I ride my Catrike recumbent 15-20 miles/day. The recurring flats picked up from riding on the local farm roads were happening several times a week. I remembered using the Mr. Tuffy liners on a mountain bike quite a few years ago. I installed them on the two 20 front wheels and no more flats! I bought a liner for my 26 rear wheel but haven't installed it yet because flats haven't been an issue with the rear yet. (Different tube/tire on the rear..) I won't hesitate to put it on at the first sign of trouble. I no longer head out to the garage for my morning ride to find my trike listing with a flat. Don't the let the weight of these liners scare you away.
Installing liners took about 30 minutes, partially inflated tube helps to keep the liner centered on tire tread. No more stress about seeing and avoiding road puncture hazards on those dark rainy nights. Have been riding with tire liners since 1982 on both Mountain and Road bikes now have them on my Hybrid, Over 30 years without a flat due to a puncture! Here's a tip if you get sidewall damage due to a pinch or sharp object slit you can deflate and shift liner to the side of the tire between the tube and the damage inflate and RIDE back!
Rather than going tubeless I opted to install these liners. They do stop some problems but not all - I don't get nearly as many flats as I was getting before I put these in. A bit difficult to work with - especially out on the trail.
I've owned several bicycles over the years and I've always used tire liners and have never had a flat tire with them between my tire and tube. terrific product glad they are on the market and available to everyone.
If you hate flat tires, here's your solution.
If you don't race and would rather ride than change flats these liners are the way to go. I have them on all my bikes and I have only had 1 flat in 15 years. The flat was caused by a staple that went through the sidewall, missing the tuffy liner.
I don't like flats...enough said.
Simply amazing - not one flat. I dug two pieces of glass out of my tires that would surely have caused a flat prior to the installation of the liners. But due to having the liners on - they prevented the glass from puncturing my tires. I commute more than 100 miles a week through some of Portland's worst streets and roads, so these liners get a test every day. And every day they stay Tuffy...
No flats so far, 100's on the bike since install. Was a bit of a pain staying put until tire was inflated but worth the fuss.
I was plagued w flats on my commuter bike so I pulled the trigger on the standard wt. Tuffy's. It was easy to put on and didn't really notice additional rolling resistance (my tires are already large 700 x 42). I only have few hundred miles on these but wo them I'd had a flat by now so I'm sure these are working like it suppose to. I like them so much that I bought the lighter versions for my road bike. So if you're getting more flats than you deserve slap these on enjoy the ride.
There are a lot of goatheads in Boise, so I got these. No flats so far!
Purchased these to accompany some schwalbe marathons on my commuter bike. Looks like flats are a worry of the past. Havent had a problem with them yet.
Here in Northern California, the star thistle is a mtn biker's nemesis. You just can't avoid them and it's not uncommon to find a dozen or more of their little needles sticking out of your tires after a ride. I've tried puncture-resistant tubes, goo-filled tubes, etc., and Mr. Tuffys are the only thing I've found that reliably works.
Yes, it adds weight and works, but some things get through. I do a fair amount of riding in the dark commuting to and from work in the northeast. Riding to work one early winter morning, I picked up a rather large piece of glass that gave me a flat. Don't worry, I was able to make it to work.
I commute on a recumbent tricycle in Las Vegas, Nevada, mostly in bike lanes on secondary streets. The front right tire is always near the curb where all the trash collects - especially glass and Russian thistle thorns. About once a week I check the tire tread, and I have found and removed plenty of evidence of repulsed attacks, but so far (about 900 miles) no flats. The tread on the OEM tires was pretty thin, and after 5000 miles is even thinner, I'll replace them with a heavier tread when the time comes. Contrary to some reviews, I found the installation (on 20 inch tires) easy. Since I have had no occasion yet to repair the tubes, I have not inspected the interaction of the liner with the tubes. My rating would be five stars if I had a year's worth of the same experience.
After several flats and a $20 taxi ride home. I have, over 2 years, have bought two of these, nothing to dislike.
This lays down pretty flat and overlaps slightly on a 700 tire. Forget any cloth applications.
I used Mr. Tuffy's for years in my training set with gatorskins and logged probably around 8 thousand miles with them. Never one flat. Ever. Great value.
