Tannus Armour
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Beekeeper
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I have a Cube and finally installed Tannus Armour in the rear Tyre. I was getting so many punctures even with a Mr Tuffy tyre liner.
I have 2.6 Nobby Nics.
Get the Tannus which goes up to 2.5. It fits perfectly.
You might want to use a smaller tube. I use a 2.5 max tube inside the Tannus and it’s great.
You are meant to use a reduced PSI of between 5 and 10 to your Normal pressure. I’m using 28 PSI at present and seems ok.
also if you did manage to get a flat which is very unlikely then the Tannus is thick enough to allow you to ride the bike slowly home.
I have heard of people using much too low a pressure in the Tannus and getting a pinch flat but if you use a sensible pressure then nothing really is going to puncture the Tannus. The thickness of it is incredible.
i guess the main drawback is the extra weight. It is twice the weight of a Mr Tuffy liner but probably 100x thicker. Therefore I’ve only got a Tannus in the rear at the moment.
some find it difficult to put in but it was fine and you will probably never have to do it again.
it really is a well made product. Virtually indestructible
the only video I saw where someone could cause a puncture with it in was to repeatedly stab the tyre with a dagger ?
They also managed to cause a puncture by taking most of the air out and repeatedly bashing the wheel on the edge of a brick to create a snake-bite pinch flat as the Tannus pinched the tube.
I have 2.6 Nobby Nics.
Get the Tannus which goes up to 2.5. It fits perfectly.
You might want to use a smaller tube. I use a 2.5 max tube inside the Tannus and it’s great.
You are meant to use a reduced PSI of between 5 and 10 to your Normal pressure. I’m using 28 PSI at present and seems ok.
also if you did manage to get a flat which is very unlikely then the Tannus is thick enough to allow you to ride the bike slowly home.
I have heard of people using much too low a pressure in the Tannus and getting a pinch flat but if you use a sensible pressure then nothing really is going to puncture the Tannus. The thickness of it is incredible.
i guess the main drawback is the extra weight. It is twice the weight of a Mr Tuffy liner but probably 100x thicker. Therefore I’ve only got a Tannus in the rear at the moment.
some find it difficult to put in but it was fine and you will probably never have to do it again.
it really is a well made product. Virtually indestructible
the only video I saw where someone could cause a puncture with it in was to repeatedly stab the tyre with a dagger ?
They also managed to cause a puncture by taking most of the air out and repeatedly bashing the wheel on the edge of a brick to create a snake-bite pinch flat as the Tannus pinched the tube.
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deksawyer
E*POWAH Master
Did you buy the one that requires a tube or the newer "armour" version which doesn't?
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Err...good question, I suspect the one that requires a tube.
There's already a fairly long tannus thread .. It only needs someone to search before they post..
The latest update even proposes similar threads to stop people double posting ..
It's not the end of the world, sometimes it needs a fresh insight.
Lots of threads also diverge, once it's then too long - say , if you merged them all .. no one bothers to read it all - how many times do you see thread which has reached two pages and the whole third page is people responding without reading the rest.
The latest update even proposes similar threads to stop people double posting ..
It's not the end of the world, sometimes it needs a fresh insight.
Lots of threads also diverge, once it's then too long - say , if you merged them all .. no one bothers to read it all - how many times do you see thread which has reached two pages and the whole third page is people responding without reading the rest.
Beekeeper
🍯Honey Monster🍯
I did not need to trim. It was a perfect fit
Pdoz
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
There is also tubeless armour :
tannus.co.uk
Tannus Armour Tubeless inserts, rim protector & run flat - OFFICIAL SITE
RedBull riders Tom Van Steenbergen and Reece Wallace ride Tannus Armour Tubeless, lightweight rim protector. Compared to Cushcore, Huck Norris, Armour is much more easy to install, lighter. Value for money.
tannus.co.uk
Pdoz
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
There is also tubeless armour :
Tannus Armour Tubeless inserts, rim protector & run flat - OFFICIAL SITE
RedBull riders Tom Van Steenbergen and Reece Wallace ride Tannus Armour Tubeless, lightweight rim protector. Compared to Cushcore, Huck Norris, Armour is much more easy to install, lighter. Value for money.
Thanks, it's not on the Aus tannus site.
Gotta ask...why bother? Tannus means no tubeless gunk for me, and I live with the dead feel as the price
It doesn't work on upside down tyres.
Marketing ? Grab part of the tubeless market ? The runflat idea is nice I guess .. but you're not going to actually ride properly like that and it's another 150g a tyre. Would make more sense in my head just to run a 150g heavier/stronger/more puncture resilient tyre ?
Pdoz
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Aaaaaarrrrghhh.....my head explodes trying to visualise a northern hemisphere sphere.
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Is another 150 grams a big deal on 23kilo + bikes ?
In theory no, as a comparison to the weight of the bike as a whole. But, it's 150g of unsprung weight which can make a huge difference to handling and performance. The bike will accelerate slower, turn slower, the suspension won't be as effective or efficient.
In fairness, for most of us, we probably wouldn't notice the difference.
As an example, I run DH22's - these weigh about the same as if you'd hand carved some solid tyres and rims from a block of teak.
They certainly accelerate slower, but I love them even though they should in theory be a handling and performance disaster.
Pdoz
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
There's something about tannus that gives a dead feeling, particularly on the front. I've never been able to decide if it's the foam slowing down the tyres response / dampening out small input, or if it's weight related. It definitely isn't fixed by adjusting tyre pressure , and it's not a traction issue - just harder to bounce of things. I've tried adjusting fork pressure and dampening but can't seem to fix it.
So perhaps unsprung weight, I guess the easiest way to decide how you feel about 150 gms is to add an extra 150 ml of sealant?
Either way, if it means no sealant I can live with that dead feel
Beekeeper
🍯Honey Monster🍯
Today I had a puncture in front tyre. A nasty thorn.
Tannus armour in back and Mr Tuffy in front. I’ve just ordered a Tannus to go in the front. After using Mr Tuffy for 6 months I’m not very impressed.
Tannus armour in back and Mr Tuffy in front. I’ve just ordered a Tannus to go in the front. After using Mr Tuffy for 6 months I’m not very impressed.
Beekeeper
🍯Honey Monster🍯
ive not tried tubeless yet.
It's like tyreless but takes longer, but is way better.
Fear not the change to tubeless ....
(though for some people/conditions tubed does work better).
Beekeeper
🍯Honey Monster🍯
Anyone with a Tannus insert store their bike with the tyres deflated? I read somewhere that the insert becomes compressed over time and needs to be stored deflated so it can recover its shape.
is this true?
is this true?
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