No More Flats? Tannus Airless Tire Review
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2021
- Sick of flats? We look at the Tannus Airless tire to see if it makes sense to make the switch to a solid tire. We show the installation process from start to finish. No doubt installation is a struggle, but in the end is it worth it?
Tannus provided the tire but the opinions are mine. This was not a paid review.
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Definitely going to leave these out in the sun before i try to put them on lol
Thanks for sharing!! I like the way you say it's wrestling match when putting on the tire. I just did one on my Brompton front wheel. Thanks!
I’d be tempted to fill a tub with hot water to soften these up. Periodically rolling the tire/rim through the water to reheat during installation, maybe a towel or gloves if uncomfortable to handle.
That will trap water between the tyre and rim though. I've yet to have mine delivered, let alone wrestling it onto my rim... but I'm thinking maybe get the a hair dryer out to make it stretch on a bit easier.
Maybe a hair dryer or heat gun on low?
Excellent video! 'Build up these muscles at the same time. Have you thought of trying them on all wheels? Happy trails!
It's quite obvious that professional installation is worth every penny! Thanks for posting.
I have been using the 700C on my ICE VTX and it has been excellent. I trike on suburban roads in an area where new homes are going up and there is road work putting in network cables, so bits of road schmutz are encounter daily, it is such a nice feeling to run over that stuff and not have to worry about that back tire going flat. I put on the extra firm and I am glad I picked that hardness. I have about 1000 miles on it and it shows very little wear. Tannus claims it should go around 4-5 thousand miles and I believe it will.
It's always good to hear some real world experience. I agree it is a good feeling not to worry about punctures.
I have the Tannus foam inserts on 4" fat tires. It doesn't stop metal and some glass can get through sometimes. I had the unfortunate experience of biking near new home construction and ended up with a nail through my tire which also somehow destroyed my rear fender.
I will say that I have gotten a lot less flats though, mainly from glass which is constantly thrown into the bike lane.
I have ridden (briefly) airless tires in a road bike size from a different vendor many years ago. Maybe these are better but I doubt it. I personally would recommend the Tannus Liner if you are having flat issues. I use one on my 29" x 2.5" trekking bike in parallel with a simple Kevlar strip and have never had a flat since. If you use a Kevlar strip, place it between tire and Tannus, not next to tube or it might cut tube. The big thing is that the tube is still there to provide smooth and efficient rolling resistance and mitigates the road vibration. I also place a large quantity of PTFE powder on the inside of the tire to minimize internal friction. Wheel pressure is ~40 psi.
Excellent video. I've spent over 600 euros on converting to tubeless tires and tubeless ready wheels. All failed with my vintage frame. Hopefully this will work.
Nice! I’d be swearing under my breath for sure. This concept is neat so appreciate the review. I cannot swap out a tube in 5 minutes personally and don’t enjoy the task very much. Might give these a try on my errand bike.
Brilliant video
I had been getting flats all the time. The best thing I found for myself is Mr. Tuffy tire liners. After putting them in I have not gotten any flats in over a year now.
ir doesnt matter what society or in a bike community says abt these tires for me these tires serves its true purpose and make u stress free abt flats
I installed these at night with porch light slippery hands in less than thirty mins. It's easy to do BUT you GOTTA do it INCH BY Inch don't try to wedge the whole thing on in one go. You need to treat it light a really tight wheel and you need to hold onto the opposite side to stop it from slipping
We mexico has thorns everywhere and each week I patch Three tires for my kids!
I own a Catrike Dumont and the first time out I had to go to a bike shop to get a different rear wheel that was more aggressive, so do they have a aggressive tread? I got off into the grass and sat and spun my tire and that's why I got a new tire.
Just ordered some of these. Cannot wait to be able to just jump on my bike without having to pray to God that i don't have a flat. I used to pack up all my gear for the ride and have my camelback ready to go. Jump on my bike to find out it has a flat ruining the whole plan. Hope to solve this with these tires.
Money well spent. I never want to ride a bike with air tires again
@@nomadnickbikehobo9598 They were a pain to put on that is for sure. But well worth it.
@@ElitePWNSFace i just got another flat after changing my tube 1 month ago. Now looking into airless tires.
@@ElitePWNSFace so how is it going with these tires? I heard they were pretty hard on the wheels and spokes? Any updates?
@@ralphieandthemamacat8383 So far so good. Ya the ride is rough, but to be honest I don't have enough miles on mine yet lol. Was impossible to ride over the summer. Just now cooling off lol. I should not these are hard to put on. Be ready to a workout if you get them. But I am grateful to not have to worry about having a flat after every ride(was a thing for me, my wheels are cursed)
I'm about 2 stone over my ideal weight, i don't drive, and live in a semi-rural area. I use my bike for groceries shopping, riding on a mainly gravel canal towpath. I've been driven crazy this year, getting rear tyre flats on nearly a weekly basis. Poor quality puncture kits (patches failing) mainly, but a fit-and-forget solid rear tyre might be great for me?
Rubber products tend to expand and contract with heat and cold. I wonder if you can soften that tire / tube with heating it with like a hair dryer as you work it around the rim. The momentary expansion from the direct heat should help to soften it up enough get it in once you have gone as far as you can cold.
I wouldn't worry to much about making sure the plugs snap in until the tire has cooled down and then you can go back around the tire pressing from the top to make sure you have good contact with the rim, it's not like it's going to go any where as tight as it seems to be. Just a suggestion as I'm sure that by now you have probably thought of it yourself.
What about dipping it into a tub of hot water as you put it on? That way it's warm almost all the time where a heat gun could melt things you don't want to.
@@SFCRambo60 Not a heat gun, that's too hot. A hair dryer shouldn't burn anything, but a tub of hot water would be alright, but it might make the rubber slippery, better to do it as you have it on the rim, then you can keep warming it up, can't do that with a tub of hot water, once you start, or you would have to put the whole rim and tire in the tub, to much of a watery mess, nice idea but not really practical enough to work, but anything is worth a try.
I was thinking the same but immersing the tire in a hot bath instead.
@@albertdesalvo7273 I've heard that works, but when it comes to that much effort, I think I'll just pay the extra 20 bucks for a bike shop to put them on.
I'm considering these. However, they would be replacing 26 x 1.95 tires. There are none of these in that size. Neither do I know the internal rim width nor am I interested in dismounting anything before necessary to measure it. Calipers went onto my next shopping list.
You might be able to get it easier to install if you use a machine to stretch the tire rather than doing it by hand. Plus when it gets to actually installing it on the rim use a machine like that process that they use to get regular car tires on and off the rims. Maybe using a powder such as corn starch will help you with slipping it on.
I will just take mine to a bicycle shop and let them install mine. Beats bending a rim after, finally getting discussed and throwing it out into the street 😂😂😂
Is some Tannus Tires better than others.What's the best Tannus bike tires.I have a Pace Aventon 500 ??
it's been more than a year now. How are these tires working out for you?
I have this Tannus aither 1.1 … perfect 🍀🍀🍀✌️😜✌️🍀🍀🍀 for normal driving perfect 👍
I realize this video was created/posted over a year ago, but I'd like to know if you had a chance (or received customer feedback) on traction characteristics with that tire. Does it grip as well as the tube tire it replaced on wet or gravel surfaces? How additional weight does that tire add?
Did you subject yourself to the removal exercise? ;)
The tire seems to have the same grip as a standard tire. We have not had to remove it, but I will probably cut it off when that time comes.
I tried these a couple years back. They really slowed me down. Way too soft.
What happens after 5k miles? Hopefully the tire doesn't tear thru the pins and roll off the rim, that might get ugly.
Overall a good review other than the fact that much of the time the camera wasn't aimed on the tire itself so we had a hard time seeing just what you were doing.
I would love to have some but nobody makes 20×4 airless tubes, can't understand why, that's a common 20" ebike tire size
I’m getting a pair of these for my grandsons training wheel bike. I should have said his my grandsons father.
coulda used some soapy water all over it. The side you mount first gets stuck by friction. it unable to stretch to accommodate the rest of the tire.
I'm hoping I can get solid tyres for my Alpine Explorer ETRIKE from Alpine Bikes here in The U.K. 20 Inch Tires and 4 inch wide. Anybody know where I can get this done in Fife, Scotland, U.K.?
Do you know if they make 20 X 4 .00 fat tires? That’s what my e-bike takes.
flexible as a snake, have you tried foam tube inside an outside wheel. foam should act like air inner tire. it should be elastic to restore the original form after compression.
Do they come in black and can you buy more chunky ones for offroad?
They come in a variety of colors, including black. the tread pattern is varies with the size of the tire
Can u put tannus armour insert into a scwabable marathon plus?
Um how much weight can they support? Ive been using bike tubes all my life & im tired of my weight popping them
Tannus does not specify a weight limit. If they are installed correctly, I would expect them to stay on.
I would pay to have them installed rather than trying to do it myself.
hi they were out 20 years ago i had one they started ot up set the back wheel and the wheel was coming un true because they were to hard ace on heavy e bikes
the only place for them
I've used this on my my back tire it lasted 3 weeks and then I got another flat it's so frustrating no one knows where to get a solid tire or anything to help.
I have a 29 inch schwinn mountain bike, do you have any for that bike?
You can find the tire sizes they offer here:
tannusamerica.com/pages/tannus-airless-tires
Now do a video on changing the Tannus tire ..
Removing the tire can be done by cutting it off with a utility knife.
@@BentRevolution hahaha are you serious??
@@cto4124 The supplied tool can be squeezed between the tyre and rim, then you can pop off the tyre, one tab at a time. Since the tabs bend to install the tyre, then they can bend the other way to get it off. Tabs shouldn't be reused though in this case, but they are very cheap (like £3/$3) and can be purchased on their own.
Maybe is good idea to let the tyres sit in warm water for 10min or so. 😉
Nice ❤
Do you guys sell these at your store?
We only have 26" right now. You can get other sizes direct from Tannus.
I recomendate mouting this tyres in 26 C degree or above temperature, then tyres is more soft
I used Chinese solid tyres which are fine as tannus tyres are £60 and the Chinese ones are £11 👍
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How does it hold up in winter riding? Any one?
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Need to make them for fat tire bikes.
why not a rubber like tire? i bet they can get better grip and be more efficient, soft tires lead to inneffincy on pedal to ground power transfer.
The future
When all else fail reread instructions 😁
The instructions were only mildly useful. Brute force and leverage....that's the magic!
I bet if you put them out in the driveway in the sun for a while. They would slip right on.
I think I will pay the $20 for the mounting tool😮
Don't even think about attempting it without one. Believe me they don't go on as easy as the videos from Tannus.
Are those a good choice for ebikes?
Yes I would think they would be great on an ebike
@@BentRevolution thank you soo much I’m gonna order some today 💪
I wonder if on a gas bicycle will the tire roll when hitting the brakes to stop , seems like a dangerous red tire,seems like UA-camrs are smarter than the upgraders of technology Dese days
Now let's hope you don't have to change a spoke.
Inflict my will upon it 🤣🤣🤣OMG I almost died! Lol!
Beach bed on wheels
Does not look easy !
These tires do not handle high RPM very well like going very fast downhill or anything it's like riding on ice they want to separate from the rim every version of them that I've ever had always ends up being more like a soft plastic rather than a rubber they're still slick you might as well be using bald tires they give you little to no traction and they chip away too easily Pieces come off of them they're okay for extremely slow speeds like Wheelchairs and maybe a child's bike but I don't think they've gotten there with the technology yet these things suck I've tried multiple the only version of a solid Tire I have found that works was actually just a regular Tire filled with liquid silicone that then cured inside the tire I don't know who made it I couldn't find any information on it but it came on a wheelchair it was a regular bicycle tire I think it was homemade I don't know but that concept seems to be good because you get all the grip and traction of the outside Tire it just seems like a more expensive method though since it wouldn't last as long
Do they really expect us to buy and use those? I can change a tube with zero stress and strain in 5 minutes. You worked awfully hard to do a great video and were very successfully in convincing me never to use them. I just changed my Schwalbe Marathons on my 559. At 5000 miles. Took a few minutes and zero effort.
Never have to pack a pump, a spare tube, tool to unbolt wheels. It’s convenient
They're totally worth the little bit of effort you have to put into installing them
Maybe ur not the demographic then? If i wanna ride in my area, im inevitably riding through glass. Theres no avoiding it.
@@adamkrasneski3679 I ride on beautifully paved multi purpose paths all over New England and then south Florida in the winter. I guess I’m spoiled. I have had a grand total of 3 flats in 20,000 plus miles in the last few years. All of those flats were a direct result of hitting a raised crease in a sidewalk or a pothole at speed. My mistake. Fortunately no glass or nails etc for me so far!
@@markfeldman6509 that sounds amazing mark. Wish it were that nice here. Happy riding
Looks like ut never happen with my spaghetti hands
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use 2 levers man. my goodness
Tannus only supply one! If you buy two tyres then I guess you get two.
The riding no good it has bumping. And it uses a lot of electric more than the inflated tire
Yeah, I see me NEVER doing this. Life is too short for this nonsense.
bullshit, you never showed you putting the tire on the rim, you probably took it to a shop
Right you are. My shop, my work.
Does not look easy !