Article in the Telegraph suggests a Korean company has invented a solution:
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Is this the end of the road for bike punctures?
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Posted 10 years ago #
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"Prices start at £89 a pair"
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.
As exampled by the ouch thread, 'we' normally take the tiny interface between rubber and tarmac for granted.
Punctures are a pain, but not as much as tyres that don't provide a 'secure' link to the road.
If that is OK, solid tyres (no need for pumping) will suit some people.
Posted 10 years ago # -
had someone telling me about similar on saturday - though he admnitted his ride was bumpier
Posted 10 years ago # -
Solid tyres have been around for longer than pneumatic tyres, and there is a reason why we all use pneumatic tyres... they work!
Posted 10 years ago # -
Whenever a newspaper headline is expressed as a question, you can be pretty safe in responding 'probably not' (whatever the question...)
Posted 10 years ago # -
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.
Posted 10 years ago #
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