Tyre liners.

[gavroche]

Are they worth the expense and trouble fitting them ? Do they really work ?
What are your experiences using them.

 

[Punkawallah]

I used them over the Winter, and didn’t get a puncture. I took them off in Spring, and I did.
I understand there is some concern over wear on the tyre/tube, but mine seem OK after one season. Suspect I’ll leave them on the ‘touring wheels’.

 

[Dan Lotus]

I've used them in the past on a commuter, and potentially they have their place.
I recall them being good, but eventually they do break down and need replacing, or binning.
They caused me no issues, and I had no tyre deflations with them fitted.
Mine were the heavy duty material ones, that had adhesive on the back, and you basically line the tyre with them, sticking to the inside.
IIRC they were from Halfords.

I ended up stopping using them, and just went for more fairy proof tyres instead.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I've used them in the past on a commuter, and potentially they have their place.
I recall them being good, but eventually they do break down and need replacing, or binning.
They caused me no issues, and I had no tyre deflations with them fitted.
Mine were the heavy duty material ones, that had adhesive on the back, and you basically line the tyre with them, sticking to the inside.
IIRC they were from Halfords.

I ended up stopping using them, and just went for more fairy proof tyres instead.

Yeah - I hate it when I run over a fairy and her wand pokes a hole in my tyre!!!

 

[albion]

I have just put them on my rear folding ebike. They vary, mine are 20 years old, thick, solid and with edges I have attempted to smooth with good gaffer tape.
Time will tell.(200 or so miles done). The good quality cheap 20" inner tubes I bought were oversized so I also get some extra thickness there on my 1.75" tyre. My hope is also that at about 45 psi, the liner edge might never be any problem.

Careful what you buy, some are hardly thick enough to be rim liners. Any thorn that gets through mine will deserve a medal.

 

[Oldhippy]

Puncture proof Marathon tyres negate the use of tyre liners.

 

[MontyVeda]

Had some about 20-25 years back... when my tyres didn't really have their own puncture protection. They did the job.
Now my tyres have the protection built in, i see no need for the liners.

 

[numbnuts]

I had them on my road bike........a small twig went in to the side wall

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Are they worth the expense and trouble fitting them ? Do they really work ?
What are your experiences using them.

What is your use case?

 

[fossyant]

No, I suffered wear on the tube. Tried some years ago, then tried some a couple of years back as I was getting loads of thorns through the tyre on a canal commute. They worked, but over time it wore the tube so I got tiny punctures that were hard to find, but were along the 'edge' of where the liner was. Purchased heavier tyres.

 

[mickle]

The answer to the problem of punctures is puncture resistant tyres. With or without puncture sealing gunk of some kind in the tube. Or obvs in the tyre if tubeless.

Tyre liners add weight, increase rolling resistance, ruin ride quality and will eventually, (100% guaranteed) wear a hole in your inner tube.

 

[mrandmrspoves]

Puncture proof Marathon tyres negate the use of tyre liners.

Sadly they're not puncture proof - just highly resistant. Achieved at the price of equally increased rolling resistance.
Riding a recumbent trike - which immediately creates 50% more rolling resistance than a bicycle, I found standard Marathons the best compromise. Having moved to e assist the motor can deal with the rolling resistance better than my legs could and I know run Marathon Pluses.

 

[fossyant]

Sadly they're not puncture proof - just highly resistant. Achieved at the price of equally increased rolling resistance.

Tyre liners massively increase rolling resistance !

 

[mrandmrspoves]

Tyre liners massively increase rolling resistance !

As do Tannus solid tyres. Horses for courses, this old nag is not racing and Marathon Plus work for me.

 

[fossyant]

As do Tannus solid tyres. Horses for courses, this old nag is not racing and Marathon Plus work for me.

I no doubt. I have Schwalbe Land Cruisers for the commute - road/off road. Heavy and slow, but liveable with. Not something I like to do more than 20 miles with though.