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How’s the braking performance? Wouldn’t the tennis balls function as a kind of high-friction ball bearing, and allow the outer tire to slip when stopping?
I'm concerned about the tire slipping off on a corner, too.
How’s the braking performance? Wouldn’t the tennis balls function as a kind of high-friction ball bearing, and allow the outer tire to slip when stopping?
This is wicked cool and I want it on my fatbike asap! Might need to attempt and DIY this.
this caught my eye as similar to a concept from long past readings its not a new concept, e.g https://www.evolutionwheel.com/blog/advantages-of-segmented-... this was proposed for consumer automotive, as a tire with a number of wedges/segments with a sealed pneumatic core. you would buy an allotment of these tire segments and replace individual ones in moments as need be. maybe i read about it from a mid-80s issue of…
I think Continental had something similar near production already but cannot find a link. edit: looks like every tyre manufacturer has an "airless" product: https://www.bridgestone.com/technology_innovation/air_free_c... https://corporate.goodyear.com/us/en/responsibility/blog/adv... https://www.michelin.com/en/innovation/vision-concept/airles...
[1] https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/buyers-guides/tubeless/