Originally Posted by
RAF M
I was wondering, do you guys think this piece of iron nail could puncture anything in the market today? I doubt there are any.
Originally Posted by
TaintedRide
I don't think any tire on the market would have prevented that one either.
The Tannus tires are flat free.
I was testing a pair last winter. I'm back to pneumatics for the summer (different bike, the Tannus tires are an install, and leave on until one is done with them).
My tires have absorbed some mighty large slashes in the tires over time. No nails or screws so far
I do fear that something big will cut the tire off the rim, but so far the existing cuts don't seem to be expanding, and nothing so bad to lose a tire. My theory is the thick soft rubber tends to absorb bigger slashes than a thinner tread rubber + casing otherwise would have. Perhaps the solid tire also picks stuff up worse than pneumatics, not that it really matters.
I do feel the tires are slightly slower, and have a slightly rougher ride than the pneumatics, but I also hate changing tubes in the rain. They are also about the same weight as the Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires, so a bit on the heavy side, but not unreasonable.
Traction is a little slick, but may be similar to Gator Hardshells, but less than the Schwalbe Marathon Pluses.
Originally Posted by
manapua_man
If it's a big enough nail that's positioned just right and you're going fast enough it could kill your tire *and* your rim. I've only had it happen once but it's possible. Another weird one I had happen was when I had a tire nearly cut off the rim by an old razor blade that was in the gravel on a path I was riding.
Yep, perhaps the greatest risk would be a nail or screw damaging the rim, not the tire.