Heavy Duty Tire; where?

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anothen

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Dec 31, 2010
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When I first started this m/b
project, one of the greatest
failures I had was the rear
tire.
My first week I had like three
blowouts.
I'm currently using a heavy duty
tube w/ tuffy. It has held out
for a while now, however, I
cannot seem to find a tire that
I think would stand up for very
long.
Has anyone found a decent tire
that has some meat on it?
 
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matthurd

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worksman offers an option for tubeless tires when you order a bike from them, its essentially just a huge slab of nylon from what i understand, although i could be wrong. maybe you could contact them and ask about their airless technology solid tires, find out if my thoughts are correct, and see if they're available with out ordering them as part of the bike.

if it's a solid piece i think it would be the answer to your prayers ;)
 
scottmanesis

scottmanesis

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Dec 30, 2010
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That would be crazy. I wonder how you would get it on a rim? Then I wonder how much that thing would weigh, probably more than the whole bike!! Wow!
 
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matthurd

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scottmanesis said:
That would be crazy. I wonder how you would get it on a rim? Then I wonder how much that thing would weigh, probably more than the whole bike!! Wow!
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originally car tires were made this way, idk exactly why they stopped but i'm guessing air as a cushion was a more comfortable ride while lowering cost. but i don't think it would weigh that much, certainly more then standard tires but not enough to double the weight of the bike. and as long as you're not a huge person i don't think it would rob you of a huge deal of performance.
 
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msrfan

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I had a trike with solid tires on the rear 24" wheels and they were quite heavy and wanted to peel off easily. The newer ones are probably lighter, hollow and better quality.
 
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