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mrgold35
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I have 4" Vee8 120 tpi fat tires on my Radrover and keeping my psi above 20 also give me a little faster acceleration, higher top speed, and higher sustained cruising speed. All that drops once I hit an incline and/or steady headwind more than what you usually get at 17-20 mph on an ebike.
Soarcj
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I bought those tires but have not put them on yet. How do they do with flat tires?
mrgold35
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The Vee8 tires are soooo much better compared to the Kenda Juggernauts that came standard with the Radrover. The rear Kenda only lasted around 800 miles on my eBike before I needed to replace because of my work commuting. I'm thinking I can get 2X the mileage from the Vee8 on the rear and maybe 3X if I rotate the tires back to front. They still get the job done on trail riding also; which, I really like.
I've actually had my very first flat yesterday on my work commute after +6 months and +800 miles with the tires. It was after 5am and I had a 4" screw in my rear tire (screw went through the Vee8, Mr. Tuffy liner, put about 3 holes in my inner tube, and leaked out all my of my Stans tire sealant in less than 50 feet. The Vee8 are very hard to seat properly to air up because the soft folding bead without extra hands or extra tricks. I had old velcro straps for when I needed to secure my pant leg when riding or secure my front tire when I had my old hitch mount hanging bike rack. I wrap about 4-5 of these straps around the tire to keep the bead in place while I air it up with an hand pump. It will was very difficult to next to impossible to air up the Vee8 with a hand pump before I figure this out (the bead kept popping out on one side or both as the inner tube inflated).
Exact type of velcro straps I used, Softride Soft wrap, pack of 4, $9, Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Softride-Purpose-Straps-4-Pack-26587/dp/B00KM2POWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1501171368&sr=1-1&keywords=softride+straps&th=1
I've actually had my very first flat yesterday on my work commute after +6 months and +800 miles with the tires. It was after 5am and I had a 4" screw in my rear tire (screw went through the Vee8, Mr. Tuffy liner, put about 3 holes in my inner tube, and leaked out all my of my Stans tire sealant in less than 50 feet. The Vee8 are very hard to seat properly to air up because the soft folding bead without extra hands or extra tricks. I had old velcro straps for when I needed to secure my pant leg when riding or secure my front tire when I had my old hitch mount hanging bike rack. I wrap about 4-5 of these straps around the tire to keep the bead in place while I air it up with an hand pump. It will was very difficult to next to impossible to air up the Vee8 with a hand pump before I figure this out (the bead kept popping out on one side or both as the inner tube inflated).
Exact type of velcro straps I used, Softride Soft wrap, pack of 4, $9, Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Softride-Purpose-Straps-4-Pack-26587/dp/B00KM2POWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1501171368&sr=1-1&keywords=softride+straps&th=1
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