Wheels/rim question

[cbeauche]

Hi,

I am new to this forum and found a lot of interesting information here. However, I need your help with this issue I have with my Vino 2005 (49cc).
I live in a city where there are a lot of potholes and my rims get often damaged, causing the tires to lose air.
Questions:
1) Can I get new rims that would be tougher?
2) Can a new tire make the bumps smoother?
3) Any other suggestion to ease the bumps (suspension, etc.)?

Thanks for your input,
Charles

[mg1342mg]

The larger tires, such as those sold on provoscooter, will help. I am extemely pleased with the admittedly expensive Malossi rear shock (same source). Transformed my ride, and is adjustable.

I have not seen any other rims. I am hoping someone else has an answer to this. I would love to put solid discs on mine, like the Cushman.

[cbeauche]

Thanks! I heard from another source that putting larger tires will help.
However my mags are already embossed, so I thought I might as well change them for more solid ones.

[OldGuy1]

Just for information, what tire pressures are you using and how much do you weigh?

[cbeauche]

I'm using the recommended pressure (what is it again? 30 psi?) and I weight 175 lbs. Do you recommend putting more pressure (which will make the ride bumpier) or do you recommend less pressure (which would make the rim take even more bumps!) ?

[OldGuy1]

The recommended pressure for my '01 is 22 front, 25 rear. Did they really change it that much in '05 or are you reading the number off the tire? (The number on the tire is the recommended maximum inflation pressure.)

You need to think of the tire as a spring. As you've already noted the more pressure, the harder the spring. Also, as you increase pressure the tire becomes more susceptible to impact damage. They're supposed to flex.

The only other suggestion I have, and hopefully you won't take offense, is you need to learn to dodge those really bad chuckholes. It's a fact of life when you ride something with small tires/wheels.

[cbeauche]

The only other suggestion I have, and hopefully you won't take offense, is you need to learn to dodge those really bad chuckholes.
Yeah, I guess I'm starting to get better at this challenge but ain't perfect yet! :-(
Thanks for your help.