Dean Meintjes Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Wanted to try something different, supposed to be one of the best bmx tires on the market. I just like the fact you can inflate this tire to 110psi I inflated it to 80psi and it feels great on the street, the Bot seems to glide alot easier and sticks like glue in sharp turns even on very smooth concrete. Will be curious to see how far I can go on one charge or if it even makes a difference. http://shop.maxxis.com/c/bicycle_bmx_hookworm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BecauseFun Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Nice find! I would definitely consider trying one of those after the threat of snow goes away here in the Northeast. It looks like a great tire for smooth pavement. I'm interested to hear if it affects your battery life as well, as I expect it might . As for now, I am going to be going more in the direction of Speedy Feet's Mad Max knobby tire change, and will post a review of that tire in another week or two. Unfortunately trails around here don't have near the smoothness that I think would make riding on trails the most enjoyable (way too many rocks and roots, all covered with a ton of leaves), otherwise I might want to leave the knobby on all the time for the better offroad grip, despite a lot more noise and probably less range while on pavement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mboarder Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 wow nice!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranium Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Is it just the picture angle that makes the Maxxis wider than the Ninebot's tire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playdad Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Looks great! 110psi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BecauseFun Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 2 hours ago, Cranium said: Is it just the picture angle that makes the Maxxis wider than the Ninebot's tire? Probably not. Even though it is a 16 inch tire, it doesn't match up exactly with the original, which is 16x2.125. This Maxxis is 16x1.95, which means it is slightly less in diameter, and yes, definitely does look wider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag_Rip Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Keep us updated how the ride feels and I am personally interested if you "lose" less air than with the standard tires. Eventhough I switched tubes, I still need to refill the air on a weekly basis and I just feel thats way too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BecauseFun Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 1 hour ago, Jag_Rip said: Keep us updated how the ride feels and I am personally interested if you "lose" less air than with the standard tires. Eventhough I switched tubes, I still need to refill the air on a weekly basis and I just feel thats way too often. http://www.nitrofill.com/ I think filling a tire with nitrogen like at one of the places in the link above might be more expensive than it's worth. But maybe they wouldn't charge much for such a small tire like the ninebots, and maybe you wouldn't have to refill as much if you used nitrogen. Granted, there's a lot of maybes there, but it still might be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag_Rip Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Yeah good point @BecauseFun, I had that in mind as well, most of the car-garages that switch to wintertires nowadays offer a nitrogen filling. Maybe I can get a free fill for a smile to test at least. Another thing I want to try is to use another valve than the one that came with the tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyyys1 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 1 hour ago, Jag_Rip said: Yeah good point Maybe I can get a free fill for a smile to test at least. The car talk guys always say to bring brownies to a shop and you can get all sorts of help for free. Or a 6 pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag_Rip Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Noted!! @Dyyys1 since Miniskirts look kind of stupid on my hairy legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I would be interested in a tire with integrated puncture protection. There are different ones for bicycles but I did´nt find anything for a unicycle. After having my first puncture resulting in carrying the ninebot for many kilometers I would love having a solution for saving the tire. I know there are bands that are put between tire and tube but I heard they are hard to install and often cause the tube being hurt. At the moment I´m having slime in the tube - don´t know if this really protects it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSport Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 8 hours ago, One said: I would be interested in a tire with integrated puncture protection. There are different ones for bicycles but I did´nt find anything for a unicycle. After having my first puncture resulting in carrying the ninebot for many kilometers I would love having a solution for saving the tire. I know there are bands that are put between tire and tube but I heard they are hard to install and often cause the tube being hurt. At the moment I´m having slime in the tube - don´t know if this really protects it... I always put Green Slim in my ATV Tires. It at least keeps in enough air so that I can ride back to camp. Not sure on this small tire, but it doesn't hurt to try. It's a mess if it does pop and you need to do a repair. Here's another option for a color match. Have no idea if it's any good though. PS: @Dean Meintjes That Maxxis looks good on your wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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