New bike, Aventon Sinch 2.5 and less than 100 miles on it, bought it a month ago. I was riding today on a smooth groomed bike path and right at the 3 mile marker the rear tube failed. I say failed because it split right at the seam on the inside against the rim strip, nothing sharp there to cause it. I have a pump, repair kit and tools but nothing to fix this. I bought Flat-out a week ago but have not installed it yet, and I doubt it would have helped with this. First slit is 1/2" long and right behind it is another slit 1/4" long and the tube looks very weak in this area.
Anyway had to push the 70 lb Sinch 3 miles back to the trail head where I parked the car. Maybe if I had carried a spare tube I could have fixed it there, but removing the rear wheel on an e-bike on the trail would not have been fun, and I didn't have an 18mm socket for the rear bolts. Anyway got it home and got the wheel off and ordered 2 new tires, 2 new tubes, and 2 new rim strips, and the flat-out I have sitting on my work bench. I learned my lesson the hard way today, be more prepared and I hope this never happens again to me or anyone else.
The tires I ordered ( Ultraverse ) are of a more beefier thicker design, not the thin factory Innova tires it came with. I know thicker equals heavier but I'll take the trade off for safety.
