Levo Gen 2 Cush core or Tannus Armour

[Boracho Muchacho]

The title says it all what are peoples thoughts?

 

[Dfriz]

Tannus

 

[Pdoz]

Tannus if you want a mess free , or at least sealant free experience and puncture protection over performance. But be aware they have a dead feel, almost like too much rebound dampening.

Rim protection with tubeless if you value feel over puncture protection.

Have a think about what your get home when glat options / choices are - ie if you manage to get a puncture through tannus, are you comfortable risking riding home on foam or are your rims precious? Do you carry tubes?

 

[Boracho Muchacho]

I run tubeless but learned the hard way to carry a tube for catastrophic tire failures. I was asking about running inserts with a tubeless setup.

 

[Pdoz]

I run tubeless but learned the hard way to carry a tube for catastrophic tire failures. I was asking about running inserts with a tubeless setup.

tannus is designed for use with tubes

 

[NULevo]

I've been running Tannus with 'Slime' tubes for months, no issues at all

 

[Boracho Muchacho]

Tannus Armour Tubeless

 

[mtbbiker]

I've used both and prefer Cush Core . Tannus Armor running 25psi in the rear I suffered a pinch flat. Cush Core so far has been solid.

 

[Jamy]

Tannus only thing that stopped it was this. and that was after 1800 miles

 

[jbodnar]

I’ve only used Cushcore, but I’m going to try Air-Liners instead of Tannus when I get my 2nd Mullet + wheelset...

(Prefer to stay tubeless).

 

[Boracho Muchacho]

Tannus only thing that stopped it was this. and that was after 1800 miles

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ouch! was that with the Tannus Tubeless?

 

[Jamy]

ouch! was that with the Tannus Tubeless?

Tannus and tube, nothing would have stopped that though, joys of commuting. Luckily I was only a couple of miles from home

 

[Bahling168]

Tannus is garbage...UNLESS you ride canals or on the street. I gave them a solid try (8 tubes worth of pinch flats and punctures), and after finally found them a good home in the dumpster. I run Cush Core in all my other bikes, and only held out swapping right away because my Levo had them installed already and the shop wanted a real world test from an aggressive rider (I did not pay for them). They would work if you don't live in Arizona or a place with a lot of pokey things trying to ruin your day. Or if you are a mild rider. If you charge thru things and play in nasty terrain (like rock gardens) they will not hold up. Save yourself a lot of time and money on tubes, and spend the $140 on Cush Core. I have not had a singe flat in over 4 years on any of my bikes with CC installed. Besides just flat protection, you get the ability to run a lower PSI which typically translates to better control and grip.

All that said, yes Tannus is less messy, and very easy to install. Swapping a tube is cake, but still not fun to do on the trail. I had to also carry at least 2 tubes with me, otherwise I didn't feel comfortable.

 

[Boracho Muchacho]

Tannus is garbage...UNLESS you ride canals or on the street. I gave them a solid try (8 tubes worth of pinch flats and punctures), and after finally found them a good home in the dumpster. I run Cush Core in all my other bikes, and only held out swapping right away because my Levo had them installed already and the shop wanted a real world test from an aggressive rider (I did not pay for them). They would work if you don't live in Arizona or a place with a lot of pokey things trying to ruin your day. Or if you are a mild rider. If you charge thru things and play in nasty terrain (like rock gardens) they will not hold up. Save yourself a lot of time and money on tubes, and spend the $140 on Cush Core. I have not had a singe flat in over 4 years on any of my bikes with CC installed. Besides just flat protection, you get the ability to run a lower PSI which typically translates to better control and grip.

All that said, yes Tannus is less messy, and very easy to install. Swapping a tube is cake, but still not fun to do on the trail. I had to also carry at least 2 tubes with me, otherwise I didn't feel comfortable.

I am more interested in peoples results using a tubeless setup with the Tannus inserts. Also am I alone in thinking that they look like a dissected pool noodle?

 

[Bahling168]

I am more interested in peoples results using a tubeless setup with the Tannus inserts. Also am I alone in thinking that they look like a dissected pool noodle?

The new "enduro" Tannus that is meant to be used tubeless is a better product, than the original meat curtain ones I was on. That said, why not just pay a bit more money for something that is proven buy riders not sponsored by Tannus.