How to fit solid bicycle tyres (video)

There’s an art to fitting Tannus solid tyres on your rims. We show you how.

Solid bicycle tyres – Tannus prefers the term “airless” – offer a distinct advantage. Not only is there no chance of a flat, you don’t need to carry a spare tube, tyre levers or pump, so you can ride lighter and free up your pockets for more energy bars and gels.

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Paul Norman

Paul started writing for Cycling Weekly in 2015, covering cycling tech, new bikes and product testing. Since then, he’s reviewed hundreds of bikes and thousands of other pieces of cycling equipment for the magazine and the Cycling Weekly website.

He’s been cycling for a lot longer than that though and his travels by bike have taken him all around Europe and to California. He’s been riding gravel since before gravel bikes existed too, riding a cyclocross bike through the Chilterns and along the South Downs.