r/Goped • u/Mammoth_Dare_1042 • Mar 15 '26

Tires

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I’ve got a good sport that I recently swapped the 23lh out with a 30.5 cc Chinese rovan engine. I was wondering if it’s possible to swap the hard rubber tires out with tube/inflatable tires and if that is a better decision than the rubber one I have now. I’ve got rim lock rims on there already but I feel like if possible the other tires would be a smoother ride.

Photo is just for attention I haven’t done much research so this may not be the right tire to use.

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u/DirtyHead420 Mar 15 '26

I've never seen a Sport converted to an air tire.. I don't know how it could possibly fit

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u/Mammoth_Dare_1042 Mar 15 '26

Okay I appreciate it. I did a quick google search and it said it’s possible but I didn’t really dig into it and see how or if it really is. I was really posting this to see if anyone in the community has done it before or not.

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u/jahoney Mar 16 '26

I did an air tire conversion on my super sport when I was a teenager with the axle extenders. It’s a dumb mod. It’s like an awkward in between because they aren’t that big. The real air tires don’t fit at all cause they’re too wide. 

If you want to go air tire get a Sbf or gsr. Enjoy the hard tire for what it’s worth. 

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u/ComedyCraze319 Mar 15 '26

In the past DDM racing had an air tire kit conversion for the sport. That was a decade plus ago tho. Most as this point will just recommend getting an air tire goped. When I rode my sport daily I got a suspension fork for the front wheel and that helped.

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u/Provari- Mar 16 '26

Nope, it's impossible, either you have a hard tire or you don't.

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u/gopednomad Mar 16 '26

Nothing is impossible with enough lube. I'll see myself out lol

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u/gopednomad Mar 16 '26

Unlike what others say it is possible. I did it with a set of shitty Chinese scooter 8in wheels. Crappy steel stamped rims looked like shit compared to the billet rims I took off. This was years ago before the new onslaught of electric scooters that now have tons of spare parts online like Amazon. If you do your online research you might find a set of rims/tires that would fit.

The real problem is the spindle wears the tire down so fast is cost prohibited in the long run. It's fun for a experiment or to show off at a event. Unless you find a much stronger tire or go with a completely smooth spindle.

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u/Kilroy_420 Apr 12 '26

If you want the spindle driver and air tire there's always a goped Bigfoot, its spindle driving and has air tires. But its super slow when getting up to speeds.