@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoBike tires made from NASA’s bizarre shape-shifting metal are now available to buywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down155cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkBike tires made from NASA’s bizarre shape-shifting metal are now available to buywww.theverge.com@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoThe Kickstarter page puts it at 450g, which seems to be fairly good compared to the first tire I googled’s ~600g.
minus-square@Syntheadlink2•1 year ago 195g: https://www.continental-tires.com/products/b2c/bicycle/tires/competition/ 200g: https://www.continental-tires.com/products/b2c/bicycle/tires/grand-prix-5000/ 170g: https://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/continental-grand-prix-5000-tt-tr-road-tire 195g: https://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/continental-podium-tt-tubular-tire 180g: https://www.michelinman.com/bicycle/tires/michelin-power-time-trial 200g: https://www.vittoria.com/us/en/tires/road-tires/corsa-speed It’s lighter because instead of compounds inside of the tire, there is air.
The Kickstarter page puts it at 450g, which seems to be fairly good compared to the first tire I googled’s ~600g.
It’s lighter because instead of compounds inside of the tire, there is air.