solid rubber tubes?

Mike said:

Hi, The other day at the Walmart bike department, I saw, 'solid
rubber', tube tires for sale..19.95...not sure if for two or for one.
(which t are not tubes as I see it). But..can someone give me a brand
of such tires other than those at Walmart..and can someone recommend
them or NOT recomment them?

Thanks!
Mikie

Don't do it.

Quoted message said:

Mike said:

Hi, The other day at the Walmart bike department, I saw, 'solid
rubber', tube tires for sale..19.95...not sure if for two or for one.
(which t are not tubes as I see it). But..can someone give me a brand
of such tires other than those at Walmart..and can someone recommend
them or NOT recomment them?

Thanks!
Mikie

Don't do it.

They're of limited usefulness in a narrow range of situations where
their deficiencies are outweighed by their minimal advantage.

Sheldon explains them concisely:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_aa-l.html#airless

Jeff

Mike said:

Hi, The other day at the Walmart bike department, I saw, 'solid
rubber', tube tires for sale..19.95...not sure if for two or for one.
(which t are not tubes as I see it). But..can someone give me a brand
of such tires other than those at Walmart..and can someone recommend
them or NOT recomment them?

They work great on a garden cart (as long as it's one that's used
regularly, and isn't left sitting in one place loaded for long
periods) if you have the patience to install them. (You will probably
expand your vocabulary in the process.)

On bikes, they ride very rough, they do not fit just any size of tire
or rim, they're heavier than regular tubes, and their sole advantage
is their immunity to going flat due to a puncture.
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Typoes are a feature, not a bug.
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Mike said:

Hi, The other day at the Walmart bike department, I saw, 'solid
rubber', tube tires for sale..19.95...not sure if for two or for one.
(which t are not tubes as I see it). But..can someone give me a brand
of such tires other than those at Walmart..and can someone recommend
them or NOT recomment them?

They work great on a garden cart (as long as it's one that's used
regularly, and isn't left sitting in one place loaded for long
periods) if you have the patience to install them. (You will probably
expand your vocabulary in the process.)

On bikes, they ride very rough, they do not fit just any size of tire
or rim, they're heavier than regular tubes, and their sole advantage
is their immunity to going flat due to a puncture.
--
Typoes are a feature, not a bug.
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THANK YOU!!! I appreciate the help very much because I want to learn as
much as I can about biking and bikes.
"The problem with this world is that there is too much apathy. But who
cares, anyway"

Mike said:

at the Walmart bike department, I saw 'solid rubber' tube tires
for sale..19.95...not sure if for two or for one.

My son bought a pair of those for his BMX bike (they're 19.95 each) and
hated them, because of their high rolling resistance and poor response
("dead feel"😉. He removed them after maybe a month, and left them
sitting in the garage for nearly a year, then I threw them away.

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"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)