Tannus tyres

[albion]

Away from philosophising here is a real expereince..
http://grumpycyclistuk.com/author/grumpycyclistuk/

It is worth noting that when I went back to a road bike I had similar problems to him, hardly been able to use my brakes because of pain.
That subsided, so old bones like his might soon get used to that likely harsher Tannus ride.

Other comments also suggest you reduce cornering speed by about 30% but if the main market is commuting I doubt that matters.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Away from philosophising here is a real expereince..
http://grumpycyclistuk.com/author/grumpycyclistuk/

It is worth noting that when I went back to a road bike I had similar problems to him, hardly been able to use my brakes because of pain.
That subsided, so old bones like his might soon get used to that likely harsher Tannus ride.

Other comments also suggest you reduce cornering speed by about 30% but if the main market is commuting I doubt that matters.

That was a pile of horse crap. I demand my 5 minutes back.

 

[albion]

Well quite useful if others have that first reaction.

He maybe should have persevered not realising his body would likely adjust.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Not strictly true, you forgot - live in the hills with traffic lights at the foot of every route off the hill, and kill them in less than a thousand miles. Sometimes riding styles are dictated by the terrain one rides in.

True.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Well quite useful if others have that first reaction.

He maybe should have persevered not realising his body would likely adjust.

So do the tyres, despite the protestations of the chaps in shop what fitted them they sure as hell DO have a 'breaking in' period.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Bromptons are used almost exclusively for commuting by most owners, so it's all stop-start riding and thus lots of braking. That said, riding style makes a huge difference: anticipate and brake gently and you'll get 2000 miles; do an emergency stop at every set of lights and you'll kill them in 500.

Isn't that the best excuse ever for a disc braked Brompton then?

 

[brand]

@Andrew_Culture
Found the ones I bought years ago (at least 12 years) took an astonishing amount of time to get on.
My main problem was noise and cornering. You never said how you found them on either?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

@Andrew_Culture
Found the ones I bought years ago (at least 12 years) took an astonishing amount of time to get on.
My main problem was noise and cornering. You never said how you found them on either?

Until I saw your post I hadn't even considered noise, which I guess it's no issue. Ditto cornering.

Materials have changed a lot in the last decade, I'd say these Tannus were 85% ideal, which is good odds!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Another update... Nothing unusual to report.

 

[ianrauk]

Tannus are releasing an updated, lighter version of their tyre

Tannus

 

[potsy]

Tannus are releasing an updated, lighter version of their tyre

Tannus

Bob's review doesn't sound very good, shame as I think they could be a great idea in the right circumstances.

 

[albion]

Well, it might finally get him a reply and refund for his email.

 

[EasyPeez]

Has anyone tried these new lighter 1.1s yet? I'm seriously considering a pair of 28mms for the winter commute but am struggling to find any reviews other than one pretty negative one on Wiggle.
Road.cc said in February that they would report back on their test pair but can't seem to find any update on there either -
http://road.cc/content/news/141771-tannus-launches-new-aither-11-solid-tyres

Cheers, Andy.