Tannus tyres review

Weight wise the 700×comes in at 430g per tyre , significantly lighter than a Schwalbe Marathon for example at 560g, excluding the inner tube and rim tape. Yes, the ‘P’ wor the P-fairy (hmm, I never realised how wrong that sounds). Price as reviewed : £54.

South Korean brand’s latest solid tyre – it prefers to call them “airless” rather than solid tyres. Before John Dunlop invented the. As it is though, the thin profile is pretty much the only.

Review : Felt I should follow up on these, after I got slightly enthusiastic in another thread before buying tannus armour. I wanted to wait a bit longer till my proper review but a rear puncture in the first miles or so has made me bring it forward. I’ll try to explain.

HOW LONG DO THEY LAST? Our airless tires feel and perform like a regular tire, but are 1 puncture proof 1 PUNCTURE PROOF With no inner tube, it is impossible to get a puncture, however the tire still feels and performs like your regular tire. Imagine that…a ride where you never have to worry about a puncture.

It was apparent on the first few rides, with the tires feeling rigid and plastic-like, most notably in cornering. As I got past those initial miles, the tires started to feel much more normal, save for the extra resistance and harshness. In my experience though, they still have a long way to go before they can even come close to the comfort and speed of a clincher, tubular or tubeless tyre.

I am nowhere near as experienced as Noah is, but I’ve added my thoughts as a less aggressive rider who tends to split my time pretty equally between the bike park at Crested Butte Mountain Resort and the trails throughout the rest of the Gunnison. Tannus , which claims that the 1. However, initially I had the wrong size pins and then it turned out the wrong size tyre, even though I had measured the distance between the internal lips of the rim as required. There are no super-wide sizing options yet though.

It also adds equivalent weight and sluggishness to going up a gauge of tyre. This extra cushion helps reduce arm and hand fatigue, as less technical sections become butter-smooth and big hits don’t rattle your bones like they usually do. In addition to protecting. They are more aimed at commuting and social cyclists, rather than those seeking the lightest most responsive tyre. Now I have no fear of going out on my own and having to do puncture repairs at the side of the road in the cold.

It’s made me cycle outdoors so much more than i did before. They are slightly harder work on the legs but once you adjust to that you have become stronger which is also a bonus. No more tyre levers, pumps, inner tubes, patches and glue. No more standing in the rain wrestling with an obstinate tyre and a filthy wheel. Puncture-free, non-pneumatic tires have been around a while, but the trade-offs are hard to live with.

Jennifer Stuart-Smith. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. The Solid Tyre Bicycle Shop on Whitechurch Lane in East London. You can expect to see up to 0miles on these tyres.

And the technology’s not new — they’ve been supplying midsoles and outsoles to companies like Nike for years. The key questions are: how do you fit them and how do they actually ride? The general idea is to give the rider better flat protection and the ability to ride at lower pressures without getting pinch flats.

Sorry, the video player failed to load. I wouldn’t buy anything else. Their performance is great for anything other than a race. The only absolutely puncture free tyres are those that are completely solid. Made from extruded Aither, they’re held to rims using individual clips and don’t require that you use a traditional rubber tire on top.

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