Any one here gone Solid? (tyres not frozen in Carbonite.)

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    Leviathan

    This spring I have had quite a few punctures. I recently replaced some tyres I’ve ridden since last summer with brand new Continental GP II (25mm) and already I have had 3 punctures this month and some nice big cuts in the outer. I am used to inspecting the tyre for embedded glass that can work its way through to cause a puncture but lately I just seem to be getting outright punctures from larger pieces of glass. 

    There just seems to more of it on the roads and more potholes than ever. It seems that Humans fascination with smashing bottles in the road will never end. Perhaps they are jealous of we superior beings; they may be afraid Velo Sapiens will force them out of their metal boxes.

    So I though I would google again solid tyres and found Tannus. They seem to have good review and people say they don’t notice much difference, but it is great not to have to worry about punctures. There is a lot of talk about rolling resistance, however no one is talking about weight, at nearly double a normal tyre. I already looked at tubeless and filling your tyres with gunge doesn’t seem to me that it will prevent cut, just mean I am replacing my tyres more often.

    Has anyone tried these or similar? Does the weight matter or would new wheels counter the small difference. Any idea how they wear? I don’t want to be riding on squares with no cornering after a few months. Worth a try or wait and hope?

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    dottigirl

    Where are you riding with

    Where are you riding with that much glass?

    I’ve been off-roading on my 4000s the last six months and they’ve been fine.

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    BrokenBootneck
    kev-s wrote:
    Not tried solid tyres but i use Schwalbe durano plus (folding bead)

    I do 5000 miles a year commuting through a major city (lost of glass, pot holes and other debris, nearly hit an abandoned kids scooter in a cycle lane last week)

     

    Not had one puncture in 5 years and i wear the tyres down till the protection belt starts to show through

     

    https://www.schwalbe.com/gb/road-reader/durano-plus.html

     

    Durano are bomb proof 3 years and not one puncture they just keep going. 

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    kev-s

    Not tried solid tyres but i

    Not tried solid tyres but i use Schwalbe durano plus (folding bead)

    I do 5000 miles a year commuting through a major city (lost of glass, pot holes and other debris, nearly hit an abandoned kids scooter in a cycle lane last week)

     

    Not had one puncture in 5 years and i wear the tyres down till the protection belt starts to show through

     

    https://www.schwalbe.com/gb/road-reader/durano-plus.html

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