I also did this but found that the edges on the cut tire used as a liner caused holes in the inner tube eventually. I suggest wrapping the cut tire in an old inner tube to protect it from the rough edges of the cut tire that is used as liner.
I really enjoyed this video! I am over 60 and cannot drive a car because of macular degeneration. a bicycle is my only transportation. I am always getting flats because of this spikey burr that is on my alley. i have been looking for something like this! Thank you for sharing this! Keep up the good work!
Hi Roger! I was diagnosed with macular degeneration about two months ago. The exam report said something about my being in the 12% range which I didn't look up. They prescribed a very expensive vitamin combination called PreserVision Areds 2 that is $37 for a bottle of 120 soft gels that is supposed to slow it down. I don't notice any visual effect yet. They gave me the brochure with the checkered pattern test to be alert of change and go to ER if the pattern skews. I see halos around lights at night but was told that's my cataracts gradually forming. For the macular degeneration now they want me back in 9 months instead of the former 12. The doctor was in a hurry as always and went. Is the 12% range mean it's all minor? I made copies of the brochure to mail to all of my siblings. Our late mother had it and had the laser treatment at about age 86 and never had it at 68. I have no driving restrictions but can't afford a car and commute by bike and city bus. I'm thinking it's hereditary. Is that true? I know this doesn't relate to bikes but thought I'd ask. I am concerned about it on and off and get into denial. I take Alreds two times a day as prescribed. By the way, did you hear that swish sound when Mike Fede did the ride test with the Armour guard installed? Have you used it?
It's good to see the over 60s people riding bikes. Ebikes or pedal assist bikes are great for the older folks. Cars are borderline slavery these days. Not even borderline, they make you a slave. A bike is freedom. 👍
@@datner76 Hi Nick! You're right on! I had to junk my car with 280,000 miles on it in 2017. I had been commuting by bike and sometimes 2 weeks would pass and I didn't use it and also took a lot of people in my Senior high-rise shopping, Dr. appts, ER etc as random acts of kindness. Once I didn't have a car I lost all my friends and had a great feeling of liberation not owning a car. I can't be places I want to be sometimes but really an overall great feeling of liberation. I hear some bicyclists say, "I'm car free!" ha!
We recently bought two new extremely heavy Riese and Muller E-bikes from Germany sporting Schwalbe tires and took them on a 200km journey. We got three flats and had to end the trip about 10km's from home in the back of a van. Fitted the Tannus liners and have since done nearly 2000kms in two months with zero flats so far. Can't recommend these bad boys enough
I used Tannus Armour on my front and rear tires and still got flats. One of the flats was caused by a small metal shaving. The Tannus Armour is thick but it compressed down to about 1/4 of an inch after I rode the bike a few hundred miles. I was not able to ride a short distance with a flat tire as Tannus advertises. Riding with a flat tire would have damaged the rim. Since putting on Schwalbe MARATHON PLUS MTB HS 468 mountain bike tires, I have ridden over 4,000 miles without a flat. They are thick enough to not get a flat if an object as long as a tack is stuck in the tire. I also used the compressed Tannus Armour inside the Schwalbe tires for extra protection. The Schwalbe MARATHON PLUS MTB HS 468 mountain bike tires are much heavier than standard tires, but the protection is worth it to me.
@@michaeljohn7467 I have had Schwalbe Marathon Plus MTB tires on my mountain bike for about a year and a half. I have ridden over 4,000 miles without any flats. They are thick enough to prevent flats from objects the length of a tack. I also have used the Tannus Armour at times for extra protection. I also cut the stem out of an old inner tube, and put it between the inside of the tire and the inner tube that is inflated instead of using the Tannus Armour.
UPDATE. I knew I read it somewhere, so I got out my Tannus installation guide and on page 3 under Tips For Installing Tannus Armour it states (It is common for the Amour to compress over time. It still is providing shock absorption and puncture resistance but will perform better when properly maintained. To minimize compression deflate the tires while not use. This allows the Armour compound to rebound to provide ideal performance.) So does that mean when your not riding your bike, your suppose to let the air out of the tires? I'm sorry but that's not happening. I don't know how everyone else feels, but if I would have known that earlier, I would not have purchased the Armours.
You could put a couple of tire liners and it will protect the tube. Either that or I would flex seal the inside of the tire wall for some better sealing
Back in the 80s, I had those pool noodle tubes for my BMX. There were issues though... Pedalling was a lot harder and the ride was quite uncomfortable.
It'd be good to see you do some runs on a MTB trail, then try again with these things and see if it makes any difference for comfort and that sort of thing
The real headache is a flat on an electric bike, and disconnecting all that crap, from drive to brake, hoping you get it back on adjusted right. And oh, do you have the right-size tube? Is it available at Walmart? Ten minute job becomes a possible hour-long nightmare. I've been using Slime but what they don't tell you is it eventually blocks the Schrader valve, so keep a bag of them handy since you'll be changing them.
Im 60 no drivers licence,so i use to bike my old crosebike that my father win the promotion of liberty condence milk in 1953,now i modefy a gas 80cc motor .i always getting flatire, thanks to this technology,im living in Cagayan de oro city, Philippines.
If were throwing numbers i havent had a single flat since switching to effetto sealant a few years back. Light tyres too. Stans was just separating and leaving orange liquid in the wheel and no sealant in place. Effetto lasts a good 3 months before it needs a topup. Would like some more burp security though, just not at these weights.
I HATE FLAT TIRES and I've had quite a few. I'm Handicapped and I can't walk well but I CAN ride a bike as It keeps my muscles from atrophying. My most memorable flat tire experience was when I had to use the bike as a "Walker" to get home. Of course it was in the Rain and In heavy traffic! Yeah, flat tires. Great Fun. I might just TRY THIS PRODUCT! LOL!
I keep having to ride my bike around my city nearly every day and people keep throwing trash on street sides and that keeps popping my tires and that's the best reason not to litter in the streets. I even get staples I'm my tire and it makes me mad when I get stranded by a flat. I even had to ride to highschool dealing with this problem. And I ride in traffic lanes because there is less hazardous trash in the lanes and so I can go a bit faster, although it is quite dangerous and I'm not scared of heavy traffic...it's a good thing I know how to ride a bike well!
Interesting; I’m thinking of trying these for my dirt jumper and MTB as well. Pricey, but worth it, if they perform. Cool tricks, too. I’d have liked to see the same tricks after drilling it.
looks like a pretty good thing for beginners to have for sure. when i first started in my first month i had like 4 flats and 2 of them happened in a single day. awesome video 👍
I had a problem with goat head thorns here in Spain so I chopped up a 10mm thick yoga mat into 2" strips for liners, squirted in some anti puncture fluid to, now I go anywhere & the cost to do 2 26" bikes was 16€
Those green slime innertubes with a schwalbe marathon keeps me pretty puncture free. To prove the point when the farmers cut the hedges by me i get around eight punctures on average I've not had one.
I remember in my teens we used to put old bold BMX tires by cutting off the wire parts of the tire before putting the thinner tire inside the fat tires.
Back in the 1990s i had similar product on my bike it was called Mr Tuffies tyre linner and it was great, before I was going through a least 1 to 3 tubes a week and after I fitted the tyre linners no more puchers .
I use tannus armour on my mtb, being a heavy rider it means I can lower my tyre pressure and definitely does improve grip off road. Only had one flat in the last 9 months. I did find installing it more difficult, I had to use tyre levers. Top tip, be very careful not to pinch the tube with the levers! Though next time I will try your method of putting the tube in the armour first then putting the whole thing in, I put the armour in first then the tube and it was tricky getting it all to sit properly.
Used tannus on my 4.4" tyres got 2 punctures in 2 years - 1) a Big big 1.5" thorn 2) A badge with a long metal pin. Always in the rear tyre - front tyre seems to dislodge objects on the ground ready for rear tyre to get punctured :(. I ran too high pressure 30psi with the tannus and that makes it much much less effective - still 2 punctures in 2 years is pretty damn good and so it's best to run as low as pressure as is possible with the tannus.
The giant pink armor works very well I hope you enjoy it it's not a 100% I've had 3 flats in 5800 miles . Why not even 24 hours ago I had my third flat. I just put brand new tires on 2vweeks ago (red Rock bicycle shop in Hurricane Utah. they put my armor, my pink armor in wrong 🙄 it's all good now and I even have some of that green slime in there now. bring it on goat heads, bring it on nasty rotten thorns. Easy on the the Puncture material on the road. I think the Tanis armor can handle it. 😊
as time pass by as you continue to put miles on the tire with tannus on it, it will eventually flatens out due to centrifugal force. I would add flat out or a liner for added bonus.
Why don’t tire manufacturers line the inner surface with kevlar/carbon fiber or whatever-sort of make it bulletproof. Of course it would cost more, but for the ultimate in puncture protection?
Damn it, where the hell were these 10 years ago when i was getting THREE flats in 10 minutes of riding - in Afghanistan, where it took a long time for new tunes to show up? I was working there for 20 months in 2009-10. The skatepark I built myself worked great until “goathead” season came and the whole thing was covered in these insane spiky goathead shaped thorns that had blown in from who knows what kind of bush...I tried those protective strips that you line a tire with and they did absolutely nothing. This product would have a been a total life saver.
......if anyone could pull off the backwards trick you mentioned, it would be a good bet to choose Danny Mac Askill........one of the most skilled trials /trick riders.....I N ...T H E ....W O R L D .........
Anthony panza can probably do that trick but I’ve been a big fan for a while, I really like your vids. That tire protection will be really good for my bmx tho , I ride threw a lot of glass and thorns so it’ll help a lot with less punctures on my inner tube
A trick I use to do, was cut the tread off an old Tyre and it fit inside my bike tyre which thorn proofed the wheel.
I also did this but found that the edges on the cut tire used as a liner caused holes in the inner tube eventually. I suggest wrapping the cut tire in an old inner tube to protect it from the rough edges of the cut tire that is used as liner.
Or you could melt the rubber with heat and then smooth the edge when it's hot
@@WeAreNotAmused I made my own flat proof wheel lol
I did the same when I was young
Now can just buy a tannus insert
I really enjoyed this video! I am over 60 and cannot drive a car because of macular degeneration. a bicycle is my only transportation. I am always getting flats because of this spikey burr that is on my alley. i have been looking for something like this! Thank you for sharing this! Keep up the good work!
Hi Roger! I was diagnosed with macular degeneration about two months ago. The exam report said something about my being in the 12% range which I didn't look up. They prescribed a very expensive vitamin combination called PreserVision Areds 2 that is $37 for a bottle of 120 soft gels that is supposed to slow it down. I don't notice any visual effect yet. They gave me the brochure with the checkered pattern test to be alert of change and go to ER if the pattern skews. I see halos around lights at night but was told that's my cataracts gradually forming. For the macular degeneration now they want me back in 9 months instead of the former 12. The doctor was in a hurry as always and went. Is the 12% range mean it's all minor? I made copies of the brochure to mail to all of my siblings. Our late mother had it and had the laser treatment at about age 86 and never had it at 68. I have no driving restrictions but can't afford a car and commute by bike and city bus. I'm thinking it's hereditary. Is that true? I know this doesn't relate to bikes but thought I'd ask. I am concerned about it on and off and get into denial. I take Alreds two times a day as prescribed. By the way, did you hear that swish sound when Mike Fede did the ride test with the Armour guard installed? Have you used it?
It's good to see the over 60s people riding bikes. Ebikes or pedal assist bikes are great for the older folks. Cars are borderline slavery these days. Not even borderline, they make you a slave.
A bike is freedom. 👍
@@datner76 Hi Nick! You're right on! I had to junk my car with 280,000 miles on it in 2017. I had been commuting by bike and sometimes 2 weeks would pass and I didn't use it and also took a lot of people in my Senior high-rise shopping, Dr. appts, ER etc as random acts of kindness. Once I didn't have a car I lost all my friends and had a great feeling of liberation not owning a car. I can't be places I want to be sometimes but really an overall great feeling of liberation. I hear some bicyclists say, "I'm car free!" ha!
Just use flat out for $5 per tire and you can drill into innertube with quarter inch drill bit and still ride it home
I used that product and I got a puncture first time out down a track. The supplier kindly sent me a replacement which was very honourable.
We recently bought two new extremely heavy Riese and Muller E-bikes from Germany sporting Schwalbe tires and took them on a 200km journey. We got three flats and had to end the trip about 10km's from home in the back of a van. Fitted the Tannus liners and have since done nearly 2000kms in two months with zero flats so far. Can't recommend these bad boys enough
Just wait until the tannus thins out and becomes useless! Only lasts a month
I used Tannus Armour on my front and rear tires and still got flats. One of the flats was caused by a small metal shaving. The Tannus Armour is thick but it compressed down to about 1/4 of an inch after I rode the bike a few hundred miles. I was not able to ride a short distance with a flat tire as Tannus advertises. Riding with a flat tire would have damaged the rim. Since putting on Schwalbe MARATHON PLUS MTB HS 468 mountain bike tires, I have ridden over 4,000 miles without a flat. They are thick enough to not get a flat if an object as long as a tack is stuck in the tire. I also used the compressed Tannus Armour inside the Schwalbe tires for extra protection. The Schwalbe MARATHON PLUS MTB HS 468 mountain bike tires are much heavier than standard tires, but the protection is worth it to me.
I was wondering what type if tires you can get that are heavy duty
@@michaeljohn7467 I have had Schwalbe Marathon Plus MTB tires on my mountain bike for about a year and a half. I have ridden over 4,000 miles without any flats. They are thick enough to prevent flats from objects the length of a tack. I also have used the Tannus Armour at times for extra protection. I also cut the stem out of an old inner tube, and put it between the inside of the tire and the inner tube that is inflated instead of using the Tannus Armour.
Yes it was nice to see the drill go halfway, but I would also use flatout kevlar sealant
Have you tried using both the Tanus Armour and Kevlar sealant
I'd like to see you and your friends just go to the skate park and do a normal session. Or a normal game of bike.
This week a video like that will be out. End of the week🤘🏽
Nice.....
@@MikeFede that's good to hear🔥
@@MikeFede sweet....what's the loser got to do, i undeerstand its chilly there at the moment...just an idea...lol
@@MikeFede - I think Ongoing is suggesting a game of strip bike.... LoL 😂🤣
I like the idea of that product, I ride a bike daily and am so tired of flats. Flats ruin my riding time.
UPDATE. I knew I read it somewhere, so I got out my Tannus installation guide and on page 3 under Tips For Installing Tannus Armour it states (It is common for the Amour to compress over time. It still is providing shock absorption and puncture resistance but will perform better when properly maintained. To minimize compression deflate the tires while not use. This allows the Armour compound to rebound to provide ideal performance.) So does that mean when your not riding your bike, your suppose to let the air out of the tires? I'm sorry but that's not happening. I don't know how everyone else feels, but if I would have known that earlier, I would not have purchased the Armours.
Get "Flat out" tire sealant best thing out there.
5:22 Ahhh this is where the Disney Lamp sound come from.
You could put a couple of tire liners and it will protect the tube. Either that or I would flex seal the inside of the tire wall for some better sealing
I used to put fixaflat and pump it as a temporary fix until I could buy new tubes but I think I’ll give this a try 👍
I have 20x4 inch tires. I cut a 4in ratchet strap to length and lined in between the tire and tube. Works great no flats for years
Great protection ,. It usually won't get more extreme than the drill,. And it handled that pretty well. Great product
I have this for my fat tire ebike. It works fantastic. I’m not had a flat since I put it in.❤️❤️
Poor lady, glad you helped her mike 😎🙋👍
That is definately a game changing product when it comes to not getting flats. I think Terry Adams or Courage Adams could do the trick pretty easy.
Back in the 80s, I had those pool noodle tubes for my BMX. There were issues though... Pedalling was a lot harder and the ride was quite uncomfortable.
It'd be good to see you do some runs on a MTB trail, then try again with these things and see if it makes any difference for comfort and that sort of thing
The real headache is a flat on an electric bike, and disconnecting all that crap, from drive to brake, hoping you get it back on adjusted right. And oh, do you have the right-size tube? Is it available at Walmart? Ten minute job becomes a possible hour-long nightmare. I've been using Slime but what they don't tell you is it eventually blocks the Schrader valve, so keep a bag of them handy since you'll be changing them.
Cool review *Mike* ! Thanks for showcasing our flat protection tire insert. Cheers!
Im 60 no drivers licence,so i use to bike my old crosebike that my father win the promotion of liberty condence milk in 1953,now i modefy a gas 80cc motor .i always getting flatire, thanks to this technology,im living in Cagayan de oro city, Philippines.
Green slime works very good too
Follow up video!!! Do a then and now please.
Riding over some thumbtacks might be a more realistic puncture test XD
great video! glad you like it!
like the the cars doing 70 on the freeway in reverse. Lol!
If were throwing numbers i havent had a single flat since switching to effetto sealant a few years back. Light tyres too. Stans was just separating and leaving orange liquid in the wheel and no sealant in place. Effetto lasts a good 3 months before it needs a topup. Would like some more burp security though, just not at these weights.
A good guy. No stranger has ever helped me when ive had to many Ceasers and fellover.
I HATE FLAT TIRES and I've had quite a few. I'm Handicapped and I can't walk well but I CAN ride a bike as It keeps my muscles from atrophying. My most memorable flat tire experience was when I had to use the bike as a "Walker" to get home. Of course it was in the Rain and In heavy traffic!
Yeah, flat tires. Great Fun. I might just TRY THIS PRODUCT! LOL!
I keep having to ride my bike around my city nearly every day and people keep throwing trash on street sides and that keeps popping my tires and that's the best reason not to litter in the streets.
I even get staples I'm my tire and it makes me mad when I get stranded by a flat.
I even had to ride to highschool dealing with this problem.
And I ride in traffic lanes because there is less hazardous trash in the lanes and so I can go a bit faster, although it is quite dangerous and I'm not scared of heavy traffic...it's a good thing I know how to ride a bike well!
Looks like a good product.
Interesting; I’m thinking of trying these for my dirt jumper and MTB as well. Pricey, but worth it, if they perform. Cool tricks, too. I’d have liked to see the same tricks after drilling it.
Yeah, how often do you get a puncture on a dirt jump bike? Like never. It's ALWAYS a pinch flat.
Get the revolution hub and backwards manual and peddle forward!
I smell a winner 💯💯
looks like a pretty good thing for beginners to have for sure. when i first started in my first month i had like 4 flats and 2 of them happened in a single day. awesome video 👍
Now ! If they only made them for e-scooters !!!! That would be fantastic !
@@reginaldwebster9243 You just cut it down
I think Ali Clarkson will be able to do that but he is not a bmx rider he is a street trials rider
I agree I think he would pull it off with a bit of practice
Yeah any of the top trials riders can do a fakie manual
Thank you for helping that person really
Aye that's super cool. Would really help when your street riding and have disrespectful people that like to break stuff in your skate park.
Love your your films - that’s exactly what I’m looking for ! 😊😊😊❤❤❤ Great products !
Awesome product
with my ebike it was a must. great product. a must have hands down
What's been your experience with it over the last 3 years?
Why did you edit out putting the tyre back on? We want to know how hard these things are to fit.
I like that that’s better than double tyre, or solid tyres
Awesome video Mike that protection looks good 🤘🤘
I need this for my car!!
Kool I want one now
I had a problem with goat head thorns here in Spain so I chopped up a 10mm thick yoga mat into 2" strips for liners, squirted in some anti puncture fluid to, now I go anywhere & the cost to do 2 26" bikes was 16€
Those green slime innertubes with a schwalbe marathon keeps me pretty puncture free. To prove the point when the farmers cut the hedges by me i get around eight punctures on average I've not had one.
Rescue Mike, you could EASILY do that trick in reverse!!!!! Keep up the good work!
love when he goes backwards cars also goes backwards with him 😍
I remember in my teens we used to put old bold BMX tires by cutting off the wire parts of the tire before putting the thinner tire inside the fat tires.
Back in the 1990s i had similar product on my bike it was called Mr Tuffies tyre linner and it was great, before I was going through a least 1 to 3 tubes a week and after I fitted the tyre linners no more puchers .
Good product I'll try to use it Tom here thank you
Hi I would love it for my montain bike .
I use tannus armour on my mtb, being a heavy rider it means I can lower my tyre pressure and definitely does improve grip off road. Only had one flat in the last 9 months.
I did find installing it more difficult, I had to use tyre levers. Top tip, be very careful not to pinch the tube with the levers! Though next time I will try your method of putting the tube in the armour first then putting the whole thing in, I put the armour in first then the tube and it was tricky getting it all to sit properly.
Me too bro
If you have trouble installing tire disinflat tire when installing
use a few old tube cut down the inner seem then put over your tube work the same and it free
Hope it hit market soon
Used tannus on my 4.4" tyres got 2 punctures in 2 years - 1) a Big big 1.5" thorn 2) A badge with a long metal pin. Always in the rear tyre - front tyre seems to dislodge objects on the ground ready for rear tyre to get punctured :(. I ran too high pressure 30psi with the tannus and that makes it much much less effective - still 2 punctures in 2 years is pretty damn good and so it's best to run as low as pressure as is possible with the tannus.
The giant pink armor works very well I hope you enjoy it it's not a 100% I've had 3 flats in 5800 miles . Why not even 24 hours ago I had my third flat. I just put brand new tires on 2vweeks ago (red Rock bicycle shop in Hurricane Utah. they put my armor, my pink armor in wrong 🙄 it's all good now and I even have some of that green slime in there now. bring it on goat heads, bring it on nasty rotten thorns. Easy on the the Puncture material on the road. I think the Tanis armor can handle it. 😊
Try your drill test after a few days when the foam goes paper thin
you could get the backwards manual with a forward pedal done without a chain 👀
This would be great for preventing flats from goatheads. They are the worst!
Great video, had not heard of this product before. Thanks.
I just a hero as a hobby!
Commenting for the tire,
seems much better also for motorcycles???
I use SLIME tube protected thing's.. so far it's worked
Nice Video thank you : )
Excellent work . my self I will put it on my motorized bicycle .8/23/2021
I pumped up a old soccer ball up to 30 psi until the threads broke and I touched the tube part and it exploded in my face
They work great and a definite improvement n better ride.
I bet the wheel feels heavier when fitted, and two wheels into a distance ! That will be a good test .
Scotty Crameron in his prime could do that trick
Dam kids 😂
Excellent video & thanks for sharing 👍🏽
as time pass by as you continue to put miles on the tire with tannus on it, it will eventually flatens out due to centrifugal force. I would add flat out or a liner for added bonus.
DO THEY DO THEM FOR POWERCHAIRS AND MOBILITY SCOOTER'S? IF SO, HOW MUCH?
Good product liked it very much
Don’t have IG or FB, but have a like and a comment 👍
Will it prevent a pinch flat? Probably not. WAY more common than a puncture Mike. Especially on bmx & mtb bikes.
I'm running Tannus Armor on my road bike with a puncture resistant inner tube. After So far, I've never gotten a flat. It was a BEAR to install...
This is cool n all but you can simply cut the rim off a used tyre wrap the inner tube in it and do the same job
Great video just curious to see how well it really works
Great product!
So...how much does this miracle product cost (if you know)
And I wonder if it's available in Europe
very cool video
Are they just for kids bikes or will they go on road bikes, mountain and hybrids?
Get the new BSD hub and you definitely can
Why don’t tire manufacturers line the inner surface with kevlar/carbon fiber or whatever-sort of make it bulletproof. Of course it would cost more, but for the ultimate in puncture protection?
Great demo
I need this for my ebike build!!!!!!!!
I give up.. just going back to running and will use the wasted money on a scat pack dodge charger
I bought a set too but the tires are wobbling. How do i fix the wobble?
Damn it, where the hell were these 10 years ago when i was getting THREE flats in 10 minutes of riding - in Afghanistan, where it took a long time for new tunes to show up? I was working there for 20 months in 2009-10. The skatepark I built myself worked great until “goathead” season came and the whole thing was covered in these insane spiky goathead shaped thorns that had blown in from who knows what kind of bush...I tried those protective strips that you line a tire with and they did absolutely nothing. This product would have a been a total life saver.
......if anyone could pull off the backwards trick you mentioned, it would be a good bet to choose Danny Mac Askill........one of the most skilled trials /trick riders.....I N ...T H E ....W O R L D .........
Anthony panza can probably do that trick but I’ve been a big fan for a while, I really like your vids. That tire protection will be really good for my bmx tho , I ride threw a lot of glass and thorns so it’ll help a lot with less punctures on my inner tube
awesome moonwalk reverse! haha. This might be a pretty useful product, considering that I've punctured a few tubolitos ...
Pretty cool product 👍
This is my 3rd comment.
Since you do reviews how do you feel about the BSD Revolution Hub, you could pull off that moonwalk fakie manual?