http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Is this the end of the road for bike punctures? en Mon, 18 May 2026 15:27:50 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14040#post-174199 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:16:05 +0000 I were right about that saddle 174199@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A colleague of mine once bought a Royal Enfield motorcycle direct from India. It came equipped with tyres branded 'Nylo-Grip Plus' which looked just like these, gripped nothing at all and went straight to landfill. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14040#post-174193 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:30:04 +0000 Greenroofer 174193@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Whenever a newspaper headline is expressed as a question, you can be pretty safe in responding 'probably not' (whatever the question...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14040#post-174174 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:21:36 +0000 Kim 174174@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Solid tyres have been around for longer than pneumatic tyres, and there is a reason why we all use pneumatic tyres... they work! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14040#post-174162 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:52:21 +0000 gembo 174162@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>had someone telling me about similar on saturday - though he admnitted his ride was bumpier </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14040#post-174081 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:26:00 +0000 chdot 174081@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Prices start at £89 a pair"</p> <p>I tested 'solid tyres' years ago. The main problem was that they were made of some sort of plastic and were unsafe in the wet. </p> <p>As exampled by the ouch thread, 'we' normally take the tiny interface between rubber and tarmac for granted. </p> <p>Punctures are a pain, but not as much as tyres that don't provide a 'secure' link to the road. </p> <p>If that is OK, solid tyres (no need for pumping) will suit some people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14040#post-174076 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:12:08 +0000 gibbo 174076@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Article in the Telegraph suggests a Korean company has invented a solution:</p> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/11258405/Tannus-tyres-is-this-the-end-of-the-road-for-bike-punctures.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/11258405/Tannus-tyres-is-this-the-end-of-the-road-for-bike-punctures.html</a> </p>