Has anyone ever used these???

[outskirtscustoms]

I just got a solid inner tube in a bike I recently bought, I am wondering if any of you out there have used these before? How do they ride compared to the traditional pneumatic tires? Are they worth the headache of installation? I know it was a pain in the but to get off the rim and I foresee about the same to put it back on another bike. :roll: I would have ridden it before I pulled it but the rim was bent.

http://www.noflattires.net/cart.php?tar ... 7&pageID=0

 

[SSG]

I've always heard they had a bit of rolling resistance and felt a bit like riding on a tire that was a bit low on air. I haven't tried them though.

 

[Bendix]

they're really awful.

 

[ozzmonaut]

Supposedly you heat them up to install easier. I know that doesn't tell anything for the ridability or quality, but if it is less of a pain to install then it might be worth the effort to find out.

 

[inshane64]

dont jump a curb with them or let them leave the ground. they cause bent rims. But before I bent a rim, they were fine. The extra weight made it hard to pop a wheelie.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Thanks for the info guys, It would be going on my 26" Hawthorne ballooner anyway so jumping curbs and riding wheelies are out of the question anyway and the bike weighs a ton already so I don't think the weight would be that much more of a factor than it is now. I might try it for a day and see how I like it, If not it can always be swapped back.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

I put the tube in today and rode around the block, HORRIBLE! It rides like a lead brick, feels like it's gonna roll off the rim at any turn, and was a pain to get on and a pain to take back off. I'll keep my old fashion air up tires, the no flat tube SUCKS!

 

[ozzmonaut]

But you didn't get a flat, did you? Mission accomplished! :lol: