Bridgestone's Airless Tires Will Soon Let Cyclists Abandon Their Bike Pumps

Gizmodo ^ | 4/20/2017 | Andrew Liszewski

[jmcenanly]

First revealed way back in 2011, Bridgestone’s airless tires use a series of rigid plastic resin spokes to help a wheel keep its shape as it rolls, instead of an inflatable inner tube that can puncture and leak. Military vehicles and ATVs have been some of the first vehicles to adopt the unorthodox design, but Bridgestone will soon be making a version of its airless tires for use on bicycles.

[Clearly Right]

Then they'll have to be restricted to one's summer vehicles. (Or one's vehicles for the tropics.)   :)

[editor-surveyor]

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Too much friction loss for bikes. It’ll never catch on.

[tet68]

What happens when you lock the brakes at speed?

[DAC21]

“They have airless-tires in development for cars, but they are pretty odd looking”

Tires are part of the suspension system (small part) it will be interested to see how Car manufacturers compensate for no air tires if they go that route.