Tannus tyres
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Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I had a solid tyred Rudge as a child - the ride was horrid.
More recent attempts at solid tyres have yielded the same result, dreadful ride and handling, particularly around bends.
No doubt Tannus reckon their tyre rides well.
Cyclists will take some convincing of that.
Until then, solid tyres will only be seen on wheelchairs and wheelbarrows.
More recent attempts at solid tyres have yielded the same result, dreadful ride and handling, particularly around bends.
No doubt Tannus reckon their tyre rides well.
Cyclists will take some convincing of that.
Until then, solid tyres will only be seen on wheelchairs and wheelbarrows.
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
The only place for a solid Tyre is on a forklift truck, £99 a pair they're having a laugh
Racing roadkill
Guru
I've got a new pair on my crosstrail. They are surprisingly good, an absolute barsteward to fit, but worth the aggro. A bit on the pricey side, but totally puncture proof (they are solid after all), they roll no worse than the M+ I replaced, and Tannus reckon they'll be good for 4000 miles.
- Location
- Glasgow
Is that not very little, considering the price?
andyfraser
Über Member
- Location
- Bristol
I just worked out that that's less that a year and a half commuting. £99 is certainly more than I'd pay for M+'s in that time. I still can't decided whether they're worth it.
- Location
- Glasgow
I got a pair of Marathon Originals, they have done about 5000 miles with 2 deflations, one a pinch flat and the other due to inner tube valve failure.
The bike is kaputt, but the tyres are like new!
Another bike has M+, I dare say they will last 8000 miles easy.
So, no, far too pricey.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I'll have to look them up, sounds like Marathon Originals are the way to go.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Brompton sized ones are £89 a pair.
I paid about £40 to replace the rear on my Brommie with a Marathon, including a new tube and a few quid to fit it.
No idea which would last longer.
I'm not keen on patching tubes, so If I did get a puncture or two on the Marathon, the solid tyre would work out cheaper.
That is interesting, I use M+'s but would consider a pair of these for touring duties, the cost for zero puncture worries and less weight (tubes/kit) doesn't sound expensive to me Then again, I haven't had a puncture with M+'s in 4000 miles.
I think I read in a review that a skid/slide can cause them to lose shape?
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Racing roadkill
Guru
If you have a big slide / skid, you could end up with a 50 pence piece stuck to the tyre for a few miles. But it would have to be the sort of skid that would shred a normal tyre to the cords, to cause it as far as I can tell.Really. That is interesting, I use M+'s but would consider a pair of these for touring duties, the cost for zero puncture worries and less weight (tubes/kit) doesn't sound expensive to me Then again, I haven't had a puncture with M+'s in 4000 miles.
Globalti
Legendary Member
That is interesting, I use M+'s but would consider a pair of these for touring duties, the cost for zero puncture worries and less weight (tubes/kit) doesn't sound expensive to me Then again, I haven't had a puncture with M+'s in 4000 miles.
Er.... how much do these tyres weigh?
For me one of the joys of road cycling is in feeling the bike under me and fine-tuning the frame, wheels, tubes and tyres to get the best possible ride quality and handling. I've achieved the closest yet to perfection with my Roubaix SL4 on Ksyrium SLs with lightweight tubes in Veloflex open Corsas and I would think fitting solid tyres would be like putting cart wheels on it; they must feel horrible to ride.
A review
"The weight of the tyres was within 5 grams of the quoted weight from the Tannus website, being 375g each. The clips added another 11g per wheel when assembled. When you consider that a similar tubed setup on a road bike comes to ~ 700g (that’s tyres & tubes at ~500g and a mini pump or CO2 system, plus repair kit at ~200g), the overall weight penalty is an un-noticeable 50 – 120g. As such, weight cannot be realistically used as a reason not to give the Tannus tyres a go"
Racing roadkill
Guru
I wasn't expecting them to be any use at all. I was massively surprised by them. They feel a little odd at first, especially when you bank over, but the advantages of them, poor weather, and with pointy sharp stuff all over the place at this time of the year, is really noticeable. I haven't gone for the 23's on the roady yet, but in a 35 for the crosstrail, I'm very impressed thus far.
