I love my solid tires, with suspension. I would not buy air filled anything. I live and commute in Philly and been doing it for years. Yes, it can be a little rougher but not a big deal with suspension.
Title should be-Don’t buy a 💩scooter with 💩tires. My $400 dollar highboy has suspension and the solid tires have perforation to make it better. It works pretty good.
Pretty bad comparison of scooters. That little purple scooter is below entry level. That thing looks more for kids. What’s the top speed? 15mph? The slime works pretty good but it basically makes an air filled tire a solid tire because the slime hardens inside the tire.
To each his own I guess. The problem is most scooter tires are small (10” or smaller) and prone to flats because of their small size. Most of us ride our scooters on the shoulder or as far right as possible to avoid impeding traffic. But that’s where all the glass, nails and debris end up. Yes, solid tires will need to be changed at some point too, but at least the wear will be slow and you should be able to estimate that day-not come out to a surprise flat tire. In conclusion, yes, the ride is a little rough with the solid tires, but I’ll take it over flats
As someone who has used both types of tires, I absolutely prefer solid tires. I wish more e-scooters used solid tires with suspension. That's the ideal solution. If I had to choose between air-filled tires or solid tires without suspension, I would choose solid tires. No flats and no maintenance > smoother ride.
I agree. However, the solid tires will wear out eventually. The air tires are just too prone to flats. We normally ride our scooters on the shoulder or as far right as possible to avoid impeding traffic. But that’s where all the screws, glass , nails and debris end up
@@grazz7865 I haven't noticed solid tires wearing down on any e-scooters I've owned. I will say that e-scooters in general don't last more than a few years, so by the time you might need to change the tires, the whole thing is on its way out and you are better off just buying a new one.
@@Midori_Hoshi I have a nanrobot lightning and the front tire is just about worn out -mostly from burning out. A lot of torque on that scooter. It’s only 1 1/2 years old.
If you think Air filled tires on a RicTor is an easy fix you'd be totally wrong. I just recently changed a flat tire on my RicTor Aero snd it took two people to put that damn Tire on.
That scooter you're selling is a maintenance nightmare $$$. The disk brakes are a disaster and don't last pissing time until they need replacement pads and maybe rotors too. The pneumatic rear tires especially get lots of flats. Maybe heat from the rear wheel hub motor is a factor in this.
