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Old 12-12-21 | 02:55 PM
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Calsun
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When I purchased two fat tire e-bikes with rear hub drive motors it was apparent that a flat tire was more of a problem. I needed two open end box wrenches to remove a wheel and different ones for the front than for the rear tire. I needed tire irons made for motorcycle tires to remove the tires on the bikes. I added a sealant to the tires to minimize the problem with flat tires. Later I sold the bikes and bought two e-bikes with mid drive motors as they had normal wheels and tires and so fixing a flat was no more difficult than with a regular bike.

Oddly enough there is a similar problem with the majority of electric cars being sold in the U.S. where they come without a spare tire. Get a flat and you need a flat bed tow truck to take the car to a tire store and get a new tire.
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