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Forget locks... just make my tires out of this.

• Cthulhu_ 6y ago
  Why would you want aluminium foam tires?
  • adrianmonk 6y ago
    Very good point. It's not an entirely serious suggestion. I just want tires made out of something indestructible.
• adrianN 6y ago
  Punctured tyres are not a problem in practice anymore. Puncture resistant tyres are fairly cheap and very reliable. I cycled thousands of kilometers without getting a flat.
  • ajuc 6y ago
    They are very much a problem still, I've punctured a tire recently (the expansive puncture-resistant one). That's after several punctures last year (but that was on a regular old tires, that's why I switched). Before you ask - it's not a problem with the wheel or anything, I've had it checked. I've never had a flat tire in the countryside trips, though. It's always on broken glass some jerks throw at bike lanes in bigger cities. Also probably the fact I'm overweight is a factor. BTW when I was about 7 I had a small bike with full-rubber tires. It was great, I wonder why it's not done for full-size bikes. It wasn't THAT much heavier.
    • adrianN 6y ago
      I dug several mm long glass shards out of my Schwalbe Marathon+ without them penetrating to the tube, but if you want solid rubber, you can buy it: https://tannus.com/tires/ https://tannus.com/tires/
      • ajuc 6y ago
        Thanks, this sounds great. But 2 tires cost more than my whole bike :/ Not that I can't afford it, it just feels wrong somehow :)
        • adrianN 6y ago
          Just compare it to car tires and it doesn't sound so expensive anymore :)
  • bb123 6y ago
    On cars they absolutely are still a problem in practice.