New no flat product.

[darwin]

I think this might be a winner and the price isn't crazy. Any opinions on this?
https://tannusamerica.com/products/tannus-armour

 

[darwin]

And then there's this, friggin amazing. Change a flat w/o removing the wheel.
https://www.amazon.com/Huffy-Bicycle-Company-Quick-Change/dp/B07MXLDSLK

 

[Wrench]

I think this might be a winner and the price isn't crazy. Any opinions on this?
https://tannusamerica.com/products/tannus-armour

I almost tried this one. But I didn't like the fact that the ends butt together.
The reviews also say that it makes the tire softer making the bike harder to pedal.
But on the positive side it's also a run flat

 

[Wrench]

And then there's this, friggin amazing. Change a flat w/o removing the wheel.
https://www.amazon.com/Huffy-Bicycle-Company-Quick-Change/dp/B07MXLDSLK

Too much $$ for a tube your gonna have to replace anyways when ya get your next flat.
Besides I don't like that the ends butt together

Carry a patch kit ya can patch the tube without removing the tire

 

[Member 30571]

Kevlar liners with slime tubes = No flats in over 2.500+ miles.

 

[DAMIEN1307]

Hi,

Same here as well...My last bike before the new one i built in May of this year, was 5 yrs old before frame broke and had gone 6,000 miles with Bell Kevlar tires and slime tubes...no flats ever and ive been and still do keep running over mesquite thorns, goat heads, glass, etc. here in the desert...i put new kevlars and tubes on the new bike but saved the older ones as spares that still have plenty of tread and life left in them...I never have any flats...DAMIEN

 

[Brent-S.]

Kevlar liners with slime tubes = No flats in over 2.500+ miles.

Where do I get this Kevlar liner and slime from?

 

[DAMIEN1307]

I dont use the "liners" but the actual "Bell" brand, Kevlar reinforced tires and the "Super Thick", "Slime" brand, self sealing tubes...Just run a simple google search for other suppliers as well...DAMIEN

Robot or human?

Robot or human?

My last bike before the new one i built in May of this year, was 5 yrs old before frame broke and had gone 6,000 miles with Bell Kevlar tires and slime tubes...no flats ever and ive been and still do keep running over mesquite thorns, goat heads, glass, etc. here in the desert...i put new kevlars and tubes on the new bike but saved the older ones as spares that still have plenty of tread and life left in them...I never have any flats...DAMIEN

 

[DAMIEN1307]

I just wanted to also mention about the tires/tubes that im using is that because of the extra stiffness of the Kevlar tires and using the Super Thick tubes, versus regular standard tires and standard tubes, that im doing somewhat of a break-in as well on them.

For the first 100 to 150 miles, I set them BELOW the recommended tire inflation recommendation of between 40 to 65 PSI marked on the kevlars.

I had them set at 35 PSI.

Thereafter The 1st 100 to 150 miles,I have them set at 45 PSI.

This proceedure seems to help a lot with flexibilty which you really want to have some with tires.

Anymore than 45 PSI, they will make you feel like the early pioneers of the old west, driving their Conestoga wagons on their hard wooden wheels where you feel every pebble you run over...its OK to run over the cockroaches though...lol.

Thats even with the weight of the bike at 80 pounds and my fat lard butt of 215 pds sitting on it,...(The bike keeps yelling at me saying, "Get off me ya FAT BA$@#%D")...lol...Those tires and tubes ride beautifully at 45 PSI and they really last.

I still have the old set i used on my other bike, what had the frame break on me, They have six thousand miles on them and show very minimal wear and tear, so im keeping them as spares, just in case...DAMIEN