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New Airless Bike Tires That Will Never Get Flat
- pedalpete 10y agoUnfortunately the "science behind" video doesn't give much information about why this solution is better to other flat-free tires. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm8P6UYrTCs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm8P6UYrTCs This has been tried many times before, and it appears the difference in approach here is to have stability plugs along the center of the rim which the tire attaches too. The thing is, is this really a problem people are currently having? I've been running tubeless on my mountain bike for years with a latex filler inside and haven't had a flat in ages. On my road bike, I run armadillo tires and same thing. I'm actually thinking of replacing the tube in my road tire just because I'm sure it is degrading as it hasn't been replaced in at least 3 years.
- LordWinstanley 10y agoYet another Kickstarter link, AKA "Thing That Doesn't Actually Exist®". I really wish people would stop posting links to Kickstarter projects under headlines which make it sound like an actual product, rather than a TTDAE®. It's little better than clickbait —and just as annoying