Ugly puncture on my 11" tire, Slime saved the day?

[DosCom32]

How did you get old tire off rim?

In the end, I decided not to remove that tire from the rim myself. I only cut through one of the beads with the Dremel, then decided to leave the rest to the shop. I'm pretty sure I could have cut the whole tire off if I wanted to, but I figured it was better to let them handle it.

I asked the technician if he could please clean out the Slime because I'm going to use FlatOut, and he actually looked annoyed. Can you believe it? I even put a sticky note with that instruction directly on the tire just in case.

At this point, I'll just wait until I can get another sacrificial rim and practice on that one instead.

 

[marty]

I asked the technician if he could please clean out the Slime because I'm going to use FlatOut, and he actually looked annoyed.

From:

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/cleaning-slime-out-of-wheel.301819/

I bet the tire mechanics really enjoy cleaning slime. I wonder what they mutter while doing it.

that's a horrid mess!

The slime was awful to deal with when I worked at Sears. One of my friends that worked with me was overcome with the fumes when he broke a bead on a tire with slime where the customer didn't warn us before.

when i worked at a tire shop, we absolutely loathed trying to repair a tire that had either fix a flat or slime in it.

I loathe Slime in bike tires

 

[DosCom32]

I probably should have cut the tire off completely. During that first failed attempt, I only cut one side of the bead a little.

What really wore me out was having to open the deck just to disconnect the wheel. I had to peel up about ten sections around the edge of the deck mat to get to the screws. I'll just glue it back down later, no big deal. I'll make access holes in the mat so I won't have to peel it up again when opening deck in the future.

I say I should have cut the tire off completely because then I could have cleaned up all that Slime mess myself, which I can understand might annoy mechanics. I just needed a break, otherwise I probably would have finished shredding that little tire.

Like I said before, sooner or later I'm going to buy a spare rim and tire just to experiment, get more practice, and learn how to do all of this properly.

 

[99t4]

They charged us $85

They who? What were the alternatives?

 

[DosCom32]

They who? What were the alternatives?

I meant the guys at the scooter shop where I took the wheel.

 

[99t4]

OK. Next time try a common tire shop or small equipment shop (ATV, golf cart, lawnmower, snowblower, etc.)? Call first to establish the price?

 

[DosCom32]

OK. Next time try a common tire shop or small equipment shop (ATV, golf cart, lawnmower, snowblower, etc.)? Call first to establish the price?

I really hope I never have to do that again. That basic $30 rim on Amazon was tempting, though. I’m definitely going to buy another tire too, and my first practice run will be mounting it on that rim, using every advantage I can and giving it my best effort.

 

[DosCom32]

They already gave me back the rim with the new tire mounted. I felt something was off when they handed it to me, like it wasn’t the new tire I had provided...

I didn’t say anything because I wasn’t sure; I couldn’t remember exactly what the tread pattern looked like.
Once I got home, I remembered I had a picture of the new tire, and sure enough, damn, it’s a different tire. I actually liked the $30 tire I bought better, but apparently someone else liked that one more too and replaced it with another one.

That’s what I get for not doing the job myself. In the future, I’ll try to learn and handle these kinds of repairs myself so I can avoid situations like this.

 

[Apartunis]

Maybe you brought them an impossible tire and they cut their losses by substituting a possible one. You really can not know until you do it yourself.

Do it enough times and you will get a bicycle instead of a head injury machine.

 

[DosCom32]

While installing the new tire, I got really angry because it turns out the tire the shop installed is less fat than both the original and the replacement tire I had provided, which was much better. Should I go back and complain?

 

[DosCom32]

Ohhh! So it actually is a solid tire. And they installed it without me asking for it, even though I had provided the tubeless tire...

 

[marty]

Should I go back and complain?

Me. I would not go to that shop ever never.

solid tire

Take a look at YouTube. I search for install solid tire on scooter

Remove solid tire. Take to to switcheroo shop. Ask to switch for your tubeless tire.

 

[DosCom32]

Me. I would not go to that shop ever never.

Take a look at YouTube. I search for install solid tire on scooter

Remove solid tire. Take to to switcheroo shop. Ask to switch for your tubeless tire.

I'd probably have to go back and complain in person because they kept the brand-new tubeless tire I brought and, without even asking me, installed this solid piece of junk that absolutely doesn't belong on this scooter. Even multiple AI models have told me it's the wrong type of tire for this application.

That shop really screwed me over. I struggled just to afford a professional repair, and in the end it turns out all my money—and all the effort I put into taking this piece of junk apart for the first time, was for nothing.

I already sent them a very detailed email. Now I'll wait and see what they have to say.

Edit: I already took the scooter on a short ride to the smoke shop, keeping it under 20 mph. I'd never ridden on a solid tire before, and honestly, the experience was pretty good. It's not nearly as bad as I expected.

 

[99t4]

I'd never ridden on a solid tire before, and honestly, the experience was pretty good. It's not nearly as bad as I expected.

So keep it and get on with life?

 

[DosCom32]

So keep it and get on with life?

I rode it a little, cautiously, just out of curiosity, but honestly it doesn't inspire much confidence. It's really frustrating that the shop did this to me, haha. Oh well, I'll probably end up replacing it. The brand-new pneumatic tire I had provided was really nice. I guess they thought I'd be super grateful to find that solid tire installed instead.

 

[DosCom32]

I've put a little more time on that solid tire now, riding at low speeds and being careful. It's definitely a bit uncomfortable with all the vibrations from the pavement. Sometimes it even feels like my vision is vibrating. That can't be good, and I really don't like it. Still, it was a useful experience since I'd never ridden on solid tires before, so now I have something to compare with. I'll see if I can get it replaced with a tubeless tire.