Solid Tyres

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone has thought about using solid rubber tyres on the AT hubs - I came off a few weeks ago due to a slow puncture on the rear wheel - wasn't paying attention enough to notice the odd movement of the board and I turned a corner and the tyre collapsed and off I came damaging my ribs and hip (luckly nothing too bad - just meant I havent been able to ride my board for a while) and was thinking that using solid rubber instead of pneumatic tyres would get around this - looked for some and found some on here solid tire New Pattern 200*50 (8 inch*2) solid Tire for 180W/300W Kids Scooter Using (Scooter Wheel Spare Parts)-in Tyres from Automobiles & Motorcycles on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group and was wondering if anyone has tried or thought of trying them?

I not sure whether the range might actually improve too as the rolling resistance would presumably be lower too?

 

Nah, was waiting for someone to tell me it was a stupid idea! Might look into it a bit more and check they will fit the hubs and I think they might be too skinny

 

Same; I was thinking they would be similar to what riding on normal skateboard wheels would be like but able to go over tactile and ruts in London. Mainly I just don't feel stable on the road from Blackfriars to st Paul's on skateboard wheels so was thinking it would help??

 

Yeah I have put tyre liners in mine bit haven't ridden it yet...i hear mixed reviews though about the liners causing punctures etc...i ran my tyres at high pressure anyway and the range did get better...

 

anyone want to measure the AT wheel size - i.e. internal diameter, internal width?

 

From what I've gathered, solid rubber tires are softer than the 50psi or so in an air filled tire. Range goes down. On the other hand, Trampa keeps teasing some 125mm urethane, uh, tires I guess. . . Looks like they're still pre-prototype, but, there's some convo about it here:
TRAMPA Street & Urban Carver (WHATCHA THINK?) YAY OR NAY

 

I also emailed these guys to ask about wheel sales

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I'll post when I hear back