tyres

doobrie said:

i remember as a kid bikes that had solid tyres that couldnt puncture ... is there an uptodate
version of this at all for road bikes or are they something that will never catch on again due to
weight or material restrictions, etc?

They *do* exist, but they are a Work of Stan. Rolling resistance is increased enormously and the
ride is bone-crunchingly terrible, or so I have been told. Do not use them, for they are Evil. See
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Quoted message said:

i remember as a kid bikes that had solid tyres that couldnt puncture ... is there an uptodate
version of this at all for road bikes or are they something that will never catch on again due to
weight or material restrictions, etc?

being a very heavy chap a few pounds extra weight for a tyre wouldnt make much difference on my
bike!! 😉

All sorts of new tyres don't puncture much (see elsewhere for opinions on solid)

I have rather horrid hutchinson excells, even though not worn out, they are covered in nicks and
slashes and I've taken good sized shards out of it. I think they need replacing as they have cracks
all over, I may get some more even though I no longer commute through 10 miles worth of urban decay
where breaking bottles on the road seems to be a major passtime.

doobrie said:

i remember as a kid bikes that had solid tyres that couldnt puncture ... is there an uptodate
version of this at all for road bikes or are they something that will never catch on again due to
weight or material restrictions, etc?

I was given some to try out once (cannot remember the make). It felt like riding on metal rims -
bone shakingly hard and the road holding was lethal.

I am sure they contributed to the joint failing between my bottom bracket and chainstay.

They may have improved, but I'd doubt it. Avoid.

John B

Dave Larrington said:

Quoted message said:

i remember as a kid bikes that had solid tyres that couldnt puncture ... is there an uptodate
version of this at all for road bikes or are they something that will never catch on again due to
weight or material restrictions, etc?

They *do* exist, but they are a Work of Stan.

Nasty bloke, that Stan :-)

~PB

Pete Biggs said:

Nasty bloke, that Stan :-)

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Pete Biggs said:

Nasty bloke, that Stan :-)

I believe he also goes by the name of Marshall Mathers 111 - aka Eminem.

James

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