2.4-inch Enduro Tire Installation On The Tesla V2

[@Flip-Uno]

Thanks Marty for the shout out and more importantly showing me the correct way to change a tire on the Tesla for the next time. Your way was by far the best example of how to easily get to the wheel with the least bit of hassle. Don't you just love that sound of the V2 with that tire on?? I definitely want to get some spiked petals so I will check that video out next. I appreciate you linking my channel btw.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Glad to help

[@phamster18]

@@ElectricUnicycles your helping me too !

[@phamster18]

you are also helping me as well.. love we can put 2.5 inch in there

[@mr_wrongway]

Now I see how to change a tire without unplugging motor wiring :) thanks Marty! Also the 21700 pack looks pretty cozy in that wheel :)

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Yeah, that battery pack is a snug fit :-) Thanks for stopping by Adam

[@senseivegan]

Tire change made simple, I Dig it! I watched Euc Chronicles video and now seeing your has encouraged me to do the upgrade as well. I ordered the tire should get by Saturday. Cool video Marty! Have a nice day.

[@Andre-Mostert]

Great to see different option tires becoming more the norm. I had the Sherman on loan from Speedyfeet and loved the sound of that off road tire and does give allot more grip in the muddy condition here in the UK. Looks good and sound great.

[@ullle66]

Great video, als always, Marty! Yeah, the „old days“.....when all our 16inch wheels had 2.125 inch tires...or even less(V8 sometime 1.95inch). The 18inch -even in the old days- all had 2,5 inch tires allready....its just that there only where such few 18inch at all, haha.... Only 2 , i guess? or 3....if you count the 195wh solowheel in :-) So what a good time now, with so much choice!

[@ElectricUnicycles]

When I was editing the video I thought, "Ulf is going to correct me about the tire widths in the past". I know that wider tires did exist in the past but they were not common like they are now. Anyway, thanks for keeping me honest Ulf :-)

[@ullle66]

@@ElectricUnicycles Haha....Sorry, then Marty! Please dont miss understand my intentions ;-) Love your videos and your effort!!!

[@ElectricUnicycles]

@@ullle66 I don't misunderstand you Ulf :-)

[@TheFowlergj]

Sweet I have that tire for my Tesla v2 also and need to install it. Thank for the instructions I'll give it a go soon. I'm excited to try this tire out. I'm a newbe and I'm hopping this 2.4 feels a little bit more stable over the stock tire. LATER,

[@__dummy__7523]

Great mechanical tips. That's I like in this channel. Thanks. You can find plastic rim protector when you are working the tyre.

[@euc_sharkman]

Great video! Easy to follow. Sounds great and gets the Tesla closer to that larger tire feel. Looking forward to trying this out soon on my Tesla!

[@revolvingrider2146]

Hi Marty 👋 Thanks for another great educational video, keep making videos that you like and I bet I'll like them also❤️👍

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Thanks :-)

[@ModiCastle]

Thanks for the tutorial. I really thinking of getting for your twin Tesla ;)

[@garypascoe8811]

As a newbie would loved to have more detail about each step. With your obvious high level experience its easy to slide over stuff that less experienced viewers go to your videos to learn.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

I'm not totally sure what your message is. Are you saying my video sucks? :-)

[@garypascoe8811]

@@ElectricUnicycles no.. I revised my comments, Sorry, Was worded poorly by me.

[@mantraguy]

Regarding the duct tape that Gotway uses to secure the two shells, it is located directly under the main board, on the 'top' of the wheel (not on the wheel side, but on the control board side of the shell halves). I've found that it's not hard to get access to. Once you remove all the shell screws, there are two little screws with large washers (right side of the wheel, in the battery compartment) that hold the two bottom corners of the control board. If you remove those two small screws, the board slides out of a 'tray' it sits on, and you can leave it secured by all of the wires to the motor etc. The duct tape can now be easily peeled away from the shell halves. I think the duct tape serves to keep any water that gets through the gap between the two shell halves, from making its way up to the control board (for those of us in wetter climates). I like to replace the duct tape with a new piece after I open up my Tesla V2, just for the peace of mind; I also have the 1500Wh version and have found that although the bottom of the duct tape can get a small line of dirt on it from the gap between the shells, nothing makes its way past the tape and up into the control board area.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Thanks. Keep in mind quality control is non-existent in the Gotway factory. "My" Tesla had the duct tape inside the wheel well. It doesn't surprise me at all that yours was some place else :-)

[@__dummy__7523]

Put a little bit of bathroom silicone on the 2 halves hole's location. Not too much to be able to reopen it in the future.

[@olgac9121]

Hello, Thank you for your video, I await your response. Thanks. From Medellin, Colombia

[@PaulA-pm3gx]

Tyres have a lifespan (expiry date) of about six years from date of manufacture. There is a four digit number on the sidewall. The first two digits denote the week of manufacture, the last two digits denote the year of manufacture. Rubber degrades, becomes hard/brittle, even without use, probably through oxidation, heat, UV light etc. Rubber tubes and rubber patches probably have a similar lifespan. Might not be worth patching tubes to save on cost of a new tube. So much cost in terms of effort, time, hassles etc in getting to the tube, it might be better to just replace it with a new fresh tube which hopefully has the maximum six year lifespan. A failure could result in just a long walk, another repair, to rapid deflation and loss of control. Great vid, look forward to the next ones, thanks.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

I've patched lots of tires. This is the first one that has failed and it was my mistake. Thanks for the comment but it's not something I worry about. Besides, using Slime auto-fixes most of my flats.

[@PaulA-pm3gx]

Ok. Have had a tube deflate during a ride. Didn't know until going around a bend, nearly crashed, and that was at low speed. Had two tubes with leak at junction of valve stem and tube. Look forward to next vid, thanks.

[@olgac9121]

Hello dear Marty. Thanks for this video that splits the way to replace tires in 2: Before and after Marty. I want to ask you why did you remove the 2 covers? It is necessary? It seems that removing the 2nd case is enough. I'm wrong?

[@skykingjts]

Nice!

[@greymr4038]

I also upgraded my Tesla to a bigger tire, it’s a different wheel now(I would recommend everyone doing it because it’s reallly that big difference)

[@electric-rider]

Did you install the same enduro tire ? I'd like a bigger road tire, not a knobby one...

[@simonmllerkristensen9640]

@@electric-rider yeah me too!

[@greymr4038]

@@electric-rider I actually installed a bigger one 2.5

[@electric-rider]

@@greymr4038 Ok, could you tell us more. Brand, model... Where do you buy it ? Any problem to install, to ride ?

[@greymr4038]

@@electric-rider well it was a whole project, spend a day with my roommate to do that, needed to drill stuff, if anyone wants details I guess you can pm me, the tire was 16x2.5 Kenda

[@letssamplethis7641]

ElectricUnicycles - Great video on this tire. I have been on the fence regarding the tire change. Do you have any thoughts if this tire could reduce the range of your Tesla or reduce the speed? Maybe do a range test? Keep up the great work. Many thanks to Flip for his video.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Not sure if I'll try a range test (maybe) but I can imagine the range will be reduced a little.

[@electric-rider]

Thank you for this very interresting video. Is there's more or less wobbles with this tire ? Is it really good for road riding only ?

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Wobbles? No difference I guess. If you only do road riding and are not interested in the new louder sounding tire, you may want to try and find a street version of the same tire.

[@melvyn5879]

Hello Marty, was wondering if you know if the same would work on a Tesla T3? The thicker tire!

[@ElectricUnicycles]

It should - the shell hasn't really changed

[@scottsum1319]

Hi Marty, I've purviewed this particular vid a few times. I've since ordered a 2.5" & am stuck trying to get the tube valve into its correct hole. Since the hole is on the bottom (on your technique) my fingers are having a hard time trying to get the valve in. Any tips? Thanks in advance

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Yes, that is one disadvantage. I'm afraid I have no advice other than perseverance and patience. I've done it many times and never had to give up :-) Good luck.

[@scottsum1319]

@@ElectricUnicycles Awww craps! I was hoping you had some magic chant for me or perhaps a special type of ky jel specific to help insert the valve into the hole. No such luck for me🥺. Anyhoos thanks & I look forward to your EUC adventures

[@__dummy__7523]

@@scottsum1319 Drill it 1 mm more. It should be sufficient.

[@Papalou1234]

i can't seems to find it on amazon.ca i get a p186 16-2.4 on ebay that is probably similar. i love it on the tesla 1480wh. i say for heavy guys that keeps bending rims this tire save me alot 35psi i am 220lbs in the snow and on road in general i feel more stability with the original tire the tesla feels like going left and right to easyly. for me this is the best tire for this euc i won't go back to the 16-2.1.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

At my weight the 2.1 inch tires can still be a nice ride

[@olgac9121]

Hola dear Marty, would like to know if you have a favorite wheel, or two? One urban and one off-road

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Sherman Max

[@lookforward8691]

Like.

[@noelleonard2498]

A shinko 705 would be a nice tire but i doubt they make them that size

[@wheelman6964]

Interesting way to change a tire without messing with elctronics. Can you do the same with a Sherman?

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Yes

[@har0ldzkii11]

Hi Marty. How can you remove a stripped screw on the battery cover without using power tools or an electric drill? I stripped the bottom ones.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

You'll have to use a power drill with a screw removal bit. Easy enough to do. Good luck.

[@har0ldzkii11]

@@ElectricUnicycles thank you, Marty. I don't own one yet since my previous hobby was more in foldable bicycles but I was able to extract it by using those precision screws used in mobile phone repair. I'd tried to fit 3-4 bits before finding the right one.

[@har0ldzkii11]

@@ElectricUnicycles marty do you have any photos or videos for how the wires arranged or are they plugged in? I took photos but sadly my phone got wet. I even put stickers and put some sharpy on it but it got smudged. 🥺

[@ElectricUnicycles]

@@har0ldzkii11 Unfortunately no or easily findable. Only if my Telsa videos happen to show something.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

@@har0ldzkii11 Glad you got it worked out 👍

[@hytech1778]

Hi I was wondering what tube did you use for the tire change, also does the stem on the tube have the curve to it thanks and also is there a link

[@ElectricUnicycles]

I used the same tube that came with the original tire. It's critical for these wheels to use bent-valve tubes.

[@hytech1778]

Thanks for the info 👍 I enjoy watching the long distance rides

[@hytech1778]

I also your video on spiked peddles you designed would you know of and place I could purchase spiked peddles I have a tesla t3 I actually bought that one from China found out about from watching one of your videos 👍

[@frederickoparah1669]

Heya is there a reason why you did not convert to tubeless? I have had no issues since converting my mten 3 to tubeless and it's far more stable.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

I've rarely seen a successful tubeless conversion. Most EUCs rim's and associated tires don't support it.

[@frederickoparah1669]

@@ElectricUnicycles okay cool maybe I got lucky, but interestingly enough the difference between a tubeless tire and a tubed tire is the tubless tire has an impregnated air tight solution of some sort. So for tubed tires you need to use a tubeless sealant. I have had no issues and I followed your guide, I honestly hope i can apply this to other wheels because tubes are really poor to use.

[@narrowpath2980]

hey Marty I did the change to this tire, in the beginning it did have train tracking and now my temp sky rockets , any suggestions ?

[@ElectricUnicycles]

I'm sorry, it's been awhile since I've been inside the Tesla. I can't remember if it has a fan. If it does perhaps the fan has stopped. Otherwise I can't imagine what would cause the temperatures to soar

[@bigbadboogie6842]

@18:22 Looks like slime disolved the patch. Been there myself and made a post on the forum not to mix patch and slime.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

I'm not convinced. If this were true then why hasn't Slime dissolved all the other patches that I've used? Slime is water based and I don't think it has any solvents. How could it dissolve a patch?

[@bigbadboogie6842]

@@ElectricUnicycles equal solves equal. When it comes to "water based", inwould say slime is very careful bout telling exact ingredients, but seemingly most sealants contain glycol if googling a bit - i.e. this manufacturer tells a bit more about the basic chem of tyre sealants www.nomorepunctures.co.za/technical/how-tyre-sealant-works Why not before? Hard to say without physical test with the same product, but pressure, temp usually plays a role...and of course affected surface area. At least your patch looked very similar to mine, goey edges on the red rubber. For sure not due to insufficient vulk agent as that would not have made the rubber softer and for sure not goey :-) I don't use slime on my EUCs, but zefal so miles may vary, but i have NEVER seen a goey patch on any bicycle i have had (i never used slime on bicycles) for 40 something years :)

[@westcoastdoc]

Any advantage or reason to convert to tubeless like you did with the mTen3?

[@ElectricUnicycles]

It's extremely difficult to convert larger wheels to tubeless. The rim on the Mten3 supports tubeless conversion. Most (if not all) regular EUC rims don't support tubeless without great difficulty. I have no experience there.

[@westcoastdoc]

@@ElectricUnicycles Thanks for the reply! Makes more sense now 😁

[@oknewell]

Did you buy the tube from amazon too?

[@ElectricUnicycles]

I got it from eWheels

[@690drak]

Hola Marty, Great vid on the Tesla V2 tire change I may do the same to mine,,. also I want to say thanks for referring Chris on your video on the Veteran Sherman Spiked Pedals.. I contacted him from the info you put on your video and he responded right away and the pedals are on their way to me as I type this. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to upgrade the VS pedals Just go back to Martys video archives and find the info on VS spiked pedals if interested ... Keep the great vids coming and ill keep watching... Stay safe... my IG @wheel_mob

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Thanks :-)

[@omidel.]

Please Marty help me again I sae that I was banned form the fb forum "euc dot org". negrranu ovidiu is my name...did nothing wrong.