Jon Stern Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 It looks like NASA's Nitinol tires are coming to bikes. Maybe one day we'll get them for EUCs? They come at a weight and cost penalty, but I'd accept quite a bit of added weight and cost for never having to change an EUC tire ever again. https://gizmodo.com/nasas-nearly-indestructible-airless-titanium-tires-migh-1846488605 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhpr262 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 One of those things will probably cost more than the rest of the EUC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zopper Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 9 hours ago, mhpr262 said: One of those things will probably cost more than the rest of the EUC. Yes. At least, now. I still hope that some of the “revolutionary tire techs” will make it into a common consumer segment. I dream of an airless electronic tire with variable tread and hardness. From slick road to knobby offroad with a click of a button... /drool/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, Zopper said: I dream of an airless electronic tire with variable tread and hardness. From slick road to knobby offroad with a click of a button... /drool/ Damn, now I started to dream about one also! Automated as well of course, the nanosecond the wheel recognizes a slip, the tire turns into knobby if it was in a street or a hybrid mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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