JBoo

There’s currently a lot going on, world wide now, regarding the legal status of PEVs; some cities have already out right banned them. While I don’t expect someone who toodles around on their wheel in the local park on a Sunday to think much on that, there are those of us who see them as a mode of transportation at least equal to, if not superior, to bicycles. We want to see our wheels enjoy the same legal status that’s afforded to bicycles.

I’ve logged over 7000 miles in urban commuting across various wheels. That’s not a toy. 50-60lbs objects that can reach speeds in excess of 30mph are not toys, they are vehicles. People who have wiped out at high speed definitely do not describe the experience as fun or playful (seriously, take a trip through the injury thread sometime). Can I have fun riding my wheel, yep! I can also have fun driving my pickup truck, that does not mean it is a toy....

I can’t say for sure, but my guess is you’ll insert the tools at the same angle as the puncture. The tire is quite tough, and you’ll probably find it difficult to do otherwise.

Of those options, you should really try the tire patch, it is quite easy. You don’t make the puncture larger, the roughing tool scuffs the edges of the puncture to ensure a good bonding surface when you insert the glue coated patch strip. I’ve put several miles on the wheel since patching, and it’s been retaining pressure just fine.

This is rather encouraging as I don’t do the sort of intense riding you enjoy, so it may be 5 or 6,000miles before I have to look into doing some serious maintenance like replacing the tire and/or wheel bearings.

I was one of the first batch recipients and I’ve got over 1100 miles on my wheel including lots of riding in moderate to heavy rain, and the wheel is still chugging along. RoberAce, I believe, has put at least twice that much on his wheel, so it definitely seems to be the case if you’ve got several miles on the wheel, then it’ll keep going. That said, eventually (and my guess this will be around the 5000 mile mark), the tire is going to be nearly bald and need replacing, but it doesn’t look like I’ll have any ability to fix it As much as I like the Z10, Ninebot’s behavior in this matter makes me really regret not getting a KS18XL instead...

It’s the one Girth posted, https://www.amazon.com/Slime-1034-T-Handle-Tire-Plug/dp/B000ET525K

I just wanted to jump in here to state that this IS NOT a permanent fix for a tire puncture. Two days after getting my Z, some sort of metal shard punctured the tire. At the time, I used tire slime and everything seemed okay, the tire maintained pressure with no noticeable loss. Fast forward several months and 1000 miles, and I started experiencing a weird issue; I could inflate the tire to 30psi and it would maintain that pressure while resting idle, but as soon as I went riding, the pressure would drop to 15psi. Since I didn’t want to experience the special agony of replacing the Z10 tire, I decided to go with a full puncture repair and, so far, it seems to have done the trick. Puncture repair is pretty straightforward and boils down to following the instructions on the box (I actually used a kit for repairing car and truck tires), so I’ll just list some tips: The process is kind of a gluey mess so be ready with rags or paper towels. You’ve got to fully coat the fill strip with rubber cement and it’s going to want to get on everything. A good idea which I didn’t do is drape stuff over the rest of your wheel to make sure the glue doesn’t go where it isn’t wanted. After inserting the strip in the puncture, be ready to wipe off the excess from the tire. Don’t be afraid to put your back into it. Getting the roughing tool and the patch tool through the puncture is not a trivial operation. I fully deflated my tire for this, but, in hindsight, if you have any pressure in the tire, leaving it there may make this process easier as it reduces how much the tire flexes as you’re trying to insert the tools. When all is said and done, you should have something resembling this:

Despite my own experiences with the wheel, with a failure rate like that I can’t in good conscience recommend a Z10 to anyone, and makes me worried about the overall longevity of the wheel. Such information really should get tagged to the top of the forum to warn off anyone considering such a big gamble.

We’re too busy enjoying our Z10s

Out of curiosity, have you tried detaching the trolley handle and riding the wheel around? The reason I ask is because the sound I hear in your video is similar to what I occasionally get when I have the trolley handle fully extended and I’m rolling the wheel, but it is a simple mechanical vibration in the trolley handle.

https://www.lightandmotion.com/choose-your-light/vis-pro