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Old 06-13-09 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 15rms
Has anybody here tried airless tires? http://www.airfreetires.com/shopping/c-14-26-inch.aspx I am wondering what kind of luck you have had with these? Thanks
Search is your friend. This topic has been beaten to death The short answer is there were reasons that most tires are balloon. Modern Airless still don't provide adequate rim protection, are hard and lack directional stability.
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