller than I am and for them this works fine. Though the average is getting larger. In China where these things are made the average is still quite a bit smaller so no big deal there.
May 2nd, 2005 at 9:05 am