I became an e-scooter owner in June (Segway Max G3) and have since had to teach myself how to do any and all repairs, which thankfully isn’t that difficult, provided you’re okay with researching and teaching yourself via YouTube and have the income to buy tools.
The closest advertised repair shop to me is 50+ miles away.
It’s important to know, since many people are going the e-scooter route due to fuel costs that you may have to do all of the repairs yourself if you do.
Glad you were able to fix it!
I’ve put off sliming my rear tire for two days, so today I popped the valve stem tool and got after it. Then, on a whim, I decided to try tightening the valve stem and just re-airing the tire to see if the pressure would hold… and it did.
So now I have slime to use later when I need it and bam, I’m back in action. It was a happy little accident of sorts.
That’s awesome! I had to look up what sliming means - tire sealant, right?
Yup.
My rear tire just wasn’t maintaining air pressure and there’s no puncture, so it seemed (at least to me) likely related to the stem in some way, and most of my research indicated that sliming would be the best way to fix it. Thing is, I didn’t realize until I actually had the tool in the valve stem that I could try tightening it instead. I’m glad it was that simple to fix.
A week ago I put new bearings in the front tire, so I’ve been doing work on the scooter a fair bit of late, but I expect to. I’m a bigger gent so maintenance is key, but even that repair only cost me about about $50 bucks for the tools and bearings and a few days of watching videos and building up my courage to do it myself.