And ordinary pneumatic tires have a major head start on refinement too. Think about what matters in a tire: ride quality, grip, rolling resistance, durability, and weight.

The Smart Bike Company's METL tires rely on a NASA-developed alloy material to create an airless tire. Stan Horaczek Mar 24, 2021 11:10 AM EDT ...

Airless car tires have been a sort of Holy Grail quest, and Michelin introduced their version of them, the Uptis, back in 2019 as a more convenient and efficient alternative to pneumatic tires.

The SMART Tire Company hopes to make flat tires, and all that rubber waste, a thing of the past, with airless bike tires that use technology originally invented by NASA.

The first time Bridgestone's airless tires will be put out into the world will be at the upcoming 2020 Tokyo games, where they'll be mounted to the 200 or so bicycles the tiremaker is supplying ...

The Ohio-based Smart Tire Company has unveiled its shape memory airless bicycle tires called METL, utilizing cutting-edge technology originally developed by NASA. These never-go-flat airless tires ...

The first time Bridgestone's airless tires will be put out into the world will be at the upcoming 2020 Tokyo games, where they'll be mounted to the 200 or so bicycles the tiremaker is supplying ...

Smart's airless bike tires use NASA tech to defeat punctures The Metl tires are slated for release early next year. saqib shah Contributing Writer Wed, Mar 24, 2021 · 1 min read ...

Gadgets NASA’s Nearly Indestructible Airless Titanium Tires Might Soon Be Available for Your Bike By Andrew Liszewski Published March 17, 2021 | Comments (0) 𝕏 Image: The Smart Tire Company ...

The bike tire uses the same concept, but naturally has a lighter frame. The rims are carbon fiber, with the rubber stretched tight around the outside.