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Bike tires made from NASA’s bizarre shape-shifting metal are now available to buy (from Kickstarter) (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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This being a kickstarter makes it a non-starter for me but it looks pretty promising: Hopefully they work great and become popular.

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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

This specific type might be too expensive, but there's been a lot of work in non-pneumatic tires for bicycles as well as for heavier vehicles for some time. Wouldn't be surprised if they at some point would make their way to affordable commuter