Mr. Tuffy Bicycle Tire Liner Orange 700x20-25

More or less a tire patch that goes around the whole tire. Great concept, right?Well, not so much.1. They are very hard to center and put on. If it’s not centered and isn’t riding under the tire but inside up one of the sides, what is the point?2. Once you do get it centered with the tube, now you have to get it on the rim without it or the partially inflated tube falling off. A little adhesive would go a long way here.3. There was a small section I couldn’t get to sit right no matter how much i fussed. Fix one area, another moves off center a bit. Fine i thought, 90% coverage is better than nothing.4. 6 miles into my first ride with a brand new slime tube, i get a flat after making a hard turn on a left hand turn on road. After inspection, it looks like this product sliced it as it wasn’t centered on that piece.I really really wanted this to work well, but it ended up causing what it’s supposed to prevent.The liner really needs to be a bit wider as well as come with a light adhesive to keep it in the correct spot. Due to the spiral folded creases in it from packaging, it naturally doesn’t lay in the tire very well.

I bought the Mr. Tuffy Bicycle Tire Liner for my Giant Defy Advanced after being frustrated with flats. Out in the High Deserts of Southern California, small thorns called Goatheads are everywhere and a menace for road bikes. I was averaging one flat tire every alternate ride before I got absolutely frustrated and started looking for solutions. Since I ordered these tire liners, I have managed 500 miles before getting my first flat. So, all-in-all, a great purchase.Installing these tire liners is not too bad and can be done for both wheels in about 30 minutes. They work fine in most instances and significantly reduce flats. However, they are not magic barriers and do not eliminate flats completely. A big nail or a thorn will go through. Still, based on the number of flats I'd get before and the associated cost of replacement tubes, these have paid for themselves in the last two months. I'd recommend these for all road bike owners.

I am just getting around to putting these on and so am way past my 30 days return window but had to write. As you can see on the package, it says "Fits Road Tires 700C. Well, I went to install these today and they are at least 10 inches short. Now I get to put my bike back together (rear wheel) as I use it daily and then do this again when I get the correct product.The first pic shows how short it is in the tire, 2nd pic the package, 3rd pic next to the one I took out.

Saves you time by not having flats anymore!

Great product. Never had a flat since.