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Manc33 wrote: ↑18 Oct 2021, 8:54pm

bikepacker wrote: ↑18 Oct 2021, 6:50pm A few year back I tried a pair of solid tyres from the Greentyre company. They lasted about a week on my Mercian, it was like cycling through treacle.

Yeah I heard the Tannus drag a bit, but I've got a motor on so it can deal with that problem.

The only other thing might be the harsher ride but, I'll just have to see what it's like.

Getting a Tannus off to put a new spoke in is another thing that would be a lot harder than on a normal setup.

I did manage to bust a rear spoke within 100mi of use of those Tannuses, the front is not so much an issue but I do find that the ride is harsh, there is a bit of a drag that seems odd and the front wheel looks to need some truing which I suspect is down to the Tannuses. I wouldn't recommend for heavy riders (which I am). They also feel squirly on painted lines even in dry weather.

I got these a few years ago because I was quite averse to punctures but at this point I would rather have the puncture and get over with. I'd take Marathon + over Tannus but taking off/putting on those Marathon's is really difficult unless you carry cable ties with you. I do rarely get punctures with Marathons.

Hi all, I have a silly question that has me curious and I'd like some info

I use a Garmin watch to track my HR while commuting to and from work and for a while I used a 29er with knobbly mtb tyres averaging 9-10mph. After 2 days of consecutive riding my legs were toast.

Last week I started using a hybrid with 700c x35 tyres, now I average 10-11mph with the ride feeling less taxing on my legs meaning they're no longer toast after 2 days consecutive riding.

But what had me floored, was that despite the rides being same distance/hilly routes, feeling easier and being quicker- my HR is approx 10bpm higher on average using that bike than on the 29er.

What gives?