I run solid amerityres on a cruiser bike with a rear friction drive set up. I would prefer the look and comfort of balloon tires, but I liked never having to wory about a puncture.
downside is I apprently gouged the tire really bad, and it looks like the friction wheel must have set on idle too low and ground into it. the thing is, I wasn't really running the motor much yesterday so I can't figure out if that caused it, or if it was something caustic i drove over. The fact it's only a groove running perpendicular to the tire kind of tells me it has to be the friction roller.
Has anyone else had this problem? Amerityres are not easy to put on, and I don't have a spare, anyhow, so I am thinking of just going for now with an old spare cruiser tire and a slime-tube on the rear until I can get a good kevlar. I definately don't want to order another one and have it happen again, if they are just a bad match for friction drives.
downside is I apprently gouged the tire really bad, and it looks like the friction wheel must have set on idle too low and ground into it. the thing is, I wasn't really running the motor much yesterday so I can't figure out if that caused it, or if it was something caustic i drove over. The fact it's only a groove running perpendicular to the tire kind of tells me it has to be the friction roller.
Has anyone else had this problem? Amerityres are not easy to put on, and I don't have a spare, anyhow, so I am thinking of just going for now with an old spare cruiser tire and a slime-tube on the rear until I can get a good kevlar. I definately don't want to order another one and have it happen again, if they are just a bad match for friction drives.
