Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
[B]OK, just curious....I have had both Flats and Blowouts over the years on 2-wheelers, both front and rear tires....sometimes (most of the time) with no issues, then a few times, fairly disasterous outcomes. So far, I haven't had this experience on a Trike. Since some/most of You have been Trikin' much longer than myself, I assume this has happened on occasion. I'm wonderin' how the experiences went, and if Any of You have tips on successfully ridin' it out on three wheels.....in advance...THANKS.....:wtg:[/B]
Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
So far I have been lucky I have never had a flat as a two wheeler are a trike,but I do carry a tire plug kit as well as a can of fix a flat and a 12 volt air compressor I bought at walmart for twelve dollars just in case.
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Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
I have never had a flat tire but I carry the plugger.
Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
In all my years of riding 2 wheelers and now my Trike, I have never had a flat.
I always carry a plug kit, 2 cans of Fix-A-Flat and now a bottle jack for the Trike.
Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
[QUOTE=Boscoporp;37776]I have never had a flat tire but I carry the plugger.[/QUOTE]
+1
Had them on two wheels. Last one was at 70 mph on a curve. Wasn't a fun ride.:no:
Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
Don't think it would be even as bad as a car . I rode on a rear tire with only 10lb in it . If I did that with a car I would really fell it if I didn't pop it off the rim first . don't forget only about 400lb on each rear tire that was meant to support 2 times that
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[QUOTE=Keystone;37794]+1
Had them on two wheels. Last one was at 70 mph on a curve. Wasn't a fun ride.:no:[/QUOTE]
[B]This is what I assumed....and John, good point on the amount of weight ridin' on the Rears....Front seems to be the "worse idea" in my head...;)....I have an air compressor for inflation with a harness wired in to plug it into, and multiple plug kits.......prefer to have em' rot instead of put to use....:laugh:[/B]
Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
[B]Anyone else......:rolleyes:[/B]
Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
A couple of years ago, when I brought my trike out of winter storage, I checked the pressure in all the tires with (I thought) a good quality, dial type tester. I probably rode a few hundred miles and when I checked the pressure at the local tire shop, I discovered both the rear tires were at 12 lbs instead of the indicated 22 lbs. We double checked this with another tester and it was correct. I did not experience any particular change in the handling, but I certainly wouldn't recommend trying this.<br />
I also remember reading somewhere of a trike that had lost all the air pressure in one rear tire and still held up to riding. I highly recommend that you confirm that your tester is correctly calibrated. I am currently using a Michelin digital type, as I understand they are quite accurate.
Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
[B]I still use my Long Acre NASCAR Race Car guage at the House....out on the road, I carry a "cheapy", but by comparison to my Professional Version, I deduct 2 lbs......;)[/B]
Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
:confused: Ok...but I am still waiting for someone to tell us HOW to fix the flat. Yeah, we all carry the necessary tools / pumps. Great. On 2-w it was fine..sort of. But obviously we aren't gonna be able to pop off one ogf the wheels right? So is Fix-a-flat the only solution?
Re: Flat Tires on Trikes...Anyone had the experience...?
New to triking but plenty of flats on 2-wheels. I like the idea of carrying a bottle jack. I usually carry flat fix-it and a pump. Note that this won't work in the case of lining seperating from inner tire. Happened last year, I was already down to 30 mph when I lost everything (air wise). That's a tow.
I recommend the AMA Mo-Tow. I also got the tire warranty with the new trike that covers everything but wearing out.