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
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there are people with €1500+ city bikes out there
We’re not putting 500g tyres on our bikes, though.
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plenty of ways not to have your bike stolen, and it’s not like these have gold-plated frames, the stuff that makes them expensive is the insides
I’d dig them for BMX freestyle but that is about it
If you research it, the general consensus is that they’ll be good for rental bikes and that’s it