Did you know there's a massive tire graveyard so large it can be seen from space? Welcome to Kuwait’s Al Jahra tire dump, the world’s largest tire graveyard,...
Honestly this is why I’m so into the idea of airless tires. Everyone just happily ignores this waste and I don’t get it
I see. Is price the current limiting factor, in that case?
The reason I’m asking is that if this is actually true and ready for deployment, it would be adopted by every single competing cyclist in the world - they are crazy about managing efficiency and removing the possibility of getting a flat would be even more valuable.
Hence there’s something missing, however I don’t know what.
Probably it’s the missing possibility to tweak the stiffness or rigidity according to ones special demands. An air filled tire offers this possibly to adjust the driving behaviour by elevating or decreasing the pressure. These airless tires don’t, which is good for a car driven on road, but isn’t for bikes where the setup is usually adjusted to the demands of the driver.
I’m not entirely convinced of this being the case. Adjusting tyre pressure is something that is always looked at quite seriously by pro cycling teams, but it’s not going to be something that would be impossible to overcome by just buying several more tyres to have the desired range of properties available for the conditions of any given race.
Regardless, this will be an interesting space to follow in the future.
I see. Is price the current limiting factor, in that case?
The reason I’m asking is that if this is actually true and ready for deployment, it would be adopted by every single competing cyclist in the world - they are crazy about managing efficiency and removing the possibility of getting a flat would be even more valuable.
Hence there’s something missing, however I don’t know what.
Probably it’s the missing possibility to tweak the stiffness or rigidity according to ones special demands. An air filled tire offers this possibly to adjust the driving behaviour by elevating or decreasing the pressure. These airless tires don’t, which is good for a car driven on road, but isn’t for bikes where the setup is usually adjusted to the demands of the driver.
I’m not entirely convinced of this being the case. Adjusting tyre pressure is something that is always looked at quite seriously by pro cycling teams, but it’s not going to be something that would be impossible to overcome by just buying several more tyres to have the desired range of properties available for the conditions of any given race.
Regardless, this will be an interesting space to follow in the future.