you might just as well use schwalbe marathon plus. Weigh as if they were made from solid tungsten, rolling resistance of a tractor tyre and absolutely unpuncturable... basically the same, but less hassle.
how much more do they weigh than alternatives? my bike came with them and i haven't bothered to change them yet, only was considering it since they barely have any grip for off-road
In Brazil, we do something similar. We use a smaller and old tire, cut its bead, and install it as a puncture protection tape between the main tire and the tube.
I normally 'overtube' for winter commutes. 35-45mm gravel 700 tube inside 28 or 30mm tyres. The tube doesn't expand to anywhere near its design stretch so it's wall thickness is thicker. Worked all last year and during the TPT FKT attempt last year
I tried slicing the valve off a blown inner tube and packing it between the rear tire and tube as a puncture barrier. The tube as liner is softer than a tuffy, i.e., less likely to cut the tube with its sharp edge.
@OGK KID it doesn't happen often... But carrying tire plugs will take care of anything large enough not to seal. If plugs don't work, you were going to have a bad day no matter what.
I live in the Mojave Desert, and goat heads are EVERYWHERE! I used to get flats on every single ride! Then I switched to a tire with a Kevlar layer, and tubes with Slime. I have not had a single puncture in over three years. Yes, it does weigh a bit more, but it is worth it!
Tannus liners and FlatOut.......That's what I use in my Himiway Cruiser.....watch this....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--X0y-2AsGRk.html
Am enjoying your channel. Thanks for the videos. As for double tires, as a youth (1970’s era) I would do exactly that. Take an older tire, remove the bead and then put it inside a full tire. Worked wonders. My buddies could never figure out why I never had a flat tire! I don’t have any science to prove it, but there it is! Keep experimenting and sharing. And stay safe!
Back in the day there were 18x700 tubs doubt if you could find now though. Training tubs were the thing,then. Cheap & cheerful but heavy & slower. Nowadays a lot of pros are on tubeless. Provided tolerances and standards are improved they are the future.Thanks for the entertainment.
Not heard of this trick but my dad used to line the tyre with an old inner tube. It works and for sure doesn't have as much rolling resistance as this.
Ex pro Bad huff did something similar He would do a second tire with the head cut off and a thorn proof tube inside of it. Another unique tire setup Tom Brinker(tandem track sprinter) would put water in his tubes for extra resistance
Well after I commented on your last video about how I don’t suffer with punctures on my road bike with tubeless that scuppered it as I got one today. Few quick spins of the wheel and it sealed! Got home ok with hardly any loss of pressure
I put solid tyres (Tannus) on my belt-drive bike one week ago. I've done about 400km on them so far. They ride slightly harsher than a fully-pumped 28mm tyre and are slightly slower. I'm still a bit ginger on corners, haven't stretched the friendship yet. That said, I wish I'd done it years ago. It's a game changer for me. I'm putting solids on at least one other of my (eight) bikes.
Try using Mr Tuffy Tire liners. Been using them with great success. I use the reg ones but they do have light weight versions. The weight penalty is very minimal. Also I ride in the Sonoran desert and flats are typically guaranteed but not with these.
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I have done this some years ago using two normal (tubed tyres) for the inner tyre, I cut off the steel beading, so I had 1 inner tube followed by one tyre with no bead sitting inside a normal tyre. Was hard to put on, tyre width was 1.75" mountain bike wheel. Was quite heavy, I got no punctures but later replaced the tyres with Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres, now my choice tyre for large/wide wheels. A side note, looks like you could use a tyre glider to get those on and off. I bought one some months ago - so easy.
we used to do this with BMX's back in South Africa, but we would cut the inner tyre to make it sit inside the outer tyre. You then had a strange crinkled effect on the wall. never got punctures and in the old days there was less time spent fixing punctures
I've heard this ideia in other places too, but the best option for me is still to buy some kevlar reinforced tires (such as the Hutchinson Fusion 5 All Season that you were using) or, if you cannot find a tire with that but you still want to ride it, buy some inner inserts from Vittoria for example: It wont prevent you from puncturing, but it will certainly take you home or somewhere safer where you can patch the tube.
And here I was, frustrated with my new bike having tyres that just keep getting punctured all the god damn time. Almost hopeless, saw the title of this video and a slight smile rose to my face. Clicked on the video and you are putting a tyre inside of a tyre. Gee, thanks. What a great solution to my problem 😂 Interesting idea for sure, can definitely see that being effective against punctures, but maybe not what I'm looking into trying, would love to ride for longer than three miles 🤣
I've wondered whether running gorilla tape (or similar) around the inside of the tyre where would provide a good second skin to help punctures? Work for tubeless and clincher.
I tried to put some tape to continue to use my tire after a big puncture once. Some kilometers after I got my inner tube leaking as chaffed by the tape, took me some time to figure out why 😅
The amount of friction between the two tyres should be massive. I assume that this setup has more rolling resistance than one tyre with really, really good puncture protection. :-) Not even speaking about tubeless, but for a normal clincher setup: an inner TUBE expands smoothly to the walls of the tyre and kind of "strengthens" the tyre from the inside. With two tyres: As the inner TYRE doesn't really expand to the outer tyre and there is probably always a gap between the two tyres, the outer tyre should always deflect more - even on smooth surfaces. And while doing so it additionally rubs against the inner tyre. But of course I have no data to back this up. :-D
I used to have a big issue with goat heads (Acanthospermum hispidum) ruining long rides ... I once had 5 flats in one ride. Tire liners (Mr. Tuffy) fixed that, albeit at the cost of some road feel and a bit added weight. They won't stop side punctures, but everything short of a drill bit is kept out.
Yeh, i done this years ago. Using two clincher puncture proof tyres, but I cut off the beed and a small amount of the tyre wall on the inner tyre, so the outer tyre would grip the rim better, then stuck a tube in. Worked a treat, heavy as hell, but what don't kill you makes you stronger.
Used to do similar as a kid on our homemade off road bikes (Before MTB's made it across the pond) and it works: Cut the beads off a bald road tyre, fit this inside a normal tyre with a tube. Homemade tanus armour, 35 yrs before they invented it....... I honestly don't remember how it rode TBH but it was bullet proof and all my mates soon followed suit and used it.
I use a fairly standard setup for road riding of continental hardshell gator skin 25mm folding clinchers during the winter months I do run them on lower pressures as they are quite a thick tyre particularly the side walls I weigh 74 kilos and run them about 70psi I only ride on the road but I ride in the new forest area which in winter has quite a lot of grit washed onto the road. I average about 4000 miles of winter riding so I have done two winter seasons with the same set of tyres and zero punctures. What I think helps is after every ride I flip the bike onto a bit of carpet and wipe the tyres down, I then check for any flint with a light and get any flints etc out with a small screwdriver. Takes about five minutes, I think the puncture you get on one ride is a flint you picked up on the previous ride. As Barry Hoban once remarked when Mark Cavendish was going through a period of having a lot of punctures. "you want to look where you are riding"
Best trick for me is just another innertube cut/split around the inner diameter, the valve removed and line the tyre with it. Then add the inner tube. Works a treat no punctures for years, and pretty light compared to another tyre. Enjoy all these vids.
We used to do it back in the day, when I was racing (in Denmark) and you couldn't get tire inserts. Just cut off the bead and it works like a charm. No punctures and and more training due to the extra rolling resistance
We use to call it a double boot. Works great. we had to trim the metal ring off the wheel years ago. I use a heavy puncher proof marathon plus for winter now. There a kilo a piece. But no flats
I used to put a clincher inside a clincher back in the 1980's because I had an engine mounted on the back with a roller that would wear out the rear tire fast.😀
Interesting. I've been using vittoria airliners in both my Aeroad and 02 VAM for a year and it works great. Sealants have fixed any hole and that reassurance of the airliner is nice. Was a massive pain to install though.
This is one of those, do as i say, not as i do moments. LOL. So many better options now with tubeless, tire liners and sealants and Schwalbe marathon tires. This was fun I'm sure tho. You should do some speed test LOL. I want to see the speed differences. To make it more exagerated, do it on the ebay bike. LOLOL.
fund video - on a serious note I would welcome a video on bike maintenance - the best and most straight forward way to change a tyre on carbon rims with tubes - thanks for considering keep up the great work
We use to do a similar thing to that on our Raleigh burners in the 80's. We cut the beeds off an old tyre and put it inside the new one with the inner tube. Rock hard ride though. 😂😂😂
Hutchison Fusion are the worst tyres I've ever used, prone to blistering and a complete waste of money! Currently on Pirelli P-Zero's TLR and they're great!
I tried slicing the valve off a blown inner tube and packing it between the rear tire and tube as a puncture barrier. The tube as liner is softer than a tuffy, i.e., less likely to cut the tube with its sharp edge.
Anecdotally, using inner tubes that are 1.25x bigger than your tire (if the tube has a size range, refer to the smallest limit) helps mitigate punctures. I don't know why for sure but it might have something to do with the tube stretching less and not becoming thinner.
I've run tannus armour inserts inside Serfas Drifters for over 8k miles, with a tube full of sealant - zero punctures. Yes they are slow, but they are 650b x 50s anyways, so, just a more bulletproof Cadillac now :)
I did something similar on my commuter ebike. My scheme was an inner tube, a puncture proof strip, an older tire of the same size as the mounted outer clincher that has the beads cut off, and then the outer clincher. I did this because rear punctures seemed 2-3 time more common than front ones. It hasn't punctured yet after 3-4 thousand miles or more. I lost track. These were 26x2.0 or similar.
@@richardharding9385 I put the old tire on the inside and the new on the outside. So the old one never actually wears out - guess. I've not changed it yet but have changed the outside tire once.
It feels horrible, I did something similar with my cruiser bike, it felt super rough and made a single tire feel like you are riding on clouds, it definitely reduced flats tremendously however, I don’t think it was worth it, I did manage a flat and then had to remove 2 tires then fix the flat and checked the tires and found I had numerous thorns etc in the top tire, I undid it and never tried it again
1/3 thru the video and having a relapse of putting on my WTB ByWays with Tannus Armour a few months ago… was hard as all crap. Took to LBS, took them four people and an hour… I’m going back to see how/if you got it
I've got a slightly less ridiculous (albeit also less hilarious) tip for punctureless riding: Conti Gator Hardshell. It is a little less resilient than Schwalbe Marathon (mentioned elsewhere) but much faster and lighter. With Marathon I had no punctures ever, Conti is approx 3k km between punctures (but I am also 100kg rider commuting year round and doing gravel on them, so for normal riding, it might be better)
yeah... nice to watch on video, but at today's time probably not the best idea. I do agree that it is "harder" to puncture, but not impossible as a sharp nail can still go through both tires (harder, but still possible) and that would leave you stranded on the side of the road. There are better options in tire armour strips, foam inserts and tubeless sealant that can reduce risk of puncturing even further (and still be safe and enjoyable to ride).
when you burn your hand run a cold tap and place your hand in the stream of water. the water seems to take the sting away. holding your hand on a ice doesn't seem to work. i know i tried it myself and the water works extremely well.
Yeah 😂😂😂, I did that, but I cut the rim's off an old 25mm tyre and put it in a 28mm tyre , It worked OK, but as you say it felt sluggish, 🤣😂🤣 Love your program, keep it up 🤘🤘🤘
What gets me about all this tire puncturing stuff is I don't believe for a second that with our current level of technologies and development we can't make either a tire or an inner tube that is impenetrable. I just don't believe it. PS just love that American flag 🤣
Its almost impossible to get punctures with something like Schwalbe Marathon tires. The downside is that they are just heavy af and thus feel completely different to something like a GP5000
@@xgon7645 yep I've experienced those too and I guess if you're not too worried about the weight savings and all that jazz it's very cool. But like I said I'm sure there are compounds and technologies out there that can make a nearly impenetrable tire or tube. I paid double everything to be able to just run one tire for years.
Was thumbing through a 2001 Mountain Bike Action mag. Came across a review of Kenda Kno Flatsss system which is basically what you did here! 3 stars out of 5 for rating😅
I run sealant in my tubes. I also take take super glue with me on rides because you can glue together tires if they get a bit slit. Saved me when I rode over a piece of glass one day that I didn't see.
Commuting from Essex to London daily I got so sick of flats on my road bike that I put a Tannus solid tyre on the back. Not had a puncture in months, but you really feel every bump. RideLondon is going to be a harsh 100 miles!!!
The idea isn’t exactly new. Back in the eighties (when I raced as a junior) we already had a tough ribbon called “Mr Tuffy” which we put on top of the inner tube. It would stop anything, short of a full size nail. That did happen to me once, but that nail even punctured the rim.
OR you can use a thick, puncture-resistant tire and add a tire liner to protect the tube further. It would ride better, be cheaper, safer and you'd only make your winter rides 50 watts harder, which will pay dividends come spring
It seems like it isn't really worth the hassle. Why not just run puncture resistant tape or tyre inserts? The rolling resistance would be better and you'd still be able to use your fingers the day after installing it.... 😅
I have to shout out to the old school Wolber Invulnerable. I was a bike courier and racer in the eighties. I did wear them down to the steel being visible.
I don't know how roads are there, but in Romania i just use the cheap Schwalbe Lugano kevlar guard 25c and no puncture in 4000 km, on my citybike -Schwalbe Marathon 32c, those are tougher
You could drill a 2nd valve hole and put in tubeless sealant between the 2 tires. But, then it would be a lot like the Schwalbe system, only heavier and more difficult to manage.
Hi, There are really strong tires against puncture if you do not bother of weight and it i is way easier to mount. And it would have in my opinion a better efficiency
If you're worried about punctures why not just get some tires like the Schwalbe Marathon or Marathon+? I use just the normal Marathons and they haven't punctured for over 2 years now even though I have seen some pretty nasty glass and stones get embedded into them after finishing some rides.
+ 1 for tire liners. Especially for winter or commuter bike, if you want to use tubes. They’re made of plastic, so more durable and puncture proof than rubber. Have had just 1 puncture through that setup in about 5-7 years. In terms of riding - they feel slower, but not by that much. There is a bit of strange sensation with them when the wheels are rolling, as its essentially a strip of plastic with overlapping ends, which then create a bit of a bump at the overlap.
Just get Conti Gatorskin tires and pump them up to avoid pinch flats. It will cost you some watts in rolling resistance but so does the tub in tire nonsense.
‘If there is a wrong way to do something, then someone will do it…’ you just know that someone / somewhere is about to give this a go!! maybe this vid should come with a huge disclaimer!! 🤔
Great idea but this is one trick “WILL NOT” TRY ! Thus seems very dangerous & reminds me of a time in 2002 a racing bud of mine’s borrowed a set of sew ups from a friend and didn’t know that the tires hadn’t been glued to the wheel. On the very first lap my buddy crashed out of the race because the tire rolled off the rim 🤨😂
Just get some of those new 3D printed tyres from Hutchinson and Pirelli. These have numerous separate air compartments, so if you do get a flat it will naturally be self contained. It works a bit like the compartmentalisation used in the good old Olympic-class ocean liners. Sorted:)
