How to Choose Electric Scooter Tires?

Introduction

When choosing an electric scooter, the first things that people look for are how fast it can go and how far you can go before it needs to be recharged. Have you ever thought about this? Without the right tires, your riding experience could be a nightmare.

Importance of Tires

Tires connect your electric scooter with the ground. They determine the safety, durability and quality of the ride. Picking the right tires will give you the smoothest possible option while riding on different terrains.

Types of Tires

When talking about the electric scooter tires, there are mainly three different types of tires.

• Pneumatic or air-filled

• Solid or air-less

• Honeycomb or hybrid

1 Pneumatic or air-filled tires

Pneumatic tires, also commonly called air-filled tires, as the name suggests, are filled with air. These tires are made of supple rubber and use air pressure to maintain their structure. Pneumatic tires absorb shock very well, so they make for a more comfortable ride. If you plan on riding your electric scooter off-road or on rough surfaces, pneumatic tires will make your ride less bumpy.

Pros:

  -   Better at absorbing shock

  -   Smoother ride

  -   Better traction (even in wet conditions)

  -   Easy to find

Cons:

  -  Having to maintain air pressure

  -  More susceptible to getting punctured

2 Solid or air-less tires

Solid tires, also called airless tires, as the name suggests, are completely different from pneumatic tires, which are made of hard rubber or hard rubber on the outside with a foamy inside. This means that they will never go flat like a pneumatic tire.

Pros:

  -  No risk of being deformed

  -  Not having much to maintain

Cons:

  -   Heavier than other wheel types

  -   Less comfortable while riding

  -   Not as much traction available

3 Honeycomb or hybrid tires

The last type of tire is the honeycomb. It is a less common type of tires among air-filled and solid types. They try to combine the best of both pneumatic and solid tires and in some way, have succeeded in that.

Pros:
  - Less bumpy;

  - Basically puncture-proof

Cons:

  - Unable to change the pressure

  - More expensive

Summary

If you care more about the riding feeling, pneumatic tires are the best tires for your electric scooter. They will give you a more comfortable ride than solid tires.

If you want the one which is always ready to go, and care less about the riding experience, then go with the solid tire.

When choosing an electric scooter, please take a look at the types of tires. It greatly affects the ride quality.