{"id":13277,"date":"2022-12-31T21:13:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T01:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=13277"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:04:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T23:04:50","slug":"scooter-tire-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=13277","title":{"rendered":"Scooter Tire Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is regarding my most expensive\/powerful $800+ Turbowheel Dart which I bought years ago for NYC travel until NJ Transit (or at least one conductor) implied it's a rule he may like to enforce. That as before COVID19. But I have loved using this scooter from the beginning, despite it being a bit heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bit when the front tire (and maybe back too) starts to show signs of being punctured, I applied Slime tube sealant: the green gooey stuff that acts as sealant after being pumped into the tires. Seemed to work for a while, but now the front tire is flat again very quickly despite injecting more Slime in it. This happened probably around summer 2022. So I haven't been able to ride it since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These videos on Youtube help in quickly disassembling the tires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I mistakenly thought it was the back tire that had issue, so I took it out only to realize that the sealant seems to work well in this one. The real problem is the front tire. But here's the way to repair the back one anyway:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Btw, apparently my TurboWheel Dart model is actually (or very identical to) ZERO 9 also, or used to be called Zero 9, which is the brand that's easily found on Youtube for repairs. Also, the back tire is so much easier to remove than the front one which is so tightly screwed to the main body that I have just ordered a 17mm hex drill bit for $9 for a pair. I just realized that I followed a bad one on back tire repair by Falcon Pev (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fJmar0XjKfY\" target=\"_blank\">1-removing the back tire<\/a> &amp; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-di_FadvRwQ\" target=\"_blank\">2-replacing the back tire inner tubing<\/a>). Why bad? Because the way he replaced the tubing is too hard and too stressful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a better, smarter video on ZERO 9 Rear Tire Change:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8DjxsRoaC1o\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And this is for the Front Tire:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How-To Repair A Front Tire Flat On Apollo Light, Apollo City and Apollo Explore Electric Scooters\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZTzyKTucU3I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update 4\/6\/2023<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that the front is fine again but the back is punctured. I'm guessing it's both. And I bought the wrong tubing somehow. They ones I bought were slightly larger in diameter and also the airway of the tubes are pointing in the wrong direction. I need ones with 90 degree angled airway towards the side. It maybe that the ones sold on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ewheels.com\/product\/8-5x2-innertube-dart-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\">eWheels<\/a>: 8.5 X 2, 140x29-01 ($9 and shipping's not included $18 extra). I've also just ordered <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BRMXLV3P?psc=1&amp;smid=A262VT25JJ9VGY&amp;ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp\" target=\"_blank\">airless solid tires<\/a>: ulip 8.5x2(50-134) Solid Scooter Tire Front and Rear Wheels Replacement for VSETT 9 9+ ZERO 9 Inokim Light 2 scooters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"334\" src=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.png 496w, http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"451\" src=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13754\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1.png 443w, http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1-295x300.png 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Solid one that seem compatible with specs: ulip 8.5x2(50-134)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"506\" src=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13757\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2.png 405w, http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is regarding my most expensive\/powerful $800+ Turbowheel Dart which I bought years ago for NYC travel until NJ Transit (or at least one conductor) implied it's a rule he may like to enforce. That as before COVID19. 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