How To Install Tannus Armour Tire Inserts | Tannus Armour

Finally got fed up and bought some of these liners for my fat tire ebike last month. Got so fed up with 3 flats within a few months after just replacing the tubes. Had my Tannus liners for over a month with no issues now. Pulled out about 6 thorns and no damage to the tubes.

My inserts were very difficult to install, in particular getting the second bead seated with 26x1.95 tyres. Took 2 of us to get the bead on, not like the video 😄 Very pleased with the end result though

my suggestion is just make an armour and tube all in one? make the tube embedded i n the insert and maybe a longish valve to accommodate deeper rims?

looks far easier to get the insert in the tire than it actually is

Installed two Tannus inserts of different sizes in same size tyre to see what is best (a bit too small or cut to size as per Tannus recommendations). First trial was a Tannus 700x42-47mm in a Maxxis Rambler 700x50c so on paper, a little bit under-sized. Went in without a tyre lever with good coverage on the tyre sidewalls as far as I could see. Install was a breeze, the insert looked a bit narrow for the tire, but once inflated, the beads and the sidewalls were secured as low as 25psi. The second trial was a Tannus 29x2.0-2.5 cut to size down to the 2.0 mark on the Tannus walls - 2.0 inches is about 50mm. Install was simply impossible for a single person, the insert was too wide and too rigid to allow the tyre bead to sit in the rim groove. I cut the Tannus sidewall another 5mm on each side - more than Tannus recommendations - so it measured like the smaller insert. This time I managed to install it with a lever, but it wasn't a walk in the park and in case of failure when riding, the reinstall wouldn't be fun :(. Same result when inflated, at about 25psi the beads were seated and the sidewalls secured. My take is: "if right between two sizes, go the smaller Tannus size" Can't wait to give them a go on both road and gravel with a bit less pressure than my usual setup.

After getting half dozen flats on the mrs fat tire bike (26x4.3 ) I put the tannus with their recommended tube size ( very easy install ) and not a flat tire since. I now bought the tannus tubeless inserts for our MTBs I am so impressed by the product. Thank you tannus 👍

Great product idea! Although a bit expensive in my opinion. I just installed the 26" x 4.0" fattire Armour and had a very difficult time fitting it. Admitted that my huge balloon tires are a hassle on their own to get fitted without flatspots..and the 10cm wide rims make ot all very difficult to get lined up correctly. For some unexpected reason, the armour is a smaller circumference than my inside of the tires, they're at least a few cm off! Therefore the tubes needs to stretch them alot and everything gets lots of friction to get fitted..i did need to cut the walls of the armour to get over the rims. After all the hassle of Wrestling them on and getting the rimtape tubes, and tires to stay somewhat where they supposed to be.. i inflated my tires to find out still my tirebeads wont align correctly. Both wheels have a low spot making them annoyingly wobble. I tried rolling with low tires pressure carefully..to squeeze everything into place.. didn't help.. inflating at a higher then recommended pressure made te tire to sits a little bit better and i leave it now overnight hopefully so that i can find its way a bit better.. If not im needing to lube my tires so hopefully they can slide better into place when pumping. I like the Idea en assurance of knowing they are puncture proof..but there is no way i can tell my tubes arent pinched anywhere in the rim and everything is just way to rigged,stiff and sticky to get to the correct place naturally.

Just installed a pair of 29x3.0 inserts. Still a couple of low spots on the bead, but going to leave them overnight and reassess in the morning. I’m very excited to be puncture free at last

Can the tannus 26 fit on a 27.5 ?

Good video you might want to consider doing that for a living

I just installed these on my e-bike. Actually feels smoother than without it. Installing though is a pain. Did take quite a while to do both wheels. The hardest part I find it getting the valve into the valve hole while the armour is half on. Also at one point the rim tape slipped and the hole wasn’t where it should. It really is annoying to install

If I plan on regularly switching tire while keeping the tannus armor with the same original tire it was installed on, is it relatively easy to install the tannus armor on and off, once the insert is worn in to the shape of the tire?

@tannustires Just curious why you would supply a tube with a scharder value with a 29 Tannus Armour insert? I mean most rims have smaller holes for presta values, not schrader

Not as easy as you think, and some tubes are just not available smaller more r&d is needed for proper fitting. They do work if you can install them properly. 43+ year's bicycle technician here.

I’m changing road tires to off road tires now and the tannus inside the road tires already stretched a bit and left wrinkles inside the other tire, is it safe to use still?

My insert was rammed into its packaging box & very twisted. They remained screwed around when inside the tyre too! The wheels wobble all over the place. Charlie Chaplin should've used them in his movies. How do I untwist them after the damage in their packaging?

I bought inserts for my fat tire ebike and I still get flats.I just ride on the street.Problem with insert is they go flat and don't provide the protection because the foam flattens in your rim tube the other thing is they are almost impossible to change with inserts in the tire.I have taken to bike shops and they don't even like changing them they charge me triple the normal price to change a tire.I thought Tannus would be the fix but I swear to God I have had to fix over 5 flats within a year still with the Tannus inserts.Way over priced for pool noodle donuts.I am ditching them because I believe they have been more problems than they are worth.I thought I would really like them, but I hate them now not worth the money at all!I'm going to try Tuffy liners next.Even if I get flat I should at least be able to change tire myself and patch it.I can't do that with insert in tire cause I can't even get the tire off the rim.

If I pumped up my regular tyre to 60psi for example Would 60psi with these inserts feel the same or a bit more squidgy?

I'm using a 1.75-2.15 inner tube with a 27.5inch 2.3 width tire. What psi lvl should it be at ? I heard thinner inner tubes need more air but idk.

Hello, I just ordered the 27.5 x 2.6-3.0 insert; most inner tubes come in 27.5 x 2.5 - 3.0, a range. Will this combination work on my 27.5 x 3.0 tires?