TLDR: these are fantastic I ordered these about 4 months ago and figured I would wait to give a full review. Out of the box these are fantastic for a commuter tire, no more filling them with air, no more punctures, no more worrying about flattening the rear tire because of the added groceries weight, just install them and move on. The installation process was a little time consuming because of the pins, but I've had regular tires that were harder to put on, budget about 20 minutes/one beer per tire. Getting them on the tire can be a little tricky, but I ended up using the zip tie they came with to hold one side on and it was much easier, also the rubber is stretchy which helps, otherwise a friend would be a good idea. Once they pins click in place these arent going anywhere, including I am pretty sure off of the rim, I think you would have to cut it off if you ever wanted to remove it. The other review are correct that it has a slick coating for the first 100 miles, But I was able to remove it super quickly by doing a few laps along a gravel road so if you have one available that is an option. Ride quality wise they are a little stiff at first, but an equivalent sized gatorskin tire is much worse and these get a little softer after the break in period. The only downside I have noticed is that during cornering because they dont deform to the road they will slide out a little earlier then a regular tire, but for commuter purposes you shouldnt be cornering that hard anyway and at 40mm they are wide enough you shoudnt worry unless you are trying to race on them. I put them on an ebike so I am not sure but I also suspect these have a higher rolling resistance compared to other tires but I have not noticed because of the motor. Overall I have put almost 700 miles on them over gravel, bike path and road and there has been no deformation and minimal wear. The only things I would suggest changing would be to make the design a little more grippy, and to wait for the color choice you want. But if you are looking for a fire and forget commuter tire these are it. Honestly I'm not even sure where my bike pump is at this point.

There are two themes in my critique in that of user friendliness and adequate information. First however, one thing that was kinda a shock, there is nothing to plug the hole in the rim. In a facetious gesture they provide a patch kit, like ha ha. Living near the ocean salt is everywhere and a hole on a rim is not ideal, went to the hardware store, got an automotive plug. A missed opportunity for a sticker or plug that could help advertise the tires. When purchasing mtb tires there is plenty of info and pics to ensure a good purchase. Getting the box and reading the riding limitations was something that should have been available prior to purchase. How about a sticker with the size of the pins on the bag(s), a universal one would work. Both the chart online and the written instructions gave incorrect info when choosing the pins, putting the tires on two different size rims they were 0-2. Different installation info is scattered or hidden on the video, the website and in the box. Putting the tire in the sun was most helpful, did it on the second wheel a few days before installing. Getting the tires on is like reading Crime and Punishment, better once done. The best analogy for the ride is that of a sports car, a bit stiffer but made to go fast. My bike has locking front suspension so I can alter the ride quality on the fly. Have already run over a nail, pulled it out kept riding. Good once on, set and forget. Gravel tires or dirt path able, would've been my choice.

Well lets begin with, great product!! I bought the tire armor. While you do not sell it in my size yet, i purchased a size up and cut to fit. They feel firm, yet take some of the bumps from trails and roads. The smoothness and feel while a plus, the real reason for buying these was because of glass. Other tire liners give you 1-2mm of wimpy protection. Your liners stop glass before it pops my tube!! I have been spending hundreds of dollars a year on tubes and tires, your liners have put an end to that. While I don't expect them to last forever with as much glass as there is here in the inner city, I have been flat free since installation. I am very tempted to try your flat free tires now. You do make those in my size!! Yay!! " Tannus, the company that saved biking in the city!!!" is what the people of the future will say. I'm sold on these. Great product, keep up the good work!! The people on the motorized bike forums i've told about these, are pretty excited. We've been waiting for over a decade for something like this to hit the market. I'm willing to bet if you design a tire specifically for the motorized bike community, it will have a huge fan fair behind it. Thanks again for the great product, and good wishes to the whole team down there at Tannus. New Fan Phillip M

I've been riding here in Arizona for 8 years, cactus and glass abound and flat flat flat, bought tannus slick 100lb 700-25c for my Reynolds aero 90 carbon wheels and yeah no FLATS. Yeah at first some rolling resistance but not a lot, just a mile per hour or so, now after riding these for 1 year my leg muscles have compensated for that and I'm back up to speed, so very nice to ride anywhere and not worry about fixing a flat. I'm riding a tririg omni and no quick release levers to stick out in the wind they use Allen bolts for aero, so tougher to remove a wheel and stand the bike somewhere during repair. These tires are holding up well as I've ridden about 1200 miles and can still see the center ridge so they are holding up to the road wear. I'm going to put a set of 700-25c 110 lbs (hard) on my Renovo wood bike with aero 72 mm wheels to see how these work. I drove to Tucson AZ. And had the bike shop that sells them mount them as that was difficult but they did it the same day and for $30. So nice to just concentrate on the ride, not is that tire going flat, they help in training at first then you'll outrun the pack.... Highly recomended super fun to ride... Thanks Tannus

I ride about 6,000 miles per year in a mix of commuting and distance riding. I put the first pair of Tannus tires on my commuting bike, and now also have them on both of my road bikes. I’m very happy with the Tannus tires and couldn’t imagine going back to regular bike tires. Here are a few details about my experience: -I’ve read reviews that talk about a 5% speed reduction, which I haven’t experienced. They feel like normal tires, normal speeds, no change in rolling behavior. They’re normal bike tires. -Installation was pretty simple, although I’m experienced at bike repairs. It took 60 minutes to install my first one, and 30 minutes each for the other five tires. -I have my own weight scale and weighed the differences before and after. The weight differences are negligible. For example, the rear wheel of a road bike weighed 4.1lbs when equipped with continental 4000’s (with tube and rim tape also). The same wheel with the Tannus portal tire is 4.2lbs. On my commuting bike the weight change per wheel was 1.5 ounces per wheel. Summary: very happy with my decision. Anyone want to buy a used air pump? :-)

These are a bear to get on the rims, I put them on last night and I'm a little sore this morning. The best way I found to install them, get all of the plastic retention pins installed in the tire. With the rim standing up start back side of tire into top of rim. Snap 3 or 4 pins into the rim to hold in place. With the provide tool start working the tire around the rim like you would do to install a normal tire using tire levers. Once tire is stretched around the rim, you can use the provided tool to snap all of the top side pin into place, as the pins snap in place push down on tire and you will feel the bead lock into place. Then turn the tire over and you will have to snap the first 3 or 4 pin you started with from the opposite side of the tire. Then inspect all the pins on both side to make sure they are all lock into the rim. This review is for how they install. I will write another review for how the tires perform on the road once I get a chance to take them for a spin. So far I like them, just know it is a work out to get them installed. I wouldn't want to do that every day.

I bought a set of 700x28 @110PSI a year ago for my single speed bike and they are great, so this my review: Installation was a bit hard to get the tire into the rim and it took a bit of effort since it has to be tight. They replaced tires that ran at 100PSI so at first, you can feel every crack, stone, or any debris that you roll over. The recommend breakdown period is 80 miles, but to me it was after 300 miles that it stopped noticing these...or maybe I just used to. I ride on the road along with traffic 95% of the time so I'm often forced to roll over whatever debris are flushed off to the side, so having not to worry about getting a flat frees my mind to focus on navigating the road. I love the fact that I don't have to carry a spare tube and a pump anymore. They guarantee these tires up to 5000 miles. Being and avid biker, I put 600 miles in one year, so this might very well be the last set of tires Ill buy. I'm switching all my bikes to Tannus tires as the current pneumaticntitea wear off.

I got my first set of Tannus solid tires nearly 3 months and 60+ rides ago. They are great. I never worry about a flat, and they honestly don't feel any different from what I had been used to with tubed tires. In other words, I didn't feel any weight difference. Normally, in this (summer) time of riding, I would have gone through at least one new tube and one new tire (plus multiple patches). But now...none of that. I ride on paved roads in the Appalachian mountains, and these are great. And just the other week, I was riding when I suddenly felt something "klicking" under me. I stopped, and I saw this 2-inch spike (flat-sided, no-head flooring nail) sticking out of my Tannus tire. I got a pair of pliers, pulled it out (about 3/4 inch was outside the tire, about 1-1/4 inch inside!), and I really couldn't even see where the nail had been. I got back on, went on to complete my ride, and have ridden another half-dozen times (so far). With the Tannus tire, that nail never happened!

I had a frustrating year with flat tires, at least 15 flats from April to July. I bought the Tannus Portal 700 28C, and installed them August 2, 2020. Currently have 217 miles on them. They ride and feel like normal tires. I am really happy with them, there is no difference in performance for me. They are a little hard to get on, but not impossible, I actually had to take them off and add a second layer of rim tape as my rims are deep, but reinstalling them a second time was a lot easier. They are light, though possibly slightly heavier than my prior Tube/ Tire/ tube liner combo, but if you account for the removal of the patch kit, tube repair kit, hand pump, and wrench then the tubeless setup is a lot lighter. I even got rid of the pouch that I stored all this stuff in. Since I had them installed I also pulled a thumb tack, a metal sliver, and a small nail out of these tires. I recommend them to anyone who wants to spend more time riding than fixing flats.

I put these on my brand new Brompton M6 - Prime Mover in RED! My Brompton is Black, silver and red. Looks AWESOME with the red tires. I am a heavier rider...loosing weight fast! The tires DEFINITELY need to be worn in. At first they are VERY squishy and feel unstable in turns. This is NORMAL! I now have 250 miles on the tires and they are a DREAM!! Broken in they are stiff and stable in any condition...rain or shine, paved or gravel. It is incredible not having to even think about where I am riding and wonder if I will flat. I don't have to carry spare tubes, tire tools or pump! AWESOME!! Keep in mind, the tires are a WORKOUT to get on! That's a good thing though,...it just means they won't accidentally come off. I HIGHLY recommend getting these tires on your Brompton or any other bike you might have. I ride my Brompton EVERYWHERE. I commute, run errands and will eventually travel with it. Not having to worry about my tires is such a great feeling!!

I cannot express enough how extremely happy I am with these fantastic tires you do lose a little bit of rolling resistance so my top end speed may not be as fast as it was before but my cruising speed is exactly the same I notice all I have to do is put my bike into a lower gear and everything feels exactly the same my bicycle is my only form of transportation I do not have a car I go everywhere with my bike and not to have to worry about checking air pressure having a flat tire just get on and ride and not have to think about is priceless I will never ever go back to a regular Tire again just think about it no maintenance no flat tires no worries this is absolutely the best investment I ever made I love my new solid tennis Tannus solid tires so much when I get the money up I'm going to switch all my bicycles the new Tannus solid rubber tires I would give my new tires and Tannus 10 Stars if I could

I'm a 47 yr old woman and I bought these tires to ride my bike to work and not have to worry about a flat making me late. I reviewed a few web site but ultimately bought Tannus tires. I bought them online and the first one was hard to install but I also did not read the instructions the second one was a breeze but I read the instructions. They worked great my 1 and only complaint would be that they kind of feel as if you were riding on a tire that was low you had to push a little harder to make the bike move. For the bike I had i was only able to choose one size and it only gave me an option for regular air pressure. I hope whoever stole my bike is enjoying the tires they are the only things on my bike i would want back. I'm actually looking for new tires on the site today for a bike my coworker gave me this bike I can buy the hard ones and try them out and come back and review.

I bought these after taking on a work commute that was about 20 miles rt on Chicago roads full of detritus and potholes, and having no time or energy to deal with flats. While I definitely broke a sweat getting them on, I did so in one evening without buying a special tool. The tires changed riding. I don't have to look at the road anymore to watch for bits of glass and divets and I can pay more attention to what's going on in traffic. I also don't have to carry a bunch of tools with me when I go out, just in case. They've done well on my fixed gear through winters and summers, whether they were ridden daily or left sitting in a garage for a few weeks, then ridden heavily again. I'm getting another set just to have around. If there has been a speed reduction, I haven't really noticed it, though I never kept my tires extremely inflated.

I just installed 700x28 solid tires onto my Bianchi e-bike. I've always been concerned to be out on the road for long rides with a bike that requires significant extra work to replace a flat tire. That worry is now gone! The installation was a bit difficult, and I did need the support of my 26 year old son to help stretch the tire onto the rim. Tannus customer support was extremely helpful and obviously recognize that installation can be an issue and said that I could return everything for a full refund if it did not work out. I'm wondering if they could provide an installation service? I would be happy to pay to have someone else install these. Especially now that I went through the process myself. Bottom line is the product is a great value and my maiden voyage was a successful 20 miles with absolutely no problems. Thanks Tannus.

I have read many reviews on these tires and I finally decided to get a pair. Most of the negative reviews were around installing the tire and how hard it was. I didn't realize how bad it was going to be to install the tires on the rims. I even bought the $20 tool to help. I am glad I did. It was the only way I was able to get the plastic pieces to clip into the rim. I spent an hour plus on each tire installing them. If Tannus could come up with a solution to install the tires in an easier fashion I would definitely recommend them, but as for a time saver so I don't have to worry about flats, I'm not sure this qualified. I can change a flat tire in less than 15 mins. With over 3 hours of install time I could have replaced over 12 flat tires. Not convinced that they are worth the work of getting them on the bike.

12/01/2023: 18 months since I bought a pair of 700x28 slicks for my single speed and after putting over 750 miles on the tires, I love them and can certainly say that I am switching all my bikes to Tannus tires. At first, they felt a bit too "solid" where I could feel every single crack and rock on the road. It is supposed to take about 60-70 miles for them to break-in; but i think it was at 250+ miles mark that they felt like regular tires - or maybe I just got used to it. Also, not having to carry a patch kit (pump, inner tube, tire levers, Co2 cartridges) is a nice added bonus. INSTALLATION: It takes work to get them in the rim so make sure to check all the necessary measurements (Tannus are very good at returns though). Once the installed, though, they don't move. I think i will have to cut it to take it off.

I recently purchased a Vision R40 recumbent bicycle w/ the 16" front wheel and 26" rear wheel. I purchased a Mini-Velo: 16"x1.25" for the front tire and Razorblade: 26x1.75 for the rear, both Sahara Tan. The front tire was very hard to put on. My husband did the installation for that tire. The rear was much easier and I was able to put it on from start to finish myself. I've taken it out for a ride and couldn't be happier with them. They look great with the blue paint on the bike and most importantly, I will not need a tire kit/pump/tubes. It provides a huge peace of mind. This is the second bike I've put Tannus on. No regrets. Both of my bikes are used for commuting and fun. Mostly street riding, some gravel, some dirt. Will continue to purchase these tires and would recommend them to the every day rider.

I recently purchased a Vision R40 recumbent bicycle w/ the 16" front wheel and 26" rear wheel. I purchased a Mini-Velo: 16"x1.25" for the front tire and Razorblade: 26x1.75 for the rear, both Sahara Tan. The front tire was very hard to put on. My husband did the installation for that tire. The rear was much easier and I was able to put it on from start to finish myself. I've taken it out for a ride and couldn't be happier with them. They look great with the blue paint on the bike and most importantly, I will not need a tire kit/pump/tubes. It provides a huge peace of mind. This is the second bike I've put Tannus on. No regrets. Both of my bikes are used for commuting and fun. Mostly street riding, some gravel, some dirt. Will continue to purchase these tires and would recommend them to the every day rider.

I got a set of Tannus airless tires after watching some videos and talking with Tannus. I will say they were quite hard to get installed. I was able to get them on the rim using zip ties which came from a separate video, that part was more or less the easy part. Once I got them on latching the little pegs in was the part that was rough. I am super glad I got the P tool or I may have flipped a table trying snap them in. I think the P tool should be standard. Once I got them on and snapped in it was magic. I hopped on and took a ride in 112 degree heat to see how they ride on the hot asphalt which I was worried about. They did not get squishy at all. I was impressed. After riding them this weekend, I do not think I will ever go back to pneumatic tires, goat heads and my tires do not get along.

Purchased a recumbent trike earlier this year and use it for long rides, including commuting 15 miles each way 2-3 times a week. Changing a tire is not a big deal, but when its raining and dark I'd just rather not. Tannus is not available in my front tire sizes so I can only use it on my back tire. Peace of mind for that one tire is huge. The ride is rougher, depending on the road I sound like I'm talking into a fan. Not an issue, but noticeable. Installation was a bear. Took a lot of muscle. Because it's a trike I didn't notice a difference in the rolling resistance. Bottom line is I'm very happy with the purchase. I just wish i could have it on my front tires as well. Love the color options. Riding is still as fun as ever and now I don't have to worry about my back tire. Appreciated!!

This is a product that all tire manufacturers should be watching. Bicycle manufacturers should consider these as standard on their road bikes. Use: Paved/Country roads Rims: Carbon. Not a scratch from install/pins Install: There are a lot of videos/concern about installation. My installation experience really wasn’t more difficult than installing a tube or tubeless tire. A lot less mess too. I watched the video, warmed the tire, used the provided tool to seat the pins. Made sure the tire was seated along the rim. Feel: I purchased the “hard” compound in red from the European Tannus site because the USA site only carried black. When installed they have slightly less bounce than an air tire but they feel the same as my old tubeless road tires when inflated to 90 psi.

I've had these tire for almost a year and love them more each time I ride. I always knew checking tire pressure and pumping up was a pain-but now that I don't I can't believe how much time you waste doing that stuff! ALL I WANT TO DO IS RIDE-NOW I CAN!!! Recently I led a ride we affectionately call the Fun 81-it's a day ride on trails here in Ohio. We hadn't even taken off and BANG a dude's tube blew. I just shook my head-shoulda gone airless... 20 miles later another dude's tire goes flat, fixed it and the next morning it was flat again! Why every person who rides doesn't ride airless I will never know. I LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE I HAVE NO FLATS-WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE IN THAT WORLD!!! Thanks Tannus for making the world I live in-keep up the great work :)

I got a set of these to put on my road bike as I ride in Arizona and you deal with cactus spines, goat thorns, and all sorts of other nasties, even on the paved trails. They have been absolutely fantastic! They feel practically identical to my regular rubber tires in terms of grip and rolling resistance. I absolutely love that I no longer have to worry about topping off the air in my tubes before a ride, and I don't have to carry a patch kit in my saddlebag because I'm not going to get a flat! I got the bright pink tires to go on my bright-blue bike and I get SO many compliments on it! During my last triathlon, I had a bunch of fellow athletes yell "cool bike!" as we raced. It's super fun and makes me look even more forward to taking my bike out on rides.

Absolutely love the tires and recommend them all the time. My initial set was the Slick 700 x 23c regular 105 psi. I put 3000 miles on those. They then introduced the New Slicks. I now ride the New Slicks 700x 25c, 95 psi. I've put 500 mi on them. These are even better than the first. The ride is smooth. The handling is great and the grip is excellent. The ride feeling is equivalent to my Continental Grand Prix 4000s II pneumatics and I don't worry or care about rode debris. The weight is within 2.4 oz of the Continentals and my bike lost weight overall by dropping the spare tube, irons and pump. Customer service is great. I recommend getting the P-tool. It makes installation faster and easier. Give them a try. You won't regret it.

YES! YES! I researched and researched before purchasing. This company not only spoke to me on phone and email, they also helped my bike repairman when he called them as I had ordered the wrong size to begin with. I promptly was refunded when I returned my incorrect set. My bike shop put the tires on for me and when I return for a bike tune-up, I'm hoping he'll be selling these tires in his shop! Great communication from company. Great ride! I expected them to be rougher on the blacktop roads, but they were not. These tires give me peace of mind to ride as far as I want without worry of any flats. Thank you Tannus. Sylvia Nuss, Kansas