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What prevents this from being used on vehicle tires? Can it be scaled to trucks? It seems like a game changing technology,but why is focused on niche expensive
by countWSS 3y ago
What prevents this from being used on vehicle tires?
Can it be scaled to trucks? It seems like a game changing
technology,but why is focused on niche expensive bikes
and not general "wheel tires"?
- loeg 3y agoMotor vehicle tires are already very durable.
- wink 3y agoHm, I've never got a strong recommendation to replace bike tires after X years, unless you're going very fast on a road bike the failure penalty is not very harsh, bike tires don't just explode. I suppose they are durable if you count "they can take many kilometers and some people who do 50k a year..." and so on but my experience is more like "better replace them because they are old, and you only did 5-10k per year".
- dabluecaboose 3y agoTheir website[1] says they're going with bike tires to get product into people's hands faster. I'd imagine that vehicle tires are on the horizon. [1]https://www.smarttirecompany.com/faqs https://www.smarttirecompany.com/faqs
- dogma1138 3y agoVehicles are considerably heavier it might be that these tires aren’t suitable for those weights and in any case tires are regulated so there will be quite a bit of testing and certifications needed to be done to ensure that these tires can be used safely as well as not have adverse impact on the roads themselves.