I have held off with this post as I have sent a PM to Dave at Kudos but he does not seem to be around at he moment since I have not received a response at the time of writing.
On the way home from work on Thursday evening I suffered with my first puncture in over 1000 miles of commuting and of course it was in the rear tyre. It is not the fact that I got a puncture in a new tyre after only 70KMs that has prompted me to post, it could happen at any time. No, what's got my goat is that I could not see a way to completely remove the wheel since I was unable to disconnect the electic cable to the motor, also the tube was holed on the inside where there is no rim tape. I haven't changed a tyre in years and they are different now with the double rim, I had to hope that I did not nick the tube when fitting it with the wheel in situ. I ran insulating tape around the rim as I do not have any tape and all was fine for my Friday commute.
I have asked Dave whether it is possible to disconnect the motor to facilitate the removal of the back wheel also if the absence of rim tape is normal or an oversight in this instance. I wanted to share my experience with other owners who may want to check their own bikes and take any remedial action that they feel necessary.
I hope that this information helps somebody else and prevents an unwelcome flat.
On the way home from work on Thursday evening I suffered with my first puncture in over 1000 miles of commuting and of course it was in the rear tyre. It is not the fact that I got a puncture in a new tyre after only 70KMs that has prompted me to post, it could happen at any time. No, what's got my goat is that I could not see a way to completely remove the wheel since I was unable to disconnect the electic cable to the motor, also the tube was holed on the inside where there is no rim tape. I haven't changed a tyre in years and they are different now with the double rim, I had to hope that I did not nick the tube when fitting it with the wheel in situ. I ran insulating tape around the rim as I do not have any tape and all was fine for my Friday commute.
I have asked Dave whether it is possible to disconnect the motor to facilitate the removal of the back wheel also if the absence of rim tape is normal or an oversight in this instance. I wanted to share my experience with other owners who may want to check their own bikes and take any remedial action that they feel necessary.
I hope that this information helps somebody else and prevents an unwelcome flat.