Tannus Armour: Best Bike Commuter Upgrade Ever? 

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I have been using these tyres for over 10 years. Never worried about punctures. Previously in late spring, autumn and winter, it was a puncture nightmare cycling in country lanes after the hedges had been cut and the road was full of thorns. The only problem I found was spokes breaking because the solid tyre does not absorb shocks as good as tyres with air. Make sure the wheel is doubled wall and not single wall rim, the spokes will not break so easily.

Specialized Air Check self-sealing tubes. Maybe I've just been lucky, but these things have always worked for me.

Pretty cool. I'm ordering two today. Thank you.

look forward to the follow up video

On my DIY ebike with 26" wheels I went with tube with sealant inside from the manufacturer. So far I had two punctures on the rear tire that "self healed' after re-inflation. So far, no complaints.

Would like to see a tire with this built in already.

With a standard bike, go with the solid tires. The ride is worse, but it's honestly not that bad. I got multiple years on mine. The things are bulletproof. Maybe traction is worse, but I'm commuting, not racing. When I switched to these armor inserts, I got maybe 4 months out of them. I ran over a screw that went straight through everything. I didn't want to deal with the Hassle of changing tubes, so I went back to driving for far too long. When I finally took on the task of fixing my flat, I pinch flatted 4 tubes trying to install them. (I didn't get small tubes, as suggested here. Probably a mistake.) I also caved in the sidewall of my rim. At that point, I gave up on the inserts. I'm back up and running now with just some tire liners. (I bought new wheels, which were too wide for the solid tires, which is why I switched to the armor in the first place. Not wanting to throw away money on this wheelset, I'll deal with any flats I get for a little while.)

I've considered similar, but watching this, I don't think I could deal with a flat with these inside! I've only had one puncture in a year and ride in crappy UK weather and gritty cycle paths. My tyre of choice is a Hutchinson Sector 32c, a fast but cut/puncture resistant. They set up tubeless really well, but for commuting I use a butyl inner tube and 20-30ml of milKit sealant. milKit doesn't dry out and the puncture I got from a piece of flint didn't result in a flat. Instead, I removed the flint and left the sealant to do its thing for three days when I then patched the tube at the weekend.

*Enjoy the ride!*

Where are people riding that they get so many flats? I go months without a flat. Sometimes a whole season.