the100rabh@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoBike tires made from NASA’s bizarre shape-shifting metal are now available to buywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down151cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foobicycles@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1190arrow-down1external-linkBike tires made from NASA’s bizarre shape-shifting metal are now available to buywww.theverge.comthe100rabh@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square62fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foobicycles@lemmy.ca
minus-squarezeppo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 year agoIt might be worth it to not have to ever worry about having a flat.
minus-squaremax@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI already don’t worry about that anymore using the anti-flat tyres I have on my bike. I can just ride through a pile of broken glass without a worry.
minus-squareUbermeisters@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI’d probably still worry about falling over
minus-squareteft@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoModern bikers use tubeless systems which don’t generally have flats. They are filled with a compound that plugs up holes as soon as they happen. You only get flats for large holes or sidewall punctures.
minus-squareThorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoTubeless tires solves that issue aswell. You can drive over nails and the sealant inside the tire automatically plugs the hole.
It might be worth it to not have to ever worry about having a flat.
I already don’t worry about that anymore using the anti-flat tyres I have on my bike. I can just ride through a pile of broken glass without a worry.
I’d probably still worry about falling over
No worries if you’re going fast enough. ;)
Or if you know how to track stand.
Thanks Newton!
Modern bikers use tubeless systems which don’t generally have flats. They are filled with a compound that plugs up holes as soon as they happen. You only get flats for large holes or sidewall punctures.
Tubeless tires solves that issue aswell. You can drive over nails and the sealant inside the tire automatically plugs the hole.