Flatless Tires or tubes ????

You Guys did a fantastic job! Now one minor little thing you might want to try next time you mount a tire like that or any tire for that matter is cheap dish washing soap. It works wonders. Mix it 2/3 soap 1/3 water in a squirt bottle and see if it don't make the job a little easyer. Wash the soap away with a garden hose and let dry. And while your at it might just as well check those wheel bearings for grease. Don't take that much longer and it will give you pride in the long run knowing you did it right! Later Tramp

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I did use dish soap...forgot to mention

I find it much easier to mount the NMF tire then the NMF tube. The NMF tube took at least 15-20 minutes each tube. The tire took like 6 minutes each tire.

I went for a 15 mile ride this morning with the NMF tire's. It did very well, plenty of traction on and off road. Did not feel the tire "fold" like it was going to fold off the wheel.

Did not have that flat tire feeling as much as I did with just the front tire on. And had no squirrelly feeling.

So far I'm liking it...I'm using a 26X2.00 on my motorized bicycle. The NMF tire is a 26X2.00 but is much smaller. If I were to use the NMF on my motorized bike I would want a bigger tire, and more of a "street" tread.

I'm going to get some mile's and time on the NMF tire before I decide to get some for my motorized bicycle. But as of right now they seem like they would work just great on a motorized bicycle.

I had the day off today so I went for a 35 mile ride on my pedal bike this morning.

The NMF front tire now makes a squashing sound in one spot on the tire. I now also have some resistance in pedaling now. You can really notice it when trying to coast down hill.

And I took a fall in a parking lot making a sharp turn. The tire started to come off the wheel in one spot. Took a good look at it and it seems to be mounted fine

After today.....there is no way I would mount a NMF tire to my Motorized Bicycle..

Update: I've got about a total of 50-55 miles on the NMF tires now and it has not improved.

Front tire still making annoying sound and I always feel like I am pedaling up hill, I am not liking them at all.

I wonder if the NMF tires hold on to the rims as well as the NMF tubes with regular tires??? Also, how well is the turning grip on pavement with the NMF tires?

I used the NMF tubes with Kevlar air tires with a 6.5HP tricycle for a friend (20" wheels, plastic rims)
He wore the tires so bald, and they still ride fine!!!

I also use them on my motored 26" bike, and they work well. They ride better and bounce less than air tires. They are heavier and have more resistance than air tires. That's fine for a motoredbike. I do agree that they make it harder without an engine though. After getting multiple flats on air tires, I swear by the no-more-flats for the bike. I can ride so much further worry-free now! I've taken them over 45mph with no issues.

I also have a set of 10" 4.10x3.50 Marathon Flat-Free tires on the 6.5HP bike trailer as well. They are solid foam and wear slow, and bounce less. They also grip less than a rubber tread, but for a trailer, that actually makes it easier to ride and make sharp turns and tears up the tires less.

I was considering switching from my NMF tubes and regular tires to a solid foam NMF tire, but ONLY if it grips well like rubber because I go fast on turns and need the front to hold on. Being that my foam tires on my trailer grip less than rubber tires, I'm considering staying with my rubber tires with NMF tubes for my bike.

NO FLATS EVER HAHAHA!!!

WHERE do they sell 26 inch mag wheels that you speak of???

That guy closed down and is no longer in business

I have had great success without incident using Stan's No Tubes.
This turns your current tire/tube setup into a tubeless tire by 1st sealing the spoke holes of the rim, installing a special rubber rim strip, adding latex sealant to the tire, & a special valve stem. It works wonderful & once or twice a year add a few ounces of their latex to keeps things well sealed.
-Alex-