Was reading some different reviews on these (700c) and was wondering if anyone here uses them. Is it necessary to buy the £100 set? or a less costly pair from eBay would do? Are they easy to fit? or require a lot of skill and a workshop?
Was reading some different reviews on these (700c) and was wondering if anyone here uses them. Is it necessary to buy the £100 set? or a less costly pair from eBay would do? Are they easy to fit? or require a lot of skill and a workshop?
I tried one on a back wheel this year - Ball ache to fit unless you have a tool and a mate.
I will wait for a year or two before trying another - I do dry trails and road mainly.
On a hot day it was ok until the tyre got ride hot then it seemed very heavy.
Im a big fat git and use 32 or 35 but this was a 32 from memory. Tann or green or something like that
Manhole covers or white lines not wet, damp or even first thing in the morning were a definite no no - nearly went A over T a couple of times on a very very slight turn - glad I didn't try the front wheel.
Back to my Conti sport contacts................... for years these have been tyre of choice for me.
As for ebay cheapies I have never seen them - is it for a commuter ?
My london bike always has Marathon 32's
B
Last edited by Brian; 12th August 2017 at 12:46.
Here....
lot of glass etc on the roads and paths , get fed up with punctures
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/700x23C-Bi....c100290.m3507
Last edited by sestrel; 12th August 2017 at 18:00.
Bicycles had solid tyres before Mr Dunlop invented the pneumatic tyre. There's a reason that solid tyres are now routinely only found on kiddie tricycles.Originally Posted by sestrel
Err, cos kiddies hate punctures too?
Then the kiddies should use Kevlar belted tyres, keep them inflated to the max rated pressure, and learn to spot glass on the road.
That way they get to have a lighter, faster bike with a smoother ride, better handling, and much safer levels of traction than the other kiddies who bought into the solid tyre hype.
And have you tried GreenTyre or Tannus?
Have had a few wrecked Scwalbe and Armadillo tyres. Very few areas locally that aren't covered in glass, nails, every sharp thing you can think of. Not fun trying to fix a tyre on a tiny mountain road in the pissing rain, with no lay-bys or space for miles.
Would actually like to hear from someone who has actually tried them..
Last edited by sestrel; 13th August 2017 at 10:04.
Interesting thread. Thanks OP.
Flats are driving me and my son to despair too.
That's it Tannus - my mate has the tyre(and rim now) - spoke to him yesterday and asked him what he thought.
He's back on his normals - I don't think that it is necessarily a valid comment from him though since the tyre was a "given" to try.
I don't think that I would spend 50 (if that's the price) the new supreme may be worth a look for that money.
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I though there was tyres full of some sort of micro bubbled foam, that fill like solid tyre but behave a little more like inflated.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
These ?
http://tannus.co.uk/ctg_1101134549.html
my tyres are recommended to run at 80psi, so 110 seems bloody hard...
Yes. Probably quite hard but better than full rubber.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Tubeless with latex inside. Will not be as puncture proof as solids but the ride quality and grip will be far superior.
Let's face it solid and thick carcassed tyres with lots of puncture protection do not ride well. Fine perhaps for a commuter but not for recreational road riding where grip and ride quality make the ride more enjoyable.
Well, yes, with the snag that tubeless is not so easy to repair (inflate) when you do get a puncture.
Also some puncture protected tires are pretty good, like the Conti Gatorskin.
Lastly solids are developing rapidly and the ride qualty of the latest crop is pretty much on par with 20 to 23 tires. The Tannus tires are used quite a lot over here and I can imagine that the next generations are just down the road.
Meanwhile I am fitting a bit sturdier inner tire when the current one blows. Pinch flats are our main challenge. As such I have the 28s ´over´inflated at the cost of ride comfort, meaning that I am keeping solids into view.
We did a climb route this morning.
Stuff solids! till they get LIGHT!! I want helium filled tubeless, heck, a helium filled frame and lighweight EVERYTHING and shed 10 kilos myself even if that makes me look anorexic if I am to do this sort of routes more often.
Real experts
Well, if those guys can get on and win with Them..
Couldnt afford to change my rims to fit them though..
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