That's an interesting one I've never heard of but makes sense! Thank you!

Brilliant - your old man MacGyvered the tires. Wish I was wearing a hat so I could tip it to him. Thanks for sharing.

The material sure sounds tuff but how do you keep them in place? Tape?

How bought some them hot dog pouches. Man tear resistant. Lol 😮

That's awesome! Seems that airless may be the future of bike tires since there are more and more of these tire inserts on the market everyday.

It's only not a thing yet because air is lighter then foam and foam isn't as good YET as air is for cushioning. It's a trade. And will likely always be a trade off

Thank you much!

Thank you, glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks for the sub 😄

Awesome, thank you! I'm glad that you found it helpful!

Glad you liked it! Thank you!

Thank you!

Sorry 'bout that! Didn't realize that the audio was stuck on left channel until too late.

I'm looking to add some of the crazy tractor sealing foam myself. Good to know it's amazing!

Yeah, it's pretty bad in my area too. Even after the street cleaner hits our roads there is still tons of debris that could cause trouble.

@kh. they're still hard to see, most of the time, when you're doing 30 mph

That's why I avoid those painted gutter bike lanes. I like the continuous left-turn lanes on many roads. Wider, better visibility as far as seeing and being seen, avoid conflicts with cars turning onto the road that tend to obstruct that gutter lane, more room to maneuver etc. I also use a mirror. I am 75 years old and the e-bike is a game changer for me, and for biking in general.

Roads are shit, Politicians are making bags

Thank you much! Glad you enjoyed it 🙌

Ouch! Yep, gotta have that Flat Out!

Great point - I tend to forget the baby powder sometimes. 😂

Baby powder?

Have heard a lot of people talking about the Tannus Armour losing thickness over time. Have you experienced this? Is it improper installation maybe?

Glad it was helpful. Thank you for watching!

Thank you kindly!

Very true.

Thank you much, I appreciate it ! 🤘

Glad you liked it! Haven't had any issues with the Tannus on my Runner yet, but then again I generally only get up 28/29 mph max. I was considering Shinkos but that added weight has me wondering.

Same. Even with Tannus liners and sealant, I got 3 flats in one month. When my knobbies wear out, I'm getting street tires.

Haha thank you, I definitely appreciate it! :D

Thank you as well!

I'm glad that you liked it. I think unless you hit a nail or any other large road debris you should probably be safe!

Thank you too!

For real, I hope the guy is doing okay after that lol

40x2?!

Haha. When I road a pedal bike I had flats now and again but with an ebike it's a common occurrence. I feel your pain!

Ebike tires are at a lower PSI which is why they're more puncture prone. Also they have more surface area.

I've seen a few people go this route, is this something you do on the regular? I would imagine it would add some weight but I guess around the same weight that a tire liner and 8oz of Slime/Flatout would add.

Hmmm that sounds brilliant..I just wish I seen this before changing my old tire a few days ago

Is there any issue with the belt straps moving in the tire and causing any effects due to any out-of-balance? Please share what you may have experienced by now. What method to fix the belt please?

@@houseandhobby6971 The strap I had ended up being too thin for my fat tyres so I bit the bullet and went with tannus front and back. Nice soft ride and worth the outlay imo. Safety at high speed would have been on my mind with the seatbelt strapping to be fair. I'm to old to fall off at 40 mph down a hill lol

@@moonshotsilver I appreciate you sharing your answer on this. I have some large yellow trailer straps from HF tools and will probably cut that to length. But also, I found that there are good tire alternatives that are used on motorcycles and scooters. Shinko models 241, 244, and 567. Sizing for those bikes differ. A 3.00x16" tire tube fits our bike 4x20 wheels/tires. Got the 244 based on look and price and reviews and will construction glue the strap in the tire (I think). And Flatout in the tubes. New tubes--going to trade out the whole crap package that came with the bike tire wise.

@@houseandhobby6971 Sounds like a bullet proof set up to reduce the risk of flats about as much as you can. Good luck and safe riding 👍

Thank you, appreciate letting me know! 🙌

Thanks!

What I would love to see is a video of putting the available tire liners on the market to a test what can puncture them and how much effort it takes to push a sharp object through. As example take one of the liners and start pushing things though it, and the second liner put into a tire and start running things over to see what will puncture them. And take some of the suggestions of alternative tire liners that people has suggested in the comments to see how they compare to the ones available on the market.

I've had that same concern, it can be a pain to remove the rear wheel. A tube sealant (slime) saved me from having to remove it on quite a few occasions.

@@ElectricRidesUT I used FLAT OUT on my E-Bike, a one inch screw stabbed my back tire, I removed it and flat out did the job, my portable compressor filled my tire back up to 25 PSI and it's holding strong a month later.

Don't take wheel off, just have a patch repair kit on board, remove one side of tyre and slip out tube , find puncture and fix it and slide it all back , easy.

It was on Amazon but looks like that exact version is no longer available. I've seen similar ones that look to be near-identical in design and function though. Such as: amzn.to/3z9F1mp

@@ElectricRidesUT Thanks for your time.

Agreed, I wish there were more solid fat tires out there!

You make a great suggestion! I considered adding solid tires or solid foam inserts for tires but I really couldn't find a lot that were designed for the fat tire ebike size. For the most part, everything was for around the mountain/commuter/road bike slimmer size tires. There are ebikes that use this tire size, of course, but they're not as wide-spread as the 3-4 inch ebikes tires so I decided not to add them. Do you have a brand that you're partial to?

@@ElectricRidesUT I have only tried one brand. I forgot the name, but they are yellow solid tubes. Lately, I have had a problem finding them in the right size for someone of my height range...which would be a 24 inch tire. I have also recently seen a few solid tires on Amazon, but I can't remember the brand. I think I have seen some solid fat tires, though. I just put the words solid bike tires on the Amazon search bar. AND, I even put in solid fat tires, and solid fat tubes. I don't think I found any fat tubes, but I think I did find a couple of fat solid tires. Solid tubes and tires are kind of rare, but they can be found. Amazon usually includes things not in your search description, which I find annoying. Sometimes, it is just other things, with none of what you are looking for. Some people don't like the solid tires and tubes because the ride is rougher, and that could be why they are harder to find. But, I saw a video a few weeks ago, in which someone was working on coming out with a solid tire or tube that has more air bubbles incorporated in the rubber, which makes the tire or tube feel more like it has air in it...with a softer ride. This sounds to me like it would be even more perfect. This would be the best of both worlds. Getting a flat, really socks, and I would personally rather deal with the rougher ride, than to have to deal with getting stranded because of a flat.

Have Tannus solid tires myself on my bike and trailer. Right now they are more than 50% off too.

never going to get a fat tire tube replacement. It would be just to heavy. this guy putting gorilla tape and using cool seal instead of slime with the new valve or he could have used an automobile rim shrader pop in valve aswell, is brilliant. but theycan of course leak eventually.@@ElectricRidesUT

Glad that you enjoyed it! Sounds like the problems I was having (still sometimes have) with flats. The pipe insulation/pool noodle liners also quickly compressed down to be as useless as a layer of Saran wrap when I tried it, not sure how other people prevent that from happening, much lower PSI?🤷‍♂️ I normally go with Slime just from habbit but from what I hear FlatOut is slightly more effective. I'll probably go with that the next time I need to swap out tubes.

I love to see that the solid tires/tubes are becoming more prevalent. Just curious, what was the main difficulty that you were running into while installing?

I use them for ebikes. the tire wall height is the issue. some have too much wall height and many have a insufficient wall height. finding the right tire is the issue. I used a kenda 26 2.125 ball;oon tire which gave just a tight enough fit yet did not force me to break the bead with the tire irons I was using. I am referring to the old school bell solid tubes and the stop a flat yellow tubes on amazon. a pedal bike can use them if they only use a skinny tire as the balloon cruiser tires use inserts that are way too heavy and uncomfortable to use with out motor assist. In mountain bikes I see now a pencil diameter tube used in a foam type covering that is used as a fail safe tube for trial bike races, but those are expensive still. costing $70 USD or more. It allows racers who must finish the race to complete despite a flat. @@ElectricRidesUT

With the weight of the solid tubes, the inertia means slower take offs and less battery time. So I would not recommend the balloon solid tire for any pedal bike. but for a gas bike or ebike 350 watt or higher they prevent flats and do not seem to hinder performance too much.

What a mess! Luckily, I've never experienced anything like that using sealant in my tubes. Very strange.

I don`t know but maybe just maybe vandalism. Just a thought.

That definitely sucks

Haven't thought of those. Let me know how they work if you do!

Nothing is certain in this life but death, taxes, and goat heads giving you flats. 🤣

I got the bikes fixed. Did my first ride to work today. 45 mins. Man was it cold 😅

Got both tires with lining, and slime. I now have been riding for a week from Sherman Oaks to West LA. Omg. It’s fun, but so cold some mornings and late nights.

I've heard of liners with kevlar woven in so I imagine it may work well. The only thing that may cause issues is if the tape's adheasive was acidic and caused the tire's rubber to break down over time.

That is great to know! Thank you!

It was all 3 times of months apart, I went full throttle going home as there were 2 turns 200 feet apart, I was feeling like them motorcycle racers leaning low around corner but I accelerate the throttle to keep speed up on straight away. Before my 2 nd turn I noticed a bit of a wobble of handle bars and knew my tire flat out , as soon as I made 2nd turn I almost wiped out as I saw tire flush out air. Happening a few times at same spot with same type of riding made it easy to figure out the issue.

@@ElectricRidesUT But e bike speed over 20mph puts a lot of pressure of the tires of all the obstacles and type of terrain bike encounters of that speed. The fat tires counter this but leaves bike hell of heavy. It is a MUST of any e bike rider with 2 inch tires ride the e bike like they would a car when encountering the minor bumps, dips, pot holes, driveway entry curbs, ect. I notice I've been riding fast like a kid speeding thru everything as I've learned the hidden reasons of e bike issues of flats and air out( constant re pumping air to abused tire) besides the traditional issues, this issue of riding of always easing up to 4 to 2 mph of encountering such terrain. Them pot holes going fast is a killer to the rim more then the tire.

I definitely want to check out a solid tire but for some reason all the companies stay away from fat tire ebikes.

What size did you get? I've been wondering if more brick and mortar stores are starting to carry fat tire/ebike size tubes now but I haven't seen much in my area.

@@ElectricRidesUT they have 26", 24", 20" and 16". The tires last me a little over a year if I rotate the tires when the rear one is starting to wear down.

Nice! Do you notice any difference between the Slime and Flatout? Some say Flatout is supposed to be slightly better. I've used Slime ever since I was a kid so it's usually my go-to.

@@ElectricRidesUT no difference for me.

I put green slime 2in1 in my tubes on my radrunner plus and it did jack nothin on two punctures I got. the tube deflated.

@@slugzkea You need to get the sealant that has "Kevlar" fibres and use half the bottle for each tire Flat Out Canadian Tire better prices than Amazon for this stuff

Flat out, here’s the proof why flat out is way better than slime and liners, it’s not even close, proof here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y75grJBjptmrgp8.html

It's a good suggestion, though, last I checked there wasn't a ton of solid tires for fat tires out there so I didn't mention that option.

I've noticed this as well, glad it's not just me. I used to have no issues with Slime - now it works most of the time with thorn puctures.. but not always.

I imagine it may help a little, but I think I received just as many flats on my 3.3inch Runner tires than I get on the 4inch tires on the other bikes. Let me know!

I'll have to try that one out, thank you!

Good choice, no problem with mine so far!

Okay then 👌

Very interesting! Nasty little things.

Maybe something that I will do in the future. Thank you for the suggestion!

Sorry about that, editing mistake that I didn't catch before I uploaded.

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