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The comments on that piece are ... interesting.https://road.cc/content/tech-news/nasa-eco-technology-landing-bike-tyres-soon-282351
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Thats what I was talking about last night KnittyThe comments on that piece are ... interesting.
Thats what I was talking about last night Knitty
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Using the same tech that NASA invented for Mar Rover missions, SMART Tire Company says its product
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so they have used technology that NASA developed/invented and used it to make a tyre-like-thing
so material invented by NASA
'tyre like thing' made by this company
no mention of it but I presume it is covered by rubber to give it grip - rather an important point to have missed out I would have thought - but was can assume that grip would not be something they would forget to think about
probably
Thats what I was talking about last night Knitty
Making use of my amazing IT skills I have found more info
https://www.smarttirecompany.com/
sounds like NASA have used it to make tyres for the Mars missions - but for some reason the Mars missions didn't think they would need a bike
or at least that is one way to read it
still no mention of a rubber coating - although a picture of a MTB type tyre does seem to have the normal rubber knobbles
But if it moves and flexes maybe it does grip - although I can;t see it
addendum
The METL tire can last the life of your vehicle/bicycle, but eventually the rubber-like tread will wear down and can be re-treaded within our recycle system. It’s a lot better and cost-effective than having to buy a brand new set of tires.
looks like they technique involves a small amount of rubber and has good grip - according to them
Knitty can knit us some tyres. Worth trying. Won't puncture.
I could knit them out of Kevlar, copper, or stainless steel for hard wear, and use highly-feltable mohair or sheep fleece for a cushioning effect. There are yarns made with a high % of rubber which I would use for the outer portion of the tyre for grip, and it would be fun to play tricks by knitting most of the tyre in, say, Kevlar, s/s and mohair, and small sections in a soluble yarn that starts to disintegrate when you ride through a puddle! There are also conductive yarns that will conduct under pressure or stretching, but not otherwise, and they could be fun to use too - or very painful, depending on what they are used for ...
Those tyres are just a development of the lunar rover tyres, developed in the 60's to a practical level.https://road.cc/content/tech-news/nasa-eco-technology-landing-bike-tyres-soon-282351
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My eyesight isn't what it used to be; I'm sure that's 1 April 2021 not 7 Aprilhttps://road.cc/content/tech-news/nasa-eco-technology-landing-bike-tyres-soon-282351
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