Two years ago, we heard how the Ohio-based Smart Tire Company was developing shape memory airless bicycle tires. Well, the resulting Metl tires can now be purchased via – you guessed it – a Kickstarter campaign.
NASA-inspired airless bicycle tires are now available for purchase::undefined
I guess it would be cool if these worked. There are already similar products in the market and they suffer from being difficult to install, deadening and heavy.
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I guess it would be cool if these worked. There are already similar products in the market and they suffer from being difficult to install, deadening and heavy.
My biggest worry on this would be where you’d get them re-threaded.