"airless" tires
09-27-08 | 10:08 AM
#26
8 Full Hours of Sleep
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Hayward, CA
Bikes: IRO Mark V, Yeti 575, Italvega Nuovo Sport
This video cracks me up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1c8b...eature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1c8b...eature=related
09-27-08 | 12:16 PM
#27
Thread Starter
BEHOLD! THE MANTICORE!
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,796
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From: 54914
The tires I have right now are Panaracer stradius sport puncture resistant tires, and they weigh in at 340 grams according to the tag they came with. This bike is just for crusing around so weight isn't That much of a concern to me.
09-27-08 | 12:20 PM
#28
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
09-27-08 | 12:40 PM
#29
circus bear
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 642
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From: Austin
Bikes: 97(?) GT Richochet, 00 Schwinn SuperSport
If I may...
My LBS has these on the rack (next to the toilet if that means anything) and there is NO WAY I would use these things except for trailers or kids bikes. They feel slick, look slick and 'spongy' so I doubt the PSI claims. Good for slow commuters? Maybe... The inside/rimside has what looks like two nylon cords running the perimeter to keep the foam in place. To my uneducated eye, it looks like hard riding would cause the cords to work through the material somewhere along the perimeter and then you would have an increased chance of rolling the tire off the rim when hard cornering. I imagine the special tools to install are for leverage against these cords. I like my rims the shape they are, thanks.
Going back to the slick look, they look like they would be absolutely useless/dangerous in rain or moisture.
The guys at my LBS just shake their heads when they look at those things...
Seriously? Trailers and kids bikes use only...IMHO
My LBS has these on the rack (next to the toilet if that means anything) and there is NO WAY I would use these things except for trailers or kids bikes. They feel slick, look slick and 'spongy' so I doubt the PSI claims. Good for slow commuters? Maybe... The inside/rimside has what looks like two nylon cords running the perimeter to keep the foam in place. To my uneducated eye, it looks like hard riding would cause the cords to work through the material somewhere along the perimeter and then you would have an increased chance of rolling the tire off the rim when hard cornering. I imagine the special tools to install are for leverage against these cords. I like my rims the shape they are, thanks.
Going back to the slick look, they look like they would be absolutely useless/dangerous in rain or moisture.
The guys at my LBS just shake their heads when they look at those things...
Seriously? Trailers and kids bikes use only...IMHO
09-27-08 | 01:32 PM
#32
big ring
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 5,838
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From: philadelphia
The first practical pneumatic tire was made by the Scot, John Boyd Dunlop, in 1887 for his son's bicycle, in an effort to prevent the headaches his son had whilst riding on rough road...
09-27-08 | 03:12 PM
#33
Can't ride enough!
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: south Louisiana
Bikes: IFab Crown Jewel, Giant Defy, Hardtail MTB, Fuji finest, Bianchi FG conversion
The video guy makes me wish for this virus:
https://xkcd.com/481/
https://xkcd.com/481/
