** POOL NOODLE TIRE INSERT HACK ** - Never Get A Flat Tire Again On Any Bike!

Congrats Fede being a dad is so awesome and one question was that a pool noodle or can you use pipe insulator?

Baby powder is super helpful for manipulating tubes inside the tire.

I surely can't be the only one who thought you were gonna stab the tire itself with the knife, lol.

Put the tube in the noodle, then the noodle in the tire, then the tire on the rim.

Im pretty sure that is piping insulation which is why it comes preslit they sell that at like home depot n menards

A pair (set with tubes) of Tannus is $95.99 as of 11/15/21. I've installed them on my MTB, Gravel, and ebike and they work perfectly. Your hack is a good alternative when money is tight. Good tip!

We would just double up on tires in the old days. Never caught a flat tire even when the outer tire wore out. The bike fell apart before the tires did

Congrats on the new addition to the family Mike 👊🏻 great video could you do a video showing the best/easiest/cheapest ways to make your bike as light as possible without compromising on strength and stability think a lot of people would be interested in that one I know I would for sure 🤙🏻

That's using your noodle! I still use an old tire that I cut off the sidewalls and use as a tire liner. I first did it when I was a kid back in the 1970's. I found it is best to use an older inner tube to protect the inner tube from the rough edges of the old cut tire that is used as a liner.

Congrats Fede!! I remember doing the double tube trick to try and prevent flats! Lol

Just take an old leather belt super glue it to the inside of your tire all the way around nice perfect and you're good to go trust me it works better than you think

Installed Tannus w/o a tube just to see what it would feel like. Feels like a 20-25 PSI low tire that would still get me to my destination if needed. Can't wait until it is warm enough to commute on it again. No ragrets. Would recommend.

Wouldn't it be easier to put the tube into the pipe insulation first?

Every tire I mount I pump about a half a bottle of slime into them. Had a 16 penny nail go clear through one side to the other on a fat tire, pulled the nail out and slime held and got me home. Great idea with the noodles perhaps need to pre cut noodle and insert tube before stuffing into tire use duct tape to hold noodle in loop form. I will try this later I have tons of tire, tubes and rims from building E-bike conversions. Nothing but good on you, Thanks for the video.

Just found out the tread from a treadmill works like a dream. That plus a pool noodle means no pinch flats and punctures. Though you sacrifice weight for protection

Very cool hack, I’ve got Minesweepers in my MTB tires & love running tubeless.

I think it is a great idea, but I think I am going to go with the tannus. I have a 2019 Montague Paratrooper I converted to an E-MTB with a Bafang Mid Drive BBSHD. I am disabled and this bike gets me places faster then walking and I feel like a little kid LOL. Rails to Trails, Great Organization, When I was in the hospital having open heart surgery in december, one of the nurses heard I am into cycling and told me about a converted old train route that a section was converted to a paved walking/biking route. Well I saw that people are riding along the old tracks that haven't been converted yet and there are lots of broken glass (old beer bottles) all over the place so I figure it is only a matter of time till I get a flat... so Tannus it is!

I ALWAYS get punctures and have always wondered if something like this would be possible. Awesome video, thanks

Great idea if you like to pedal with one third more effort. Just use puncture resistant tubes. Funny, all the pool noodles I've seen are solid. Once bought a greenspeed gt3 with tyre inserts (plastic). They caused 2 punctures (sharp edges) causing me to take them out and bin them. Never had a puncture since.

Hello Mike: Pool Noodle and Armour versus Schwalbe Marathon Plus, Continental Contact Plus - all the tires with extra (Plus) puncture protection would be interesting. Which one roll better? How about snake bites? How about installation? How about the weight? Which ones offer the better puncture protection? Which tires and combinations last longer? I'm rolling on Conti Contact Travel Plus 700x35C on paved and gravel roads. They roll great and zero flats. Also good against snake bites. Easy to mount.